Former FEC Chairman To Mark Levin: Stormy Daniels Money Cannot Be In Kind Campaign Contribution

[bripat9643]

The snowflakes insist that paying Stormy to shut her pie hole is a campaign contribution. Here's the final word on the subject. Only sheer idiocy would cause anyone to continue claiming that the snowflake theory is valid.

Former FEC Chairman To Mark Levin: Stormy Daniels Money Cannot Be In Kind Campaign Contribution​

Law Professor and former FEC chairman Bradley Smith spoke with conservative radio host Mark Levin on Tuesday. He laid out the reason why the payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels from President Trump’s private attorney Michael Cohen could not be an in-kind campaign contribution.

“Here’s the bottom line,” Smith told Levin. “The purpose of those laws is to prevent corruption and one way campaign contributions or in-kind campaign contributions are different than bribes is that you have to use them to get elected. You can’t use them to buy yourself grandfather clocks or fur coats or Rolex watches or something like that.”

He said, “And the FEC standard for that is you can’t use your campaign money for personal use. What they mean by that is you can’t use that for something you’d have to pay anyway that’s not directly for your campaign. The question is, ‘is this really a campaign obligation?’”

Professor Smith continued, “None of these expenditures helped Mr. Trump’s campaign. There’s all kinds of reasons why he may want to make these expenditures even if the allegations made by Stormy Daniels are untrue. Just for family harmony, commercial viability over the long term.”

He emphasized, “Historically, the FEC has said these things are not campaign contributions.”

Professor Smith added, “When the FEC wrote the regulation that says what constitutes campaign expenditures and what constitutes personal use, it rejected specifically the idea that a campaign expenditure was anything related to a campaign, and instead says it has to be something that exists only because of the campaign and solely for that reason.”​

First off, he's the former FEC Chairman so it isn't "the final word on the subject."

Do you have a quote of any other FEC chairman contradicting what he says?

No but I have a person who plead guilty to the crime. Do you think they charged the man for the crime without consulting the current FEC Chairman?

Sure. Why not?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Of course what people say about it matters. You want the plea agreement to be the final word because you got nothing else. Of course, in a court of law, the plea agreement isn't even admissible.

No, what people say means nothing, all that matters is what the court says.

Did it matter what all the people were saying about OJ during his murder trial?

The courts haven't said he's guilty. Cohen says he's guilty, and you just agreed that it doesn't matter what he says.

If you plead guilty as the result of a plea bargain—-and the Judge accepted your plea—- your status is the same as if you had been found guilty by a Judge or Jury at trial.

 

[bripat9643]

The snowflakes insist that paying Stormy to shut her pie hole is a campaign contribution. Here's the final word on the subject. Only sheer idiocy would cause anyone to continue claiming that the snowflake theory is valid.

Former FEC Chairman To Mark Levin: Stormy Daniels Money Cannot Be In Kind Campaign Contribution​

Law Professor and former FEC chairman Bradley Smith spoke with conservative radio host Mark Levin on Tuesday. He laid out the reason why the payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels from President Trump’s private attorney Michael Cohen could not be an in-kind campaign contribution.

“Here’s the bottom line,” Smith told Levin. “The purpose of those laws is to prevent corruption and one way campaign contributions or in-kind campaign contributions are different than bribes is that you have to use them to get elected. You can’t use them to buy yourself grandfather clocks or fur coats or Rolex watches or something like that.”

He said, “And the FEC standard for that is you can’t use your campaign money for personal use. What they mean by that is you can’t use that for something you’d have to pay anyway that’s not directly for your campaign. The question is, ‘is this really a campaign obligation?’”

Professor Smith continued, “None of these expenditures helped Mr. Trump’s campaign. There’s all kinds of reasons why he may want to make these expenditures even if the allegations made by Stormy Daniels are untrue. Just for family harmony, commercial viability over the long term.”

He emphasized, “Historically, the FEC has said these things are not campaign contributions.”

