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Originally Posted by Saratoga_Mike
Here's why that may be incorrect:
"Trump, Noble said, could make contributions of any size to his own campaign. (Giuliani alluded to this, too.) But the campaign can’t just take loans of any size from anyone without reporting them as long as Trump pays them back later. If that were legal, there would be no point in having campaign finance laws: Candidates could accept giant loans, not report them, and pay them back after the election. (The Wall Street Journal reports that the repayment occurred after the campaign.) By not reporting a loan from Cohen meant to aid Trump’s election, the campaign would have violated the law. Had Cohen not been repaid, the violation was his own, as an agent of the campaign making a contribution to it of that size."
that said, nice to see lucid thought from a Trump supporter (Tom).
Source: Wapo
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"Lucid thought from a Trump supporter." Nice to see yet another subtle dig from the king of such.
Good luck proving the payment to Stormy was meant solely to aid Trump's campaign...because that is what you would have to prove in order to make it a crime.
If he were paying her off to protect himself from his wife finding out, or in order to protect his business, EVEN IF he was also doing it to protect the campaign, it is not illegal.
There is no way this Stormy payment or any other payoff to women does any legal damage to Trump. I can't believe people still think this is some sort of issue that can hurt him legally.
