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EffieBlack

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25. Perhaps YOU should go argue with him

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #23)

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 08:47 PM

Mar 2018

since you seem so certain that you know his case better than he does and feel qualified to criticize and second-guess him at every turn ...

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A quick read of the Amended Stormy Daniels Complaint [View all] jberryhill Mar 2018 OP

Perhaps you may want to rephrase #1 hlthe2b Mar 2018 #1

I wonder if the new argument was available in state court? gratuitous Mar 2018 #2

No, illegal is illegal jberryhill Mar 2018 #3

Under this argument, every NDA is problematic because it is a form of blackmail EffieBlack Mar 2018 #10

I write NDA's all of the time jberryhill Mar 2018 #18

There was no federal crime UNTIL the money was paid EffieBlack Mar 2018 #21

Then you should go argue with Avenatti jberryhill Mar 2018 #23

Perhaps YOU should go argue with him EffieBlack Mar 2018 #25

I'm qualified to second guess or criticize whom I please jberryhill Mar 2018 #26

of course you are. And others are free to think you're wrong EffieBlack Mar 2018 #30

So let me ask you this jberryhill Mar 2018 #32

Oh please - your hypos are getting more ridiculous EffieBlack Mar 2018 #34

Umhmmm.... Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #4

Trump is getting roasted in the court of public opinion. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #5

Not really my point Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #7

He's won some humongous judgments, mid nine figure ones. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #9

That may well be. Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #16

I'm impressed with him EffieBlack Mar 2018 #11

He seems like a "killer" DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #12

"when he first filed the suit, the campaign finance issue was floating around in the ether" jberryhill Mar 2018 #15

I agree as to the PR aspects. Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #17

Take a look at paragraph 54 jberryhill Mar 2018 #24

Makes my brain hurt. Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #27

Thanks, having fun learning from you 2, elleng Mar 2018 #31

Interesting analysis - but I think the campaign finance argument is stronger than you do EffieBlack Mar 2018 #6

I said it was the strongest of the bunch jberryhill Mar 2018 #13

Your hypos just don't work here EffieBlack Mar 2018 #20

That still conflates the object of the contract with the means of performance jberryhill Mar 2018 #22

Does Daniels have to have been in on the scheme to evade campaign laws? unblock Mar 2018 #8

Okay, fine jberryhill Mar 2018 #14

That I don't know. If one party designed it to evade laws, unblock Mar 2018 #19

No jberryhill Mar 2018 #29

Not the same EffieBlack Mar 2018 #37

Except one thing Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #39

Whether or not she knew the payment was an illegal campaign contribution is irrelevant EffieBlack Mar 2018 #41

Thanks for taking this up. elleng Mar 2018 #28

I think there is more to the amended complaint than the summary in the top post Jarqui Mar 2018 #33

And his media strategy is pushing them further into a legal box EffieBlack Mar 2018 #35

I agree. "He's goading" - my words have been "he's baiting" Jarqui Mar 2018 #36

From the bleacher seats it seems Michael Avenatti has David Dennison right where he wants him. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #38

I think this may be the first time this has ever been claimed by anyone Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #40

Ewww EffieBlack Mar 2018 #42