Posted by cccp1014 on 8/22/2018 5:17:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 8/22/2018 3:54:00 PM (view original):
Posted by cccp1014 on 8/22/2018 3:52:00 PM (view original):
Trump was not POTUS when this happened. Dershowitz says its not a crime and furthermore a candidate can pay as much as he wants into his campaign.
Sorry man. I am that guy.
But he has to report it.
But he has to know he has to report it. Trump made these payments all the time based on who he is. There has to be intent to hide campaign contributions if this is on your ordinary course of business it’s not considered a crime. You can argue that Cohen should have known but then it would not be hush money. It’s not as black and white as you think.
I thought this was about Russia?
Ignorance of the law isn't an excuse. If you don't know you broke the law, you can still go to jail.
The only intent that matters is the intent to benefit the campaign. After that, not reporting the contribution is a crime. Hence the guilty plea.
It started out about Russia but then all these other crimes were uncovered.