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Legal Editor, @BuzzFeedNews. SCOTUS Correspondent. Nat Sec Team, covering Trump & Mueller. Sober. Gay. Buckeye. Law Dork. DMs open. chris.geidner@buzzfeed.com

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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Philip Bump

      *blink*https://twitter.com/pbump/status/991855353242451968?s=21 …

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      Philip BumpVerified account @pbump
      Whoaaaaa. Giuliani says that Trump repaid Cohen the $130,000 personally so no campaign finance violation.
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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      SO, THIS HAPPENED: Rudy Giuliani Says Trump Repaid Michael Cohen For The Stormy Daniels Hush Moneyhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/rudy-giuliani-says-trump-repaid-michael-cohen-for-the?utm_term=.dhK25gYy6 …

      7 replies 67 retweets 258 likes
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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      Avenatti weighs in: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/rudy-giuliani-says-trump-repaid-michael-cohen-for-the?utm_term=.coQyNZl9g#.lpjW8k7l5 …pic.twitter.com/fatmjWIcAI

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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Rebecca Ballhaus

      This "follow up" makes no sense — and is backing everyone into a corner somehow. Was Cohen acting alone, paying out of his own money, and was later repaid, or was it an authorized settlement, in which case Cohen wouldn't have paid it out of his own funds in the first place?https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/991872529600950272 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Rebecca BallhausVerified account @rebeccaballhaus
      NEW: Giuliani, asked how his statements tonight square w/Trump denial, tells @WSJ that Trump "probably was not aware" of payment when it was made. "Cohen was his lawyer and had discretion to settle, as I have had for clients ultimately paying for it." https://www.wsj.com/articles/giuliani-says-trump-repaid-cohen-for-stormy-daniels-payment-1525315656 …
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    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Sarah Boxer

      Oof.https://twitter.com/Sarah_Boxer/status/991876961944272900 …

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      Sarah BoxerVerified account @Sarah_Boxer
      "We have nothing to say about it" @hogangidley45 says on Fox in response to Rudy bombshell. Adds: "I'm not an attorney, I just work at the White House."
      4 replies 56 retweets 215 likes
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    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Robert Costa

      This was planned, Giuliani tells @costareports —>https://twitter.com/costareports/status/991883505033342977 …

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      Robert CostaVerified account @costareports
      Giuliani tells me he just spoke w / POTUS. Tonight by phone. President "very pleased," Giuliani says. He says they discussed his revelation of the reimbursements long in advance. Does not expect to be fired. Insists his remarks on FNC were approved by Trump. Story TK.
      59 replies 118 retweets 334 likes
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    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Rick Hasen

      Loans! They still need to be reported!https://twitter.com/rickhasen/status/991884738066497536 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Rick HasenVerified account @rickhasen
      Here's a bit from FEC guidance on the need to report loans and repayments in FEC reports: https://transition.fec.gov/rad/candidates/documents/CanGuide91013-104.pdf … pic.twitter.com/qcMzKno5jY
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    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      Returning to the idea that Rudy "says they discussed his revelation of the reimbursements long in advance." If so, why wouldn't they have told Hannity to help him prepare better? He had to come back to the topic to try and "clarify" things, unsuccessfully.

      8 replies 78 retweets 302 likes
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    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      Giuliani tells me Trump agreed to pay Cohen $35,000 a month over a year-long period that began in the 1st quarter of 2017 & carried into 2018. That is how the $130K was repaid, Giuliani says, adding, "I'm almost certain that there wasn't an itemized bill."https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/rudy-giuliani-says-trump-repaid-michael-cohen-for-the?utm_term=.koEegJ7xY#.plb5P2lwb …

      116 replies 322 retweets 527 likes
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    10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      More coming from my interview with Giuliani shortly.

