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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrumps lawyer committed a crime
As I stated yesterday, trumps lawyer admitted to a crime. Its an in-kind contribution that directly benefited the candidate.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1987264
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brucefan
(1,549 posts)dalton99a
(81,568 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I'm guessing.
oasis
(49,401 posts)He's a bulldog on a mission.
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)if no one enforces them?
elias7
(4,026 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)raging moderate
(4,308 posts)unblock
(52,307 posts)the lawyer can claim he did it of his of free will, the campaign never had anything to do with it, no cooperation, consultation, etc.
of course, it's hard to imagine he wasn't reimbursed somehow at some point and we can hope a good prosecutor could figure out how, or otherwise show that the campaign in fact did cooperate.
then there's the question of how did he come by the knowledge in the first place that stormy needed to be paid hush money, and wouldn't that have required consultation with the campaign -- with donnie himself?
mitch96
(13,924 posts)law firm but at Cohen's address ... seems fishy..
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FailureToCommunicate
(14,020 posts)getagrip_already
(14,825 posts)just that trump campaign and transition funds weren't the source of the money.
Money is fungible however; (of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) able to replace or be replaced by another identical item; mutually interchangeable. "money is fungiblemoney that is raised for one purpose can easily be used for another".
He likely received a compensating contract to make up the funds. Legal fees can add up quickly if people don't question the underlying work.
Botany
(70,567 posts)Ah no because Cohen gets his money from Trump or the Trump organization.
My guess is the money came from the Trump campaign and or Russia.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)In my state, at least, it would be investigated properly and might result in suspension of his license to practice law.
progressoid
(49,996 posts)The GOP run government is in disarray. And Democrats are busy doing, well, I dunno. What are Democrats doing?
getagrip_already
(14,825 posts)What pwer do the dems have, other than for a ted lieu to stand up and make statements?
We don't control a single committee. We don't control the scheduling or voting on legislation in either house. We don't control the white house.
What exactly is it you expect the democrats to be doing, other than committing political suicide?
progressoid
(49,996 posts)MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)the worst lawyer ever.
George II
(67,782 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)Gothmog
(145,489 posts)TomSlick
(11,108 posts)It's OK, he's a Republican.