FEC drops investigation into Trump hush money payments

[tanj]

FEC drops investigation into Trump hush money payments

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has closed its investigation into whether former President Trump illegally made hush money payments to women prior to the 2016 election. The FEC vot…

thehill.com

"The FEC voted 4-1 to close the inquiry after failing to find that Trump or his campaign “knowingly and willfully” violated campaign finance law when his former attorney Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her from disclosing an alleged affair. "

this was what sparked all of the interest in getting his taxes. I think they knew all along there was no case to be had there, but they pressed on in order to gain information that resulted in attention from the Southern District of New York.

 

[smallvoice]

FEC drops investigation into Trump hush money payments

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has closed its investigation into whether former President Trump illegally made hush money payments to women prior to the 2016 election. The FEC vot…

thehill.com

"The FEC voted 4-1 to close the inquiry after failing to find that Trump or his campaign “knowingly and willfully” violated campaign finance law when his former attorney Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her from disclosing an alleged affair. "

this was what sparked all of the interest in getting his taxes. I think they knew all along there was no case to be had there, but they pressed on in order to gain information that resulted in attention from the Southern District of New York.

Well, surprise, surprise, surprise....

Now that the damage is done, we can just file that under liberal bullshit.

 

[eohrnberger]

Well, surprise, surprise, surprise....

Now that the damage is done, we can just file that under liberal bullshit.

Yet another example of federal agencies having been politicized and being used political weapons.

 

[Plasmaball]

If you read the link you will see this was a partisan decision and nothing more.

Next time you gonna post some info make sure you show the context of what actually happened.

 

[Roadvirus]

Waste of time.

Even if anything did come of it, it was such a "meh" thing that the worst he'd get if found guilty is a multi-million dollar fine.

 

[j brown's body]

His lawyer went to jail for it. Somebody had to pay.

 

[TimPatriot]

His lawyer went to jail for it. Somebody had to pay.

No, his lawyer went to jail for a fraudulent scheme involving taxis. That had nothing to do with Trump.

 

[jpn]

this was what sparked all of the interest in getting his taxes.

Hardly.

And by the way, although they voted 4 to 1 to close the file, the vote on the actual issue was spit 2-2 along partisan lines.

 

[jpn]

No, his lawyer went to jail for a fraudulent scheme involving taxis. That had nothing to do with Trump.

Do you ever do any actual research or fact-checking before your knee-jerk posts? Ever?

On December 12, 2018, he was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to tax evasion and campaign finance violations.[12] On February 26, 2019, he was officially disbarred by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.[13] He reported to the federal prison near Otisville, New York, on May 6, 2019.​

Cohen earlier this summer pleaded guilty with New York prosecutors to a slate of eight charges of tax evasion, financial fraud and campaign finance violations. Trump himself was implicated in the campaign finance crimes, with prosecutors saying he directed Cohen in hush money payments designed to sway the 2016 presidential election. Cohen also later pleaded guilty with Mueller in November to lying to Congress about work he did during the election on an aborted Trump Tower project in Russia.​

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The judge on Wednesday slapped Cohen with a $50,000 fine for lying to Congress in the special counsel’s case, explaining that the penalty was meant "to recognize the gravity of the harm of lying to Congress in matters of national importance.” Two months of his three-year sentence are also tied to the lying-to-lawmakers charge.​

A "fraudulent scheme involving taxis" is a matter of national importance? Yeah, no.

 

[TomFitz]

No, his lawyer went to jail for a fraudulent scheme involving taxis. That had nothing to do with Trump.

Actually, the fraud Cohen was convicted for stemmed directly from this case.

 

[Athanasius68]

Do you ever do any actual research or fact-checking before your knee-jerk posts? Ever?

