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Let’s assume the jury got it right.

Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:49 am
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
42704 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:49 am
What could Trump have done differently to not be a felon?

Sleeping with Stormy wasn’t illegal.

Paying her to not talk wasn’t illegal.

What should he have done?
Posted by Emmitt Fitzhume
West of South Vacherie
Member since May 2010
198 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:51 am to
Not Live in New York
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464873 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:51 am to
Had he paid her directly, none of this was possible.
Posted by lsuguy84
Madisonville
Member since Feb 2009
26013 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:51 am to
He dared to run for re-election. That’s it.
Posted by pankReb
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Member since Mar 2009
71420 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:51 am to
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Sleeping with Stormy wasn’t illegal.

Paying her to not talk wasn’t illegal.


well considering neither of these were what he was being charged with.....
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
57719 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:53 am to
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What should he have done?


Paid her from his own pocket.

Most importantly though, not embarrass the Dems by defeating Hillary in 2016 (as an extension of that, also never run for any public office again because OMB).
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
42704 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:53 am to
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well considering neither of these were what he was being charged with.....


It’s all I heard talked about at trial.
Posted by Great Plains Drifter
Flyover, U.S.A.
Member since Jul 2019
8607 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:54 am to
Not run for president and deny Hillary her turn.

DC UniParty types don’t take kindly to interlopers coming in and making a mess of their gig.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464873 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:54 am to
Again, had he paid her directly, all of this BS was not possible.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
42704 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:54 am to
So having someone else pay her was the crime?
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
35539 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:55 am to
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What should he have done?

According to NY, apparently not paid Cohen at all for sweeping the story under the rug.
Posted by pankReb
Defending National Champs Fan
Member since Mar 2009
71420 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:56 am to
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It’s all I heard talked about at trial.


Just because you heard them talk about something doesn't mean it was what he was being charged. I'm sure they talked a lot about NYC. He isn't being charged with NYC, now is he?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464873 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:57 am to
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So having someone else pay her was the crime?

Uh, yeah...hence the charge of falsifying business records
Posted by pankReb
Defending National Champs Fan
Member since Mar 2009
71420 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:57 am to
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So having someone else pay her was the crime?


Are you trolling or have you just not put any effort whatsoever into googling the charges?
Posted by FredbullTN
Houston
Member since Sep 2023
4508 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:57 am to
I don’t know enough about this but it just seems like he (or whoever advises him) caused unnecessary arse pain by the way they reimbursed Cohen. Give him his 130k back but when you start adding in for taxes (right or wrong) and then including it as a retainer it just seems like it makes things complicated and opens you up for something like this.

The other thing he could have done is just not pay for stories which im really confused on how the jury found him guilty when Pecker testified that Trump said he doesn’t pay for stories. At the end of the day they were going to get him for something.
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
20408 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:57 am to
Buying tim tebow autographed items aren't illegal, unless you use charity funds and give it away to a golfing buddy. Dude plays very loose with his financials, and this is far from the first time it has bit him in the arse.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464873 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:58 am to
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I don’t know enough about this but it just seems like he (or whoever advises him) caused unnecessary arse pain by the way they reimbursed Cohen. Give him his 130k back but when you start adding in for taxes (right or wrong) and then including it as a retainer it just seems like it makes things complicated and opens you up for something like this.

100% correct.

They were trying to hide it, and the obsfucation is what opened the door to the allegations of falsifying records.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
34837 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 8:58 am to
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Not Live in New York


Yup. If you still live in a blue state at this point, you deserve everything you have coming.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
42704 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 9:01 am to
Hey, I’m just glad they got him off the streets.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
15550 posts
Posted on 5/31/24 at 9:05 am to
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What should he have done?


Should not have entered any payoffs into business ledgers.

Should not have begun a shell corporation to hide a payoff.

Somebody that rich needs to have cash on hand for payoffs.
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