      18 replies 35 retweets 245 likes
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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

      UPDATE: Read my interview with Rudy Giuliani about what the heck he was saying in that Sean Hannity interview about Trump repaying Michael Cohen for his payment to Stormy Daniels. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/rudy-giuliani-says-trump-repaid-michael-cohen-for-the?utm_term=.ei0J3XReE#.ellgqxjaE …pic.twitter.com/uRyChGtex1

      10:49 PM - 2 May 2018
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

          Giuliani tell me that it “clearly was a payment to reimburse expenses" — while acknowledging, “I’m almost certain that there wasn’t an itemized bill.”https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/rudy-giuliani-says-trump-repaid-michael-cohen-for-the?utm_term=.gyWz2MEk3#.icBxO1DPo …

          7 replies 58 retweets 127 likes
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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 2

          Calling it "a payment to remove personal embarrassment to Melania [Trump]," Giuliani told me of the 2016 payment to Stormy Daniels: “I don't think they thought about it as a campaign thing” — although he acknowledged that others might disagree.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/rudy-giuliani-says-trump-repaid-michael-cohen-for-the?utm_term=.gyWz2MEk3#.icBxO1DPo …

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        1. Nancy Sharp‏ @Sh72010967Nancy May 2
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @xeni

          The whole thing sounds like Giulliani sold the idea to Trump as a fix. It is ludicrous, because of course it sounds like a lie, because it is a lie.

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        2. Mark Masek‏ @CemeteryGuide May 2
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Did he say why Trump spread out the payments? If $130,000 is just pocket change to him, why make it so complicated? Unless you don't want to draw attention to campaign financing, election law, fraud, and other violations?

          3 replies 1 retweet 29 likes
        3. Godless Hedgehog‏ @AssembledAtoms May 2
          Replying to @CemeteryGuide @chrisgeidner

          I was thinking the same.

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        2. SLKizr RESISTS‏ @suznkizr May 3
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I fully expect tRump to pay ME $35k/mo. to compensate for my pain and suffering since he stole the White House from America. Where's my first payment?

          2 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
        3. LanaLottie‏ @MysticKnitter May 3
          Replying to @suznkizr @chrisgeidner

          Hey, that's right. I want my first payment. This would make a good petition. We want our first payment of $35,000 for the theft of our country.

          0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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        1. Uncle Boom‏ @mandolinhombre May 2
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @chick_in_kiev

          Ah, the old "he's so rich he didn't even notice the 130K missing" defence. A cunning gambit by a shrewd operator, no doubt.pic.twitter.com/YUB1TmSQ7X

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        2. Viva La Resistance‏ @TrumpsBrain May 2
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Could there be other hush money payments we don't yet know about? Is that why it's $420,000?

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        2. Cathy‏ @cleepohl May 3
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @aloha_alaska

          If “petty cash” to trump, why not pay it out in one full payment. Something is fishy once again in trump land

          1 reply 1 retweet 13 likes
        3. Diane Lees 🦋‏ @dtheavenger May 3
          Replying to @cleepohl @MeloniaSherban and

          Because if you pay it in under 10,000 it’s not flagged.

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        2. Adam L. Marangell  🌊‏ @AdamMarangell May 2
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @kincaid323

          MVP on Team Mueller goes to Rudy.

          1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
        3. Thomas Q. Jones‏Verified account @thomasqjones May 3
          Replying to @AdamMarangell @chrisgeidner @kincaid323

          pic.twitter.com/0gcttf430K

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        1. The Bloody Baron Blakley‏ @baronblakley May 3
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          While he’s so chatty, ask about any connection between his trip to Ukraine, the missile deal, and Ukraine no longer cooperating with Mueller

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        1. Tony Fumano‏ @TonyFumano May 3
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Patently false lie. If $130k is "petty cash to Trump" then why break it into even smaller payment amounts and then spread them out over a year rather than just paying it one time? A serious reckoning is coming for these criminals.

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        1. kittymadgrrrr‏ @kittymadgrrrr May 2
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          OK, we need to see some tax returns now.

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        1. FromHate2HealingVoteBlue11/6 🌊‏ @viphires May 3
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @RichFid2

          Funny Cohen was complaining he hadn’t been paid back, #TrumpIsSoBroke he had trouble paying back Cohen for affair with porn star

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        2. Daniel José Older‏Verified account @djolder May 2
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          This is fucking wild

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