On December 12, 2018, he was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to tax evasion and campaign finance violations.[12] On February 26, 2019, he was officially disbarred by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.[13] He reported to the federal prison near Otisville, New York, on May 6, 2019.​

Cohen earlier this summer pleaded guilty with New York prosecutors to a slate of eight charges of tax evasion, financial fraud and campaign finance violations. Trump himself was implicated in the campaign finance crimes, with prosecutors saying he directed Cohen in hush money payments designed to sway the 2016 presidential election. Cohen also later pleaded guilty with Mueller in November to lying to Congress about work he did during the election on an aborted Trump Tower project in Russia.​

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The judge on Wednesday slapped Cohen with a $50,000 fine for lying to Congress in the special counsel’s case, explaining that the penalty was meant "to recognize the gravity of the harm of lying to Congress in matters of national importance.” Two months of his three-year sentence are also tied to the lying-to-lawmakers charge.​

A "fraudulent scheme involving taxis" is a matter of national importance? Yeah, no.

The tax issue is what placed Mr. Cohen in greater legal jeopardy in terms of possibility of conviction and incarceration than the campaign finance charges.
The deal offered was that he plead guilty to all of it in exchange for a reduced sentence. So he did.
He never defended against the election law charge.

The way to look at it is this: Mr. Cohen pled guilty to a crime (election law violation) that the feds have now decided they can't win on the LOWER standards the FEC applies for rendering a decision.
So its either very funny (Mr. Cohen having pled guilty to a non-crime) or very tragic (a very weak criminal charge was brought against an American citizen as part of an obvious politicized investigation of the then president).

 

[Moderate Right]

FEC drops investigation into Trump hush money payments

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has closed its investigation into whether former President Trump illegally made hush money payments to women prior to the 2016 election. The FEC vot…

thehill.com

"The FEC voted 4-1 to close the inquiry after failing to find that Trump or his campaign “knowingly and willfully” violated campaign finance law when his former attorney Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her from disclosing an alleged affair. "

this was what sparked all of the interest in getting his taxes. I think they knew all along there was no case to be had there, but they pressed on in order to gain information that resulted in attention from the Southern District of New York.

It’s never been anything more than TDS.

 

[Carleen]

No, his lawyer went to jail for a fraudulent scheme involving taxis. That had nothing to do with Trump.

What did cabs have to do with it? Sorry, I couldn’t resist!

 

[CaughtInThe]

Why would the party of Christianity care about a politician paying a sex worker for sex while he's married?

 

[jpn]

The tax issue is what placed Mr. Cohen in greater legal jeopardy in terms of possibility of conviction and incarceration than the campaign finance charges.
The deal offered was that he plead guilty to all of it in exchange for a reduced sentence. So he did.
He never defended against the election law charge.

The way to look at it is this: Mr. Cohen pled guilty to a crime (election law violation) that the feds have now decided they can't win on the LOWER standards the FEC applies for rendering a decision.
So its either very funny (Mr. Cohen having pled guilty to a non-crime) or very tragic (a very weak criminal charge was brought against an American citizen as part of an obvious politicized investigation of the then president).

Your comprehensive command of legal proceedings is worthy of Fox News. Maybe even OAN.

 

[MTAtech]

FEC drops investigation into Trump hush money payments

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has closed its investigation into whether former President Trump illegally made hush money payments to women prior to the 2016 election. The FEC vot…

thehill.com

"The FEC voted 4-1 to close the inquiry after failing to find that Trump or his campaign “knowingly and willfully” violated campaign finance law when his former attorney Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her from disclosing an alleged affair. "

this was what sparked all of the interest in getting his taxes. I think they knew all along there was no case to be had there, but they pressed on in order to gain information that resulted in attention from the Southern District of New York.

The vote was 2-2, with one absence and one abstention.

The evidence that Trump made this payment is undisputed. As such, the FEC should have waited for the one absent member to attend the hearing -- they already waited two years.

 

[MTAtech]

No, his lawyer went to jail for a fraudulent scheme involving taxis. That had nothing to do with Trump.

Just try to tell the truth sometimes.