Professor Smith added, “When the FEC wrote the regulation that says what constitutes campaign expenditures and what constitutes personal use, it rejected specifically the idea that a campaign expenditure was anything related to a campaign, and instead says it has to be something that exists only because of the campaign and solely for that reason.”​

Did you ever in your wildest dreams think you would find yourself defending a sleaze bag candidate who had to pay off porn stars prior to an election?
Are you still a member of the "Party of Family Values"?

Looks like Levin can get just about anybody to come on his show and say just about anything he wants them to say, but that doesn't change the facts.

From the American Bar Association:
Michael Cohen pleads guilty to campaign finance violations, tax and bank fraud
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Says the guy who voted twice for a man who had to explain why he was getting hummers in the Ofal Office.

Again, for the legally impaired, a plea agreement is proof of nothing.

Your desperation is glaring.
And it wasn't a plea agreement. It was a guilty plea.
You're the legally impaired one here, trying to rewrite the facts to suit your BI-ASS.
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The guilty plea was the result of a plea agreement, you double barreled dumbass.

 

[bripat9643]

Of course what people say about it matters. You want the plea agreement to be the final word because you got nothing else. Of course, in a court of law, the plea agreement isn't even admissible.

No, what people say means nothing, all that matters is what the court says.

Did it matter what all the people were saying about OJ during his murder trial?

The courts haven't said he's guilty. Cohen says he's guilty, and you just agreed that it doesn't matter what he says.

True, the courts have not yet finished the process.

Perhaps the thing to do is give them some time to do so.

Yes, they actually have finished the "process."

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Of course what people say about it matters. You want the plea agreement to be the final word because you got nothing else. Of course, in a court of law, the plea agreement isn't even admissible.

No, what people say means nothing, all that matters is what the court says.

Did it matter what all the people were saying about OJ during his murder trial?

The courts haven't said he's guilty. Cohen says he's guilty, and you just agreed that it doesn't matter what he says.

True, the courts have not yet finished the process.

Perhaps the thing to do is give them some time to do so.

Yes, they actually have finished the "process."

If you plead guilty as the result of a plea bargain—-and the Judge accepted your plea—- your status is the same as if you had been found guilty by a Judge or Jury at trial.

 

[imawhosure]

Former FEC Chairman To Mark Levin: Stormy Daniels Money Cannot Be In Kind Campaign Contribution

Former Trump attorney, Michael Cohen to federal judge: "Guilty your honor"

Which proves exactly nothing.

It proves that Michael Cohen believes it to be a crime and it proves the judge believes it to be a crime.

it doesn't matter what Cohen believes. It says nothing about what the judge believes.

A judge is not going to accept a guilty plea on something that is not even a crime.

Are you dense?

If I am a murderer and plea down to robbery, it is a crime, I just didn't do it! I said I did as a plea deal.

Why did he do it? (Cohen)

Because they were going to prosecute his wife since she also signed the tax returns. Same way they got Flynn, threatened to prosecute his son.

What I do agree with you on is-----------> The Republicans are dragging their feet, but I know why.

It is an unwritten rule, (maybe written, not sure) that you can NOT install another special prosecutor within 90 days of an election. Sessions can't do it, or won't do it, and neither will Rosenstein since he is buried up to his a** in this mess. They should have done it before, but Sessions is incompetent.

Still, Trump is at fault for not accepting his resignation.

As Trump stated-------> The worst thing he ever did was make Sessions the AG...………...and in my opinion, the 2nd worst thing he did was not accepting his resignation when offered. Therefore------->should the Repubs lose the midterms because of the collusion/delusion, Trump shot himself in the foot; and us too!

 

[Pete7469]

This is ALL about the midterms. The left can't 'get' Trump on something valid, so they make shit up and run it 24/7 trying to damage the Trump presidency.

I wonder who they learned that trick from...

Goebbels.

