New report suggests Trump personally coordinated $130,000 payment to adult film star

[applegrove]

https://thinkprogress.org/new-report-suggests-trump-personally-coordinated-130000-payment-to-adult-film-star-a55a0ef00233/

REBEKAH ENTRALGO at Think Progress

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According to the Journal, Cohen missed two deadlines earlier in the month to pay Daniels because he needed to contact Trump and had openly complained to friends after Trump’s win that the president hadn’t reimbursed him for the $130,000, which was used as hush money in return for signing an agreement that barring Daniels from discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.

Campaign finance experts were already suspicious of the payment when it was first reported in February.

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Advocacy group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, asking for an investigation into whether the payment to Daniels violated election law. The payment would be illegal if its purpose was to benefit the campaign. Cohen’s statement that he would “always protect Mr. Trump” seemed to bolster that theory.

These new details only make it far more likely that Trump violated campaign finance laws.

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[duforsure]

1. One of the reasons he's been so upset?

Is Melania maybe threatening divorce, or was it the video showing missiles from the threat from Putin hitting Florida with nuclear weapons, or could it be Hope Hicks could become his Monica, and has turned? He has so many things caving in on him, the list is too long already. Or does he know on this payoff he's been caught? This guy is dirty, everyone knows it, everyone is saying it, and everyone is waiting for the GOP to do something to hold him accountable, but they're dirty too, and refuse. Every Republican should be voted out of office. This will be ignored by them too. Nov. they are going to be sorry.

[lapfog_1]

2. hope hicks steamed his pants while he was wearing them

I've heard it called a lot of things... "steamed his pants" is a new one.

[bettyellen]

3. I read somewhere that Hicks relationship w the second staffer - who was outted as an abuser- was

fake and attempt at stopping the rumors that she was having an affair w Trump. Sounds typical.