BUSTED: National Enquirer admits it committed a felony ‘in concert with’ Trump’s campaign

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  1. Bluesguy

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    Nothing illegal about paying for NDA. Not a campaign violation if it is reasonable to assume he would have paid for it irregardless of the campaign.
     
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    Non disclosure agreements are common and not against the law
     
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    In all fairness, I was merely using my post to you as a vehicle to provide an update on the story and I apologize for not directly responding to your post.

    And yes, some of your post does provide an explanation for why his actions may not be a crime and they might succeed in court (I would note that the "him running for office meant he did not have the time to fight the charge" would likely cut the opposite way).

    However, we don't have access to all of the evidence that was referenced by the court filings from the past week. And I would argue that, once we do, your explanation will prove insufficient to prevent an indictment or survive a motion to dismiss. Whether he succeeds at trial is a wholly separate issue, but I would consider it a win just to see him drug to court.
     
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    Dude! Why didn't you guys tell Cohen's attorneys that fact before he pled guilty to felony!?!
     
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    Are you claiming NDA's are illegal?
     
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    Ask Mueller. He was threatening Cohen with much more prison time unless he composed.
     
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    "As such, any contract that involves illegal activities, including the NDA clause of that contract, would not stop someone from testifying about the illegal conduct covered in that contract. Most NDAs will specifically state that those involved may testify if they are subpoenaed and required to testify by law."
    https://www.quora.com/Do-NDAs-cover-criminal-activities

    Information you can and can’t protect with a Non-Disclosure Agreement
     
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    News flash, having consensual sex isn't a crime and settling any claim of consensual sex that would have been settled with or without a campaign is not a crime. Telling you attorney to settle the claim isn't a crime as that is what attorneys do. Settling a claim of consensual sex to keep it from the public is what NDA's are for and not a crime.

    The only crime that is possible is if you have Trump on tape or email telling someone to commit a crime. Telling his attorney to settle a claim isn't a crime.
     
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    Sure, you keep telling yourself this while he is being led off to the big house. Reality can be a b***h.
     
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    I prefer to watch the TDS'ers move from claim, to claim, to claim, to claim, to claim, over, and over, and over, and over just like this has happened for 3 solid years. In less than 2 weeks this will evaporate in the media and it will be a new thang once again as number 439 and counting. Laughable.
     
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    Enjoy, the last laugh will be denied from you however ;).
     
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    I will take the thousands upon thousands of laughs in the mean time for hundreds of fake claims while you wait for that final last one (Hint) It ain't coming as evidenced by the thousands upon thousands of laughs preceding.
     
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    Yeah.

    The RW Trumpies are whistling past the graveyard.

    The JOKE'S on them.
     
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    Worst case, the World is rid of this ORANGE IMBECILE in 2020.
     
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    I hope there is a candidate out there that has the ideas, ability, and motivations to move this country forward. If there is they will get my vote. What I don't see is a democratic announced candidate that can do that in my opinion. If the Democrats came up with another JFK I would vote him/her in in a second.
     
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    Your using old news to try and justify your position.
    Cohen's and Pecker's testimony make it a whole new ballgame. They both support it was done to influence the election.
     
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    Ask Cohen how funny it is. Trump is in that same rowboat.
     
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    Well we know Trump is not gonna be such a candidate, so regardless I am not voting for Trump
     
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    Cohen & Pecker.
     
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    People on the forum whine about blacks, Hispanics, muslims, Arabs, Asians, and whites but as soon as someone blasts a Jew people go nuts. Woodrow Wilson got the US in WWI because he was blackmailed by Jews. Horny Bill got into all kinds of trouble because of a Jew. And now trump is surrounded by Jews. So why is it off limits to note that one got a slap on the wrist and the other got off Scott-free?
     
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    LOL, well clearly you don't see any problems here. I knew there would be a few who didn't. I never expect unanimity at PF.
     
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    Would he have done so otherwise? Reasonable to assume he would. Were the payments legal? Yes. Were they campaign funds? No. The law hasn changed read the quoted I supplied.
     
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    That is about TESTIFYING in a court no just public statements.
     
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    My response dismissed your dumb question and buried it deep in your pile.
     
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    So you don't see anything wrong with this.
     

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