 

[bripat9643]

Of course what people say about it matters. You want the plea agreement to be the final word because you got nothing else. Of course, in a court of law, the plea agreement isn't even admissible.

No, what people say means nothing, all that matters is what the court says.

Did it matter what all the people were saying about OJ during his murder trial?

The courts haven't said he's guilty. Cohen says he's guilty, and you just agreed that it doesn't matter what he says.

True, the courts have not yet finished the process.

Perhaps the thing to do is give them some time to do so.

Yes, they actually have finished the "process."

If you plead guilty as the result of a plea bargain—-and the Judge accepted your plea—- your status is the same as if you had been found guilty by a Judge or Jury at trial.

Your status is the same. However, it has never been proved. That's what you can't seem to figure out.

 

[bripat9643]

Former FEC Chairman To Mark Levin: Stormy Daniels Money Cannot Be In Kind Campaign Contribution

Former Trump attorney, Michael Cohen to federal judge: "Guilty your honor"

Which proves exactly nothing.

It proves that Michael Cohen believes it to be a crime and it proves the judge believes it to be a crime.

it doesn't matter what Cohen believes. It says nothing about what the judge believes.

A judge is not going to accept a guilty plea on something that is not even a crime.

Are you dense?

If I am a murderer and plea down to robbery, it is a crime, I just didn't do it! I said I did as a plea deal.

Why did he do it? (Cohen)

Because they were going to prosecute his wife since she also signed the tax returns. Same way they got Flynn, threatened to prosecute his son.

What I do agree with you on is-----------> The Republicans are dragging their feet, but I know why.

It is an unwritten rule, (maybe written, not sure) that you can NOT install another special prosecutor within 90 days of an election. Sessions can't do it, or won't do it, and neither will Rosenstein since he is buried up to his a** in this mess. They should have done it before, but Sessions is incompetent.

Still, Trump is at fault for not accepting his resignation.

As Trump stated-------> The worst thing he ever did was make Sessions the AG...………...and in my opinion, the 2nd worst thing he did was not accepting his resignation when offered. Therefore------->should the Repubs lose the midterms because of the collusion/delusion, Trump shot himself in the foot; and us too!

Sessions offered his resignation? That's news to me.

 

[imawhosure]

Which proves exactly nothing.

It proves that Michael Cohen believes it to be a crime and it proves the judge believes it to be a crime.

it doesn't matter what Cohen believes. It says nothing about what the judge believes.

A judge is not going to accept a guilty plea on something that is not even a crime.

Are you dense?

If I am a murderer and plea down to robbery, it is a crime, I just didn't do it! I said I did as a plea deal.

Why did he do it? (Cohen)

Because they were going to prosecute his wife since she also signed the tax returns. Same way they got Flynn, threatened to prosecute his son.

What I do agree with you on is-----------> The Republicans are dragging their feet, but I know why.

It is an unwritten rule, (maybe written, not sure) that you can NOT install another special prosecutor within 90 days of an election. Sessions can't do it, or won't do it, and neither will Rosenstein since he is buried up to his a** in this mess. They should have done it before, but Sessions is incompetent.

Still, Trump is at fault for not accepting his resignation.

As Trump stated-------> The worst thing he ever did was make Sessions the AG...………...and in my opinion, the 2nd worst thing he did was not accepting his resignation when offered. Therefore------->should the Repubs lose the midterms because of the collusion/delusion, Trump shot himself in the foot; and us too!

Sessions offered his resignation? That's news to me.

Yes he did, awhile back. Trump didn't accept it.

 

[BluesLegend]

Former FEC Chairman To Mark Levin: Stormy Daniels Money Cannot Be In Kind Campaign Contribution

Former Trump attorney, Michael Cohen to federal judge: "Guilty your honor"

Your post is retarded, Trump didn't break the law legal experts and even a former FEC chairman say so, suck it.

Retarded is suggesting that Cohen plead guilty to a crime that was in fact, not a crime.

