It also could implicate problems with fraud in relation to the reasons for the home equity loan, but that's outside my area.
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That is crazy. To begin with if it is campaign related, it would be an unreported loan to the campaign from Cohen. Then it would be an unreported expenditure.https://twitter.com/pbump/status/991855353242451968 …
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If the campaign is paying Cohen's legal fees now, on grounds that the Stormy Daniels issue is campaign related, then it is harder to argue that the initial payment (in the heat of the campaign) was also not campaign related.
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It's not impossible to make the argument that it was personal before the election when it was private, but now it is a campaign issue for Trump 2020 campaign. But that seems weak given the timing.
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This lends credence to the idea that they sent Giuliani to get ahead of this story, rather than Giuliani speaking out of schoolhttps://twitter.com/costareports/status/991883505033342977 …
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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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If we didn't have rules on loans and reporting, people could just give excessive contributions to campaigns, not report them, and then forgive them, effectively getting around campaign contribution limits.
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I don't think this bit in this
@maggieNYT story is correct. My@Slate piece explains why Trump is in WORSE, not BETTER, shape on the campaign finance front with these revelations: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/rudy-giuliani-may-have-just-implicated-president-trump-in-serious-campaign-finance-violations.html …pic.twitter.com/lqC2jJNMte
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Can really see now how Rudy is gonna get Trump’s legal stuff wrapped up in a few weekshttps://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/rudy-giuliani-may-have-just-implicated-president-trump-in-serious-campaign-finance-violations.html …
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Rudy's lost it. It's still an unreported in-kind contribution in excess of legal limits. Eventual reimbursement doesn't change it. And it's tough to argue it wasn't campaign related, when Cohen fronts the money 11 days pre-elex & is paid back after it's over. Good luck with that.
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Is there on point authority for the idea that a loan is an in-kind contribution? I'd like to know more.
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However its characterized, if the $130k payment was campaign related (which it clearly was) it's considered a contribution, and there are therefore two violations: the amount was over limit, and was unreported.
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They have all lied so much and so fast that even the
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My theory is that Team DJ is crowdsourcing his legal defense. They float every possible angle on TV, then read what the real experts say, then adjust the facts to fit a new theory.
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It is still considered a campaign contribution as it benefited trump’s campaign by avoiding an explosive story that would’ve hurt him...even though paid by trump. Plus if loan w zero interest...still campaign finance issue...plus contradicts his statement on Airforce1.
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Sadly it’ll go down as another mind numbing yet so impeachable offense that’s doomed to be forgotten when our elected officials change the narrative again and deflect attention somewhere else. 2018 mid terms and the 2020 elections are so important in restoring normalcy.
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Rudy don’t know election law — that’s obvious
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