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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsto be clear, trump's crime was not "ticky-tack cheating on his wife"
It was committing campaign fraud so he could hide his affair from VOTERS and change the outcome of an election.
SO MANY pundits on TV saying "people are not going to like indicting a president for this little tricky tack affair."
HE WAS PAYING FOR STORMY'S SILENCE ON THE EVE OF AN ELECTION, while concurrently smearing Hillary using the FBI on the EVE OF AN ELECTION.
JFC.
634-5789
(4,175 posts)Can't come soon enough!
Bucky
(53,997 posts)Skittles
(153,150 posts)you know, for blackmail and probably not paying taxes on her "earnings"
what a disgusting pair
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)Rorey
(8,445 posts)I wonder if there's a federal Statute of Limitions on blackmail?
I agree that she's also disgusting. She accepted hush money to keep her mouth shut about her interaction with Trump, when she could have divulged it on her own before the election. I wonder how much this entire thing has enriched her. The hush money that she got was probably a drop in the bucket compared to how much she's made on her notoriety since this whole thing was exposed, to say nothing about her future earnings because of it. She's as much of a grifter as Trump is.
mackdaddy
(1,526 posts)So there is a take the 'silver or lead' implication in her keeping quiet at the time.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/politics/stormy-daniels-threat-60-minutes/index.html
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,038 posts)Paying hush money is an illegal campaign contribution.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,912 posts)Walleye
(31,008 posts)BComplex
(8,036 posts)The media is NOT "LIBERAL". It is all run by republican boards of directors. The 1% owns the media.
Tickle
(2,514 posts)I was hoping it would be for treason and or stealing classified documents. We'll get there I'm sure
Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)election funds.
GoCubsGo
(32,079 posts)I won't be surprised if even more crimes come out of this...
doc03
(35,325 posts)out of their way to minimize Trump's crime. They are calling it a weak case and a misdemeanor. The Georgia
case, it's hard to prove intent. Meanwhile the DOJ sitts on their f----g hands. Let's face it NY and Georgia will play in
his favor with his base. The longer the DOJ takes the more the Republicans will have to make j6 a tourist visit. Trump
is going to continue running for president and has a good chance of winning.
brooklynite
(94,502 posts)Reminder that this is a STATE charge. Whatever the motives were, campaign fraud in a Presidential race isn't a State matter. I've heard this described as bookkeeping fraud, which is a misdemeanor unless linked to another crime (again it has to be a State crime).
doc03
(35,325 posts)and apparently it is nothing more than a speeding ticket. If that is all it is then it is just
political.
Johnny2X2X
(19,038 posts)This is more than Stormy Daniels. Trump paid hush money to another woman too
And I agree, hes going to be charged with felonies.
Bluepinky
(2,268 posts)When Clinton had an affair, it was an impeachable offense (which took months of investigation and hundreds of thousands of dollars to discover).
When Drumpy had affairs (as well as sexual assaults), plus illegal handling of hush money, its all ticky-tack cheating on his wife.
kentuck
(111,079 posts)It casts a long shadow on his presidency, on top of all his criminality.
treestar
(82,383 posts)If the pussy grabbing comment did not do it, the Stormy Daniels incident wouldn't.
crud
(617 posts)odds are... it probably wouldn't have made a difference. But keep in mind that trump thought it would make a difference at the time.
crud
(617 posts)The news media is missing the forest for the trees. We will never know if the Stormy Daniels affair would have derailed trumps election. But we do know that trump thought it would, because he payed her off.
Who was harmed by his criminal actions? THE WHOLE WORLD
usedtobedemgurl
(1,137 posts)The blow job Clinton got and saying how unfair that was, and this would equally be unfair. Yes, I know it is about the payment, but I am trying to be realistic here.