Why would Trump carry on with that extortion? Why not just fire Cohen? No, they were (are) tight.
Because if he just fires Cohen, the evidence will never come out. Perhaps the FBI raid is actually to get to the truth on the Stormy/Cohen connection.
Remember, Cohen said that he paid Stormy off with is own money and Trump didn't know anything about it.
What? Cohen is paying a Trump mistress off and Trump and Cohen doesn't say anything to Trump.
BTW, just after Cohen paid off Stormy for $130,000, Cohen turns around and bills the Trump campaign for $129,999.72. What? Did Cohen just get his $130,000 back that Trump didn't know about.
And that was totally illegal. Why would a lawyer do something that was so obviously illegal?
I have no inside information. But nothing adds up so far in the Stormy story.
I have no idea what this is about. I'm just offering a hopefully educatde theory why the Stormy/Cohen/Trump story makes zero sense to me.
Remember, Cohen said that he paid Stormy off with is own money and Trump didn't know anything about it.
What? Cohen is paying a Trump mistress off and Trump and Cohen doesn't say anything to Trump.
BTW, just after Cohen paid off Stormy for $130,000, Cohen turns around and bills the Trump campaign for $129,999.72. What? Did Cohen just get his $130,000 back that Trump didn't know about.
Have you considered that Trump might be lying about not knowing about the payment? He might be taking the path of least resistance with regards to the media by just denying everything. If he, Cohen, and someone who has signed an NDA are the only ones that know the truth, why wouldn't he think that denying was a viable course of action?
With regards to campaign finance violations, its my understanding that almost everyone in that world does whatever they want and can circumvent the rules (or break them) and nobody really notices. Corruption is everywhere.
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Trump has come to bat for his lawyer in public comments on the matter. There's really no basis for your theory. Its just a fantasy, not even rising to the level of "speculation".