That is about as retarded as one can be for Trump.

It wasn’t a crime

No matter how many times you point out this fact to the left, they ignore it and keep on parroting the fake news.

 

[bripat9643]

Of course what people say about it matters. You want the plea agreement to be the final word because you got nothing else. Of course, in a court of law, the plea agreement isn't even admissible.

No, what people say means nothing, all that matters is what the court says.

Did it matter what all the people were saying about OJ during his murder trial?

The courts haven't said he's guilty. Cohen says he's guilty, and you just agreed that it doesn't matter what he says.

True, the courts have not yet finished the process.

Perhaps the thing to do is give them some time to do so.

Yes, they actually have finished the "process."

If you plead guilty as the result of a plea bargain—-and the Judge accepted your plea—- your status is the same as if you had been found guilty by a Judge or Jury at trial.

It takes a special kind of stupid to believe that Cohen's plea bargain means Trump is guilty. I'm done arguing with you.

 

[Kondor3]

...For what exactly?...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller will provide the answer to that question.

...Can’t charge a sitting president!

That remains to be seen.

You are relying upon non-binding DOJ guidelines.

You are not relying upon a decided case of Constitutional Law.

If it comes down to that, the Constitution will decide; and, if there are no Constitutional barriers, then...

 

[Lesh]

Former FEC Chairman To Mark Levin: Stormy Daniels Money Cannot Be In Kind Campaign Contribution

Former Trump attorney, Michael Cohen to federal judge: "Guilty your honor"

Your post is retarded, Trump didn't break the law legal experts and even a former FEC chairman say so, suck it.

Retarded is suggesting that Cohen plead guilty to a crime that was in fact, not a crime.

That is about as retarded as one can be for Trump.

It wasn’t a crime

No matter how many times you point out this fact to the left, they ignore it and keep on parroting the fake news.

Despite what this right wing hack claims...yes Matilda...it was a crime. In fact it was a crime that included conspiracy...another cime

 

[jc456]

If, historically, the FEC has said this sort of payment isn't a campaign contribution, cite the historic cases....

From everything I understand, it's going to come down to intent. Was the payment for personal or political reasons.

Trump intended to obstruct Hillary from the White House

Wasn’t that the intended task in competition?

 

[Kondor3]

...Convince them of what?

Good question.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller will provide the answer.

 

[jc456]

This is ALL about the midterms. The left can't 'get' Trump on something valid, so they make shit up and run it 24/7 trying to damage the Trump presidency.

I wonder who they learned that trick from...

Goebbels.

So you’re good with a second special prosecutor right?

 

[jc456]

...Convince them of what?

Good question.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller will provide the answer.

No he won’t it’s not his job

 

[boedicca]

Former FEC Chairman To Mark Levin: Stormy Daniels Money Cannot Be In Kind Campaign Contribution

Former Trump attorney, Michael Cohen to federal judge: "Guilty your honor"

Your post is retarded, Trump didn't break the law legal experts and even a former FEC chairman say so, suck it.

Retarded is suggesting that Cohen plead guilty to a crime that was in fact, not a crime.

That is about as retarded as one can be for Trump.

It wasn’t a crime

No matter how many times you point out this fact to the left, they ignore it and keep on parroting the fake news.

Despite what this right wing hack claims...yes Matilda...it was a crime. In fact it was a crime that included conspiracy...another cime

Linky to the specific law that was violated?

Can you explain how it was violated in your own words? (note: rhetorical questions as you clearly cannot).

 

[jc456]

...For what exactly?...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller will provide the answer to that question.

...Can’t charge a sitting president!

That remains to be seen.

You are relying upon non-binding DOJ guidelines.

You are not relying upon a decided case of Constitutional Law.

If it comes down to that, the Constitution will decide; and, if there are no Constitutional barriers, then...

Mueller doesn’t do that, and impeachment is all that can happen. You should learn the US constitution