Justice.Gov: Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Eight Counts, Including Criminal Tax Evasion And Campaign Finance Violations​

COHEN concealed more than $4 million in personal income from the IRS, made false statements to a federally-insured financial institution in connection with a $500,000 home equity loan, and, in 2016, caused $280,000 in payments to be made to silence two women who otherwise planned to speak publicly about their alleged affairs with a presidential candidate, thereby intending to influence the 2016 presidential election. COHEN pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III.
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[Athanasius68]

The vote was 2-2, with one absence and one abstention.

The evidence that Trump made this payment is undisputed. As such, the FEC should have waited for the one absent member to attend the hearing -- they already waited two years.

The issue always was whether the payment should have been from personal funds or campaign funds.

 

[TomFitz]

Why would the party of Christianity care about a politician paying a sex worker for sex while he's married?

That would be a good question to ask Jerry Fallwell Jr!

 

[Indlib]

FEC drops investigation into Trump hush money payments

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has closed its investigation into whether former President Trump illegally made hush money payments to women prior to the 2016 election. The FEC vot…

thehill.com

"The FEC voted 4-1 to close the inquiry after failing to find that Trump or his campaign “knowingly and willfully” violated campaign finance law when his former attorney Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her from disclosing an alleged affair. "

this was what sparked all of the interest in getting his taxes. I think they knew all along there was no case to be had there, but they pressed on in order to gain information that resulted in attention from the Southern District of New York.

Hmm...how does this go again...ahh yes...

Trump deep state activists at it again!

Does this qualify me for the Trump supporter debate all pro team?

 

[Plasmaball]

The tax issue is what placed Mr. Cohen in greater legal jeopardy in terms of possibility of conviction and incarceration than the campaign finance charges.
The deal offered was that he plead guilty to all of it in exchange for a reduced sentence. So he did.
He never defended against the election law charge.

The way to look at it is this: Mr. Cohen pled guilty to a crime (election law violation) that the feds have now decided they can't win on the LOWER standards the FEC applies for rendering a decision.
So its either very funny (Mr. Cohen having pled guilty to a non-crime) or very tragic (a very weak criminal charge was brought against an American citizen as part of an obvious politicized investigation of the then president).

That's how nobody should look at this issue. The issue was dismissed becsuse of partisan reasons.

That's it. Nothing more to be said about this topic.

You all need to grasp this concept of reality

 

[yankintx]

If you read the link you will see this was a partisan decision and nothing more.

Next time you gonna post some info make sure you show the context of what actually happened.

Yup

2-2 split along partisan lines

 

[yankintx]

The vote was 2-2, with one absence and one abstention.

The evidence that Trump made this payment is undisputed. As such, the FEC should have waited for the one absent member to attend the hearing -- they already waited two years.

If i looked like Trump i too would have to pay for sex.

 

[TimPatriot]

Just try to tell the truth sometimes.

Justice.Gov: Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Eight Counts, Including Criminal Tax Evasion And Campaign Finance Violations​

COHEN concealed more than $4 million in personal income from the IRS, made false statements to a federally-insured financial institution in connection with a $500,000 home equity loan, and, in 2016, caused $280,000 in payments to be made to silence two women who otherwise planned to speak publicly about their alleged affairs with a presidential candidate, thereby intending to influence the 2016 presidential election. COHEN pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III.​

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Fair point, but it had nothing to do with any illegality by Trump.

 

[MTAtech]

Fair point, but it had nothing to do with any illegality by Trump.

What? Nothing to do with Trump? Michael Cohen in 2016, caused $280,000 in payments to be made to silence two women who otherwise planned to speak publicly about their alleged affairs with a presidential candidate, thereby intending to influence the 2016 presidential election. Who do you think that presidential candidate was? It was Trump. Cohen testified he did it at Trump's direction.

Claiming Trump had nothing to do with paying off the two women to keep them quiet is like saying the Japanese Emperor had nothing to do with bombing Pearl Harbor. It's like saying mobster John Gotti wasn't guilty of the murders he was convicted of because he didn't personally fire the shots. It's preposterous.