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laserhaas

(7,805 posts) Fri Mar 2, 2018, 11:42 PM Mar 2018

REPS LIEU & RICE SEEK FBI INVESTIGATION POTENTIAL ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN PAY BY TRUMP ASSOCIATES

Source: House.Gov

PRESS RELEASE: ....Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D-NY) requested that FBI Director Christopher Wray open an investigation into two questionable payments made by President Trump’s longtime associates during the election. Just before the election, President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen made a $130,000 payment to Stephanie Clifford, who allegedly had an affair with President Trump, as a way to buy her silence. Similarly, the National Enquirer paid Karen McDougal, another person who allegedly had an affair with Mr. Trump, $150,000 for her story, only to never publish it. If these allegations of improper payments are true, they could represent marked violations of Federal Election laws.

Read more: https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-lieu-and-rice-call-fbi-investigation-potential-illegal-campaign

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REPS LIEU & RICE SEEK FBI INVESTIGATION POTENTIAL ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN PAY BY TRUMP ASSOCIATES (Original Post) laserhaas Mar 2018 OP

Im not much of a former anything, but I, too, believe those payments may constitute Leghorn21 Mar 2018 #1

Yup -- John Edwards was accused of felonies. (Ended up with a hung jury and the prosecutor pnwmom Mar 2018 #2

In the case of Edwards, his payments could be reasonably construed as child support. Marcuse Mar 2018 #3

Right. And he was also trying to hide everything from his dying wife -- pnwmom Mar 2018 #4

Good point laserhaas Mar 2018 #5

Imagine the gop hissy fit Scarsdale Mar 2018 #6

I don't think he paid them enough laserhaas Mar 2018 #7

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

1. Im not much of a former anything, but I, too, believe those payments may constitute

Reply to laserhaas (Original post)

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 12:11 AM

Mar 2018

FELONIES

pnwmom

(108,977 posts)

2. Yup -- John Edwards was accused of felonies. (Ended up with a hung jury and the prosecutor

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 12:43 AM

Mar 2018

decided not to retry.)

Marcuse

(7,479 posts)

3. In the case of Edwards, his payments could be reasonably construed as child support.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 02:22 AM

Mar 2018

Trump? No such luck.

pnwmom

(108,977 posts)

4. Right. And he was also trying to hide everything from his dying wife --

Reply to Marcuse (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 02:40 AM

Mar 2018

not the public.

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)

5. Good point

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 03:09 AM

Mar 2018

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

6. Imagine the gop hissy fit

Reply to laserhaas (Original post)

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 07:53 AM

Mar 2018

if this were a democratic president? This would have been given numerous investigations. Poor tRump. He has to PAY women to sleep with him, then pay them to keep quiet about it.

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)

7. I don't think he paid them enough

Reply to Scarsdale (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 09:14 AM

Mar 2018

Could you imagine dating anybody who slept with that repulsiveness

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