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Right wing lawyer explains why Trump’s indictment looks inevitable
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not long now
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Date: December 09, 2018 11:58AM
In a column that is likely to dismay readers on the Fox News website, conservative attorney Andrew McCarthy – a regular contributor to National Review Online — said that it is inevitable that President Donald Trump is going to be indicted by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney that he appointed for campaign finance violations.
McCarthy got right to the point, writing: “The major takeaway from the 40-page sentencing memorandum filed by federal prosecutors Friday for Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, is this: The president is very likely to be indicted on a charge of violating federal campaign finance laws.”
Walking readers, step-by-step, through the findings with an emphasis on Trump’s relationship with his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, McCarthy focused in on Cohen’s $150,000 payment to Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal, with the plan to be reimbursed by Trump.
“Cohen says he was operating at Trump’s direction. Logically, then, if this is true and Cohen caused the third-party illegal contribution, so did the president,” McCarthy wrote. “As for the second campaign finance charge, that involves an illegal payment by Cohen – the $130,000 to Stephanie Clifford (who goes by the stage name “Stormy Daniels”). There are two things to bear in mind about it. First, as we’ve just seen, it is a felony to cause another person to make an illegal contribution. Since, under the claim by prosecutors Trump was directing Cohen, Trump could be accused of having caused Cohen to make an illegal payment.”
“The fact that Trump could have made the payment himself without violating the law does not excuse allegedly causing Cohen to violate the law,” he added. “Trump’s point that he had no personal limit on spending is also undermined by the facts that (a) the payment was not reported, and (b) the purpose of the transaction was to distance him from the payment (which is why the non-disclosure agreement employs pseudonyms rather than referring to Trump and Clifford by name).”
“Cohen chose to plead guilty and forfeited the right to contest this point. That concession is not binding on Trump. If the president is charged, I expect he would vigorously argue that the payment was not a campaign contribution,” he explained before concluding. “The point for this day is that the Cohen case in New York City is not about Cohen. The president is in peril of being charged.”
McCarthy got right to the point, writing: “The major takeaway from the 40-page sentencing memorandum filed by federal prosecutors Friday for Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, is this: The president is very likely to be indicted on a charge of violating federal campaign finance laws.”
Walking readers, step-by-step, through the findings with an emphasis on Trump’s relationship with his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, McCarthy focused in on Cohen’s $150,000 payment to Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal, with the plan to be reimbursed by Trump.
“Cohen says he was operating at Trump’s direction. Logically, then, if this is true and Cohen caused the third-party illegal contribution, so did the president,” McCarthy wrote. “As for the second campaign finance charge, that involves an illegal payment by Cohen – the $130,000 to Stephanie Clifford (who goes by the stage name “Stormy Daniels”). There are two things to bear in mind about it. First, as we’ve just seen, it is a felony to cause another person to make an illegal contribution. Since, under the claim by prosecutors Trump was directing Cohen, Trump could be accused of having caused Cohen to make an illegal payment.”
“The fact that Trump could have made the payment himself without violating the law does not excuse allegedly causing Cohen to violate the law,” he added. “Trump’s point that he had no personal limit on spending is also undermined by the facts that (a) the payment was not reported, and (b) the purpose of the transaction was to distance him from the payment (which is why the non-disclosure agreement employs pseudonyms rather than referring to Trump and Clifford by name).”
“Cohen chose to plead guilty and forfeited the right to contest this point. That concession is not binding on Trump. If the president is charged, I expect he would vigorously argue that the payment was not a campaign contribution,” he explained before concluding. “The point for this day is that the Cohen case in New York City is not about Cohen. The president is in peril of being charged.”
Re: Right wing lawyer explains why Trump’s indictment looks inevitable
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not a king
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Date: December 09, 2018 12:01PM
“The Southern District of New York case,” McCarthy explained, “which is different from the Mueller case on Cohen — they are clearly going after the president on campaign finance violations.”
“It’s clear Trump is the target and he’ll be indicted eventually,” he added.
“That kind of stops me in my tracks,” Fox & Friends host Ed Henry told McCarthy. “We’ve heard all along that Justice Department guidance is that the president himself can’t be indicted — or herself down the road — cannot be indicted.”
McCarthy speculated that the Justice Department would wait until Trump leaves office to indict him.
“The president is not supposed to get an advantage from being president,” the conservative writer said. “All we say is he can’t be put through the criminal process while he’s president.”
“They can indict him and he can be tried down the road,” McCarthy revealed. “Are they setting the stage to file charges against him? I can’t come to any other conclusion.”
“It’s clear Trump is the target and he’ll be indicted eventually,” he added.
“That kind of stops me in my tracks,” Fox & Friends host Ed Henry told McCarthy. “We’ve heard all along that Justice Department guidance is that the president himself can’t be indicted — or herself down the road — cannot be indicted.”
McCarthy speculated that the Justice Department would wait until Trump leaves office to indict him.
“The president is not supposed to get an advantage from being president,” the conservative writer said. “All we say is he can’t be put through the criminal process while he’s president.”
“They can indict him and he can be tried down the road,” McCarthy revealed. “Are they setting the stage to file charges against him? I can’t come to any other conclusion.”
Re: Right wing lawyer explains why Trump’s indictment looks inevitable
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Paid off a whore
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Date: December 09, 2018 12:05PM
I'm sure he fucked Stormy Daniels, I'm sure he paid her to STFU about and this sure isn't "Russian Collusion".
Re: Right wing lawyer explains why Trump’s indictment looks inevitable
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Yawn, yawn, yawn
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Date: December 09, 2018 12:24PM
You got him now!
Lol!
Maybe he'll get caught j walking before the end of his second term.
Lol!
Libturds!
Lol!
Maybe he'll get caught j walking before the end of his second term.
Lol!
Libturds!
Re: Right wing lawyer explains why Trump’s indictment looks inevitable
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Farris Mueller
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Date: December 09, 2018 12:57PM
Oh no. An article by a conservative writer trying to get his 15 minutes of fame in an article. I guess Trump should be quaking in his boots now. On the other hand, Gerry will be fapping off to this article. Pure word porn for him. Silly goat lover.
Re: Right wing lawyer explains why Trump’s indictment looks inevitable
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gby6f
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Date: December 09, 2018 01:26PM
Farris Mueller Wrote:
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> guess Trump should be quaking in his boots now.
He should be. There's a real chance he'll face jail time after leaving office.
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> guess Trump should be quaking in his boots now.
He should be. There's a real chance he'll face jail time after leaving office.
Re: Right wing lawyer explains why Trump’s indictment looks inevitable
Posted by:
Farris Mueller
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Date: December 09, 2018 01:33PM
gby6f Wrote:
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> He should be. There's a real chance he'll face
> jail time after leaving office.
Yes, right after Hillary and Obama serve their time too.
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> He should be. There's a real chance he'll face
> jail time after leaving office.
Yes, right after Hillary and Obama serve their time too.
Re: Right wing lawyer explains why Trump’s indictment looks inevitable
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Gin soaked Ginsberg
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Date: December 09, 2018 02:33PM
Farris Mueller Wrote:
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> gby6f Wrote:
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> > He should be. There's a real chance he'll face
> > jail time after leaving office.
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> Yes, right after Hillary and Obama serve their
> time too.
What would they be going to jail for? They haven’t committed any crimes.
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> gby6f Wrote:
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> > He should be. There's a real chance he'll face
> > jail time after leaving office.
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> Yes, right after Hillary and Obama serve their
> time too.
What would they be going to jail for? They haven’t committed any crimes.