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struggle4progress

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12. "Kremlin? What's that? Look over there! A porn star!"

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 12:49 AM

Feb 2018

Trump's lawyer emailed Kremlin about real estate project during campaign according to evidence given to Congress
Julian Borger in Washington
Mon 28 Aug 2017 16.22 EDT

Donald Trump’s lawyer emailed Vladimir Putin’s spokesman during the US presidential campaign asking for help with a Trump real estate project in Moscow, according to email evidence presented to Congress.

Michael Cohen, who was vice-president of the Trump Organization at the time as well as being Trump’s attorney, sent an email to Dmitry Peskov, a top Kremlin official, according to the Washington Post ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/28/trumps-lawyer-emailed-kremlin-about-real-estate-project-during-campaign

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Trump's lawyer paid $130,000 of own money to porn star [View all] applegrove Feb 2018 OP

He stiffed his lawyer? ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #1

I don't understand the wording oldtime dfl_er Feb 2018 #2

Good analysis. The key word is indeed "facilitate". n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2018 #9

I noticed that weasel wording too. bitterross Feb 2018 #17

This is to get trump off this particular hook of the several he's on. brush Feb 2018 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #3

Bullsh*t. Money came from campaign or charities somehow sharedvalues Feb 2018 #4

And Fox Trump TV Will Say... Grassy Knoll Feb 2018 #5

Yea and I'm sure Trump has given more than 130k of his own money to Cohen for... reasons. phleshdef Feb 2018 #6

Pure unadulterated bullshit dalton99a Feb 2018 #7

"Pure unadulterated bullshit".... Grassy Knoll Feb 2018 #11

Brian Williams is talking about this right now Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #8

"Buy my book!" struggle4progress Feb 2018 #10

"Kremlin? What's that? Look over there! A porn star!" struggle4progress Feb 2018 #12

Who wants to bet the money came from Eric Trump's charity. sarcasmo Feb 2018 #13

wouldn't that be an unreported campaign contribution gopiscrap Feb 2018 #14

Was for the benefit of the campaign....was a campaign contribution...period! tableturner Feb 2018 #15

Oh noes: Leghorn21 Feb 2018 #16

So the quo was $130K. What was the quid? Marcuse Feb 2018 #19

So, if he is admitting to the payoff, does this mean Stormy Daniels can speak freely now? chelsea0011 Feb 2018 #20

Yeh right malaise Feb 2018 #21