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Alan Dershowitz explained this morning it is not illegal. The Alan Dershowitz the left once coveted, a known Constitutional scholar and Harvard Constitutional law professor.
Well sure, people plead guilty to non-crimes all the time
It happens all the time to avoid other charges. Cohen much like Flynn doesn't have the money to fight against a corrupt judicial system.
Michael Cohen Plea Agreement – Six Counts Valid, One Count Possibly Invalid, One Count Ridiculous – Guess Where The Media Focus…
Posted on August 21, 2018by sundance
The Michael Cohen plea agreement (full pdf here) is a total of eight counts claimed by the SDNY as unlawful activity. However, one count is entirely political and not supported by the Federal Election Commission. Guess which one the media focus on?
Yeah, let’s review.
Within the plea agreement the first five charges relate to tax avoidance, or tax evasion. Each count relates to a specific tax year: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. The sixth charge, a bank fraud charge, relates to lying on a credit application. These six charges appear valid, documented and agreed in the plea. The seventh charge, relates to structuring financial transactions through the use of a corporation. This charge is tenuous, but arguable.
However, the eighth charge is the one the media are focused on. The charge of an illegal campaign contribution:
This Count Eight transaction surrounds a payment to Stephanie Clifford (Stormy Daniels) of $130,000 for a nuisance claim. Who says it is a campaign contribution? The SDNY does, no-one else. Not even the FEC considers this a campaign contribution.
Count eight is a political charge/plea specifically included for the purpose of pulling Donald Trump into the SDNY Cohen case. There is no FEC violation here. *Note it is not the Federal Election Commission making the claim, only the SDNY prosecutors.
Despite the media hype it is not a campaign contribution for a candidate to instruct his attorney to pay-off a nuisance claim to avoid any issues or embarrassment. It is not a campaign donation for Donald Trump to reimburse his attorney for paying the claim.
[emoji815]The issue of the Cohen payment being an “in kind” campaign contribution is the bottom line question which underpins the charge.
There is no FEC rule or law that says a candidate cannot pay-off an accuser to avoid further issues, a nuisance claim. Paying an accuser to avoid controversy or embarrassment, is no different than a candidate buying an American made car -with personal funds- to gain the beneficial public optics of not driving a foreign car. Neither expense example makes the payment an aspect of am “in kind” campaign contribution.
There is no connected claim that President Trump used campaign funds to repay his attorney for eliminating the nuisance claim. President Trump, a businessman, used his own business income to repay his attorney; an attorney on a monthly retainer.
The entire charge of Cohen making a campaign contribution, or campaign finance violation, is a manufactured claim, made only by the SDNY, for political benefit.
Former FEC Chairman Bradley Smith explains the details of the non-issue to radio host Mark Levin. Watch/Listen:
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Here is the plea agreement:
View this document on Scribd
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Michael Cohen Plea Agreement – Six Counts Valid, One Count Possibly Invalid, One Count Ridiculous – Guess Where The Media Focus…
Just keep in mind TRUMP works best under pressure...
The payment was made to keep her story out of the news during the election, it was done to influence the outcome of the election, the same as any other campaign expense. But it was not reported as such.
Because it wasn't paid by the campaign.
irrelevant.
Not according to FEC
Nope you are wrong. If a candidate uses his own personal funds to buy TV ads and does not report them as a campaign expense they are in violation of the laws. That is basically what Trump did here
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Not according to FECThe payment was made to keep her story out of the news during the election, it was done to influence the outcome of the election, the same as any other campaign expense. But it was not reported as such.
Because it wasn't paid by the campaign.
irrelevant.
Nope you are wrong. If a candidate uses his own personal funds to buy TV ads and does not report them as a campaign expense they are in violation of the laws. That is basically what Trump did here
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Alan Dershowitz explained this morning it is not illegal. The Alan Dershowitz the left once coveted, a known Constitutional scholar and Harvard Constitutional law professor.
Well sure, people plead guilty to non-crimes all the time
It happens all the time to avoid other charges. Cohen much like Flynn doesn't have the money to fight against a corrupt judicial system.
You cannot plead guilty to something that is not against the law as you cannot be charged for something not against the law.
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Not according to FECBecause it wasn't paid by the campaign.
irrelevant.
Nope you are wrong. If a candidate uses his own personal funds to buy TV ads and does not report them as a campaign expense they are in violation of the laws. That is basically what Trump did here
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What a shock you would use a meme of your savior!
Stick your head back up his ass and wait for your next talking points, you are just getting boring now.
So Trump and Putin colluded to make Cohen evade paying taxes to rig the 2016 POTUS election against Hillary Clinton?
