Trump is in the clear on Election Law finances

[Bill4411]

F.E.C. Drops Case Reviewing Trump Hush-Money Payments to Women (Published 2021)

The case had examined whether Donald Trump violated election law with a $130,000 payment shortly before the 2016 election to a pornographic-film actress by his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

www.nytimes.com

"The Federal Election Commission said on Thursday that it had formally dropped a case looking into whether former President Donald J. Trump violated election law with a payment of $130,000 shortly before the 2016 election to a pornographic-film actress by his personal lawyer at the time, Michael D. Cohen.

The payment was never reported on Mr. Trump’s campaign filings. Mr. Cohen would go on to say that Mr. Trump had directed him to arrange payments to two women during the 2016 race, and would apologize for his involvement in a hush-money scandal. Mr. Cohen was sentenced to prison for breaking campaign finance laws, tax evasion and lying to Congress."

What really sealed the deal for Trump is the 3 Republicans all voted for Trump leaving a split vote.

So why did Michael Cohen go to jail?

 

[plaxico80]

Republicans no longer care about breaking the law.

They only care about pleasing the guy who got his ass kicked by Biden on November 3rd.

Weird.

 

[IU_Hickory]

F.E.C. Drops Case Reviewing Trump Hush-Money Payments to Women (Published 2021)

The case had examined whether Donald Trump violated election law with a $130,000 payment shortly before the 2016 election to a pornographic-film actress by his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

www.nytimes.com

"The Federal Election Commission said on Thursday that it had formally dropped a case looking into whether former President Donald J. Trump violated election law with a payment of $130,000 shortly before the 2016 election to a pornographic-film actress by his personal lawyer at the time, Michael D. Cohen.

The payment was never reported on Mr. Trump’s campaign filings. Mr. Cohen would go on to say that Mr. Trump had directed him to arrange payments to two women during the 2016 race, and would apologize for his involvement in a hush-money scandal. Mr. Cohen was sentenced to prison for breaking campaign finance laws, tax evasion and lying to Congress."

What really sealed the deal for Trump is the 3 Republicans all voted for Trump leaving a split vote.

So why did Michael Cohen go to jail?

Because Cohen isn't the Republican's master.

 

[ButHerEmails]

F.E.C. Drops Case Reviewing Trump Hush-Money Payments to Women (Published 2021)

The case had examined whether Donald Trump violated election law with a $130,000 payment shortly before the 2016 election to a pornographic-film actress by his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

www.nytimes.com

"The Federal Election Commission said on Thursday that it had formally dropped a case looking into whether former President Donald J. Trump violated election law with a payment of $130,000 shortly before the 2016 election to a pornographic-film actress by his personal lawyer at the time, Michael D. Cohen.

The payment was never reported on Mr. Trump’s campaign filings. Mr. Cohen would go on to say that Mr. Trump had directed him to arrange payments to two women during the 2016 race, and would apologize for his involvement in a hush-money scandal. Mr. Cohen was sentenced to prison for breaking campaign finance laws, tax evasion and lying to Congress."

What really sealed the deal for Trump is the 3 Republicans all voted for Trump leaving a split vote.

So why did Michael Cohen go to jail?

Wow, what a shocker that the republicans would do that.

 

[outside shooter]

wait...Mr. Cohen was sentenced to prison for breaking campaign finance laws, on behalf of his employer and with his knowledge and consent,

and for tax evasion, on behalf of his employer and with his knowledge and consent.

and for lying under oath, which is certainly on him.

On the whole, though, this is kind of like North Carolina cheating in basketball and Cleveland State going on probation for it.

 

[Crayfish57]

Republicans no longer care about breaking the law.

They only care about pleasing the guy who got his ass kicked by Biden on November 3rd.

Weird.

What is really weird is a Democrat talking about not breaking the law

 

[Noodle]

The FEC only has civil enforcement jurisdiction over election law violations. The DOJ has exclusive criminal enforcement jurisdiction. Indeed, in some instances the FEC will even delay action in order to not adversely affect pending criminal investigations. That's obviously not what happened here, but this decision by the FEC does not mean Trump is in the clear on election law violations.