That damn tangled web again, and Trump without his aerosol can of Raidā¢
Yep. There it is.
Of course he was screwed if he didnāt report it and screwed if he did. What a tangled web we weaveā¦
The form indicates that Trump is not required to disclose the expense. And, for what itās worth, I donāt recall any previous President having disclosed payments to porn actresses, so I guess Donnie is just much more honest than the rest of themā¦ unless you believe that Obama and the two Bushes were not horn-dogging porn actresses and Playboy Bunnies at every opportunity.
WTF is this hose bag doing sitting in the Oval Office?
We already knew that, Giuliani told us and Trump confirmed. But WTF , last year everybody wanted to give Michael Cohen money for no work . He probably tattoed ā2017ā on his chest to remember the good times.
This entire regime is a reportable liability.
From the article: āDespite Trumpās claim in a footnote attached to the disclosure that the payment was ānot required to be disclosed as āreportable liabilitiesāā ā in other words, that Trump contests it was not technically a debt he owed Cohen ā the Office of Government Ethics said differently.ā
Shorter: Trump says one thing, ethical people disagree.
And if it wasnāt a debt, it was well over the amount given as a gift if it wasnāt reported on his taxes. His tax returns should show how he classified this payment, either as a payment owed or a gift given out of the goodness of his heart (which everyone knows, he hasnāt got one). Mueller will have his tax returns I suspect, even if he declares theyāre under some kind of funky audit.
Gee, you mean Trump LIED, AGAIN!
When are Trupās followers going to figure out that you cannot believe a thing he says?
His supporters like that he lies. Heās stickinā it to the man. Oh, waitā¦What?
Was the payment note on a āpost-itā note in sharpie ink??
āI dunno nuthināabout datā. āAsk my lawyer, Michael Corleone ā¦ errā¦ Cohen,ā¦ yeah, datās rightā¦ Cohenā¦ But remembah, I barely knew da guy. Get it wrong an Iāll bust yer knee caps.ā
Letās focus on the real story here: Donald Trump owed a guy money, and then Trump actually paid him!
I, for one, admire that sort of honesty and decency.
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Heās trapped like a rat. Thereās no way to get out of this.
When i point out the various crimes and shady deald trumpās involved in the response i am getting from trump supporters is āwhat about all the crimes and shady deals like that uranium thing Hillary was involved in.ā
Trying to bridge the divide aināt easy.
Not to downplay the legal implications here, but of course this also shows ā once again ā that Trump brazenly lied about reimbursing Cohen from his monthly retainer. Is there a single statement Trump or his spokespeople have made about the whole Daniels/Cohen payment imbroglio that hasnāt turned out to be a lie?
I am willing to bet that his lawyers told him to put in the footnote as a way to signal āignoranceā when it comes to explaining last yearās omission. And heāll exploit it to convince his slavering followers that heās just a poor misunderstood guy trying to do the best he canā¦
Perhaps someone has said, at some point, āThe president doesnāt believe he did anything wrong.ā
Or, more succinctly, maybe āWeāre not sorry.ā
Is Rudy Guiliani paid for his ālegalā services, or is he among the unpaid, like Ivanka and Jared? With family and friends like these folks, who needs enemies?
No footnote, no footnote, you are the footnote!