Conspiracy to collude to obstruct Hillary from the White House!
Alan Dershowitz explained this morning it is not illegal. The Alan Dershowitz the left once coveted, a known Constitutional scholar and Harvard Constitutional law professor.
Well sure, people plead guilty to non-crimes all the time
It happens all the time to avoid other charges. Cohen much like Flynn doesn't have the money to fight against a corrupt judicial system.
You cannot plead guilty to something that is not against the law as you cannot be charged for something not against the law.
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You do know the charges Cohen pled guilty to had not gone through trial?
So Trump and Putin colluded to make Cohen evade paying taxes to rig the 2016 POTUS election against Hillary Clinton?
Conspiracy to collude to obstruct Hillary from the White House!
Trump and Putin colluded to prevent her from campaigning in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin!!
Nice try, but I can smell the flop sweat from here.Michael Cohen Plea Agreement – Six Counts Valid, One Count Possibly Invalid, One Count Ridiculous – Guess Where The Media Focus…
Just keep in mind TRUMP works best under pressure...
Michael Cohen Plea Agreement – Six Counts Valid, One Count Possibly Invalid, One Count Ridiculous – Guess Where The Media Focus…
Posted on August 21, 2018by sundance
The Michael Cohen plea agreement (full pdf here) is a total of eight counts claimed by the SDNY as unlawful activity. However, one count is entirely political and not supported by the Federal Election Commission. Guess which one the media focus on?
Yeah, let’s review.
Within the plea agreement the first five charges relate to tax avoidance, or tax evasion. Each count relates to a specific tax year: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. The sixth charge, a bank fraud charge, relates to lying on a credit application. These six charges appear valid, documented and agreed in the plea. The seventh charge, relates to structuring financial transactions through the use of a corporation. This charge is tenuous, but arguable.
However, the eighth charge is the one the media are focused on. The charge of an illegal campaign contribution:
This Count Eight transaction surrounds a payment to Stephanie Clifford (Stormy Daniels) of $130,000 for a nuisance claim. Who says it is a campaign contribution? The SDNY does, no-one else. Not even the FEC considers this a campaign contribution.
Count eight is a political charge/plea specifically included for the purpose of pulling Donald Trump into the SDNY Cohen case. There is no FEC violation here. *Note it is not the Federal Election Commission making the claim, only the SDNY prosecutors.
Despite the media hype it is not a campaign contribution for a candidate to instruct his attorney to pay-off a nuisance claim to avoid any issues or embarrassment. It is not a campaign donation for Donald Trump to reimburse his attorney for paying the claim.
♦The issue of the Cohen payment being an “in kind” campaign contribution is the bottom line question which underpins the charge.
There is no FEC rule or law that says a candidate cannot pay-off an accuser to avoid further issues, a nuisance claim. Paying an accuser to avoid controversy or embarrassment, is no different than a candidate buying an American made car -with personal funds- to gain the beneficial public optics of not driving a foreign car. Neither expense example makes the payment an aspect of am “in kind” campaign contribution.
There is no connected claim that President Trump used campaign funds to repay his attorney for eliminating the nuisance claim. President Trump, a businessman, used his own business income to repay his attorney; an attorney on a monthly retainer.
The entire charge of Cohen making a campaign contribution, or campaign finance violation, is a manufactured claim, made only by the SDNY, for political benefit.
Former FEC Chairman Bradley Smith explains the details of the non-issue to radio host Mark Levin. Watch/Listen:
.
Here is the plea agreement:
View this document on Scribd
.
Michael Cohen Plea Agreement – Six Counts Valid, One Count Possibly Invalid, One Count Ridiculous – Guess Where The Media Focus…
Just keep in mind TRUMP works best under pressure...
Nice try, but I can smell the flop sweat from here.Michael Cohen Plea Agreement – Six Counts Valid, One Count Possibly Invalid, One Count Ridiculous – Guess Where The Media Focus…
Just keep in mind TRUMP works best under pressure...
So Trump and Putin colluded to make Cohen evade paying taxes to rig the 2016 POTUS election against Hillary Clinton?
Conspiracy to collude to obstruct Hillary from the White House!
they're panicking! THEY'RE PANICKED!
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Yes.Was it illegal for Bill Clinton to pay $850,000 to Paula Jones?
Asking for a friend.
Did he do it to influence the outcome of an election?
Yes.Was it illegal for Bill Clinton to pay $850,000 to Paula Jones?
Asking for a friend.
Did he do it to influence the outcome of an election?
wasn't that a campaign contribution?Was it illegal for Bill Clinton to pay $850,000 to Paula Jones?
Asking for a friend.
