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Posted on 4/17/18 at 11:09 am to brian_wilson
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I feel confident that Michael Cohen is quite busy. He talks to the president frequently. AS such, he is probably quite valuable for those that want something from the president.
Supposedly they did not speak of the stormy payment and Michael Cohen paid for it out of his own pocket. But why?
Posted on 4/17/18 at 11:17 am to cahoots
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But why?
To protect his client. If Trump knew about the NDA, his campaign staff and campaign lawyers would have known that an NDA payment could likely violate FEC laws. In order to facilitate the NDA and protect Trump from any FEC issue, he had to pay Stormy without Trump's knowledge and money.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 11:22 am to cahoots
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Supposedly they did not speak of the stormy payment and Michael Cohen paid for it out of his own pocket. But why?
I don't believe that Cohen didn't discuss this with Trump.
The reason they saying they didn't talk is due to the FEC violations that it might incur. Even with Cohen going rogue and paying this, it might be a FEC violation.
FEC violations are difficult cases to prove. I doubt Cohen gets charged for FEC violations, but only the SDNY knows for sure. I think its more likely that he gets charged if there are a ton of women that he orchestrated payoffs for. Avenatti says 6 other women have come forward. Who knows if their cases are legit though.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 11:28 am to SCLibertarian
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To protect his client. If Trump knew about the NDA, his campaign staff and campaign lawyers would have known that an NDA payment could likely violate FEC laws. In order to facilitate the NDA and protect Trump from any FEC issue, he had to pay Stormy without Trump's knowledge and money.
But how was Cohen privy to the affair and the need for an NDA if he didn’t discuss it with Trump?
Posted on 4/17/18 at 12:32 pm to brian_wilson
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I don't believe that Cohen didn't discuss this with Trump.
One would think that a client that uses his lawyer as much as Trump uses his paid more than enough in legal fees through the years that Cohen would simply write the $130K off as a business expense and go on, without directly billing Trump for it. And as far as I know, there is no legal obligation to note such an expense as "money paid to whore to keep quiet about client fricking her" he could have simply billed it as "legal expense" and went on.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 12:33 pm to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
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One would think that a client that uses his lawyer as much as Trump uses his paid more than enough in legal fees through the years that Cohen would simply write the $130K off as a business expense and go on, without directly billing Trump for it. And as far as I know, there is no legal obligation to note such an expense as "money paid to whore to keep quiet about client fricking her" he could have simply billed it as "legal expense" and went on.
Trump has a habit of not paying people...its one of the reasons he was always getting sued.
This post was edited on 4/17/18 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 4/17/18 at 12:36 pm to cahoots
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So, what the hell does this guy do all day? I'm being serious.
Why do you need to know?
Posted on 4/17/18 at 12:41 pm to YeauxKeauxEauxNeaux
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Bribing and threatening hookers from Trump's past to keep quiet is a full time job.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 12:47 pm to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
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One would think that a client that uses his lawyer as much as Trump uses his paid more than enough in legal fees through the years that Cohen would simply write the $130K off as a business expense and go on, without directly billing Trump for it.
I have no doubt that Cohen would float Trump $130k as he is such a valued client. Although he did obtain a low to make the payment, so maybe he wasn't as flush as you think.
From what I have read and seen from trump, he got involved in minutia like this. I would be surprised if Cohen didn't consult with trump on the topic. I doubt there is a paper trail on this.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 1:27 pm to cahoots
Posted on 4/17/18 at 1:41 pm to cahoots
He had three in the last year and the year prior to that he had a total of 7.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 1:45 pm to cahoots
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But how was Cohen privy to the affair and the need for an NDA if he didn’t discuss it with Trump?
He doesn't have to know about the affair beforehand. It was widely known that Cohen was Trump's personal lawyer. Someone who'd had a personal relationship with Trump would also know that. It's likely she approached him with the information and her demands. At that point, he had two options: i) tell Trump and force him to either approve a payment knowing it violated FEC laws or tell her no and have the story go public; or ii) not tell Trump, pay her off and protect Trump from the scrutiny of the affair going public and any FEC violation.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 1:58 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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You actually buy that story?
I’m always trying to get free legal advice.
And free medical, tax, gardening, fishing, etc... advice
Posted on 4/17/18 at 2:36 pm to Vacherie Saint
Oh I get that. I just find the company that Hannity finds himself with interesting. Cohen only had three clients last year, and for two of them he specialized in drafting NDA's and giving out hush money. I feel like a man of Hannity's status could get his real estate advice from some who isn't tied up with these types of agreements. I'm not saying that his statement is wrong. I'm just saying given the company I wouldn't take Hannity's word for it without any questions.
This post was edited on 4/17/18 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 4/17/18 at 3:42 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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Cohen only had three clients last year, and for two of them he specialized in drafting NDA's and giving out hush money.
Seriously, how do you know any of this? Because A porn star told you so?
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