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Originally Posted by detbuch
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Well if as he suggests and I'm no lawyer, that paying off two women to keep them quiet about a couple extra marital affairs isn't a crime and that were his only campaign blunder, well I'd say that's worth a legal discussion and debate. If it came out that they are two of many payments made over the years to many women, because Donald just isn't getting enough at home, well that's not much different than pulling a Bill Clinton. That's if that is all we were talking about, but as you know, that's just a small piece of a big pie.
I find it hard to believe a lawyer would plead guilty if it isn't a crime and risk 5 years in prison and time away from a young family. But if Cohen is playing "Russian" roulette with his life and putting that in the hands of a judge, maybe that's just another example of Trump hiring stupid people who can't be trusted and can't avoid getting caught.
I would suggest however that when you start adding everything he did to sway this election in his favor, it goes beyond the usual dirty politics. Begging Russia to hack the US on public TV is not only un-American, it too looks like a campaign violation, as he is looking to a foreign power and long time adversary of the US to aid in swaying the election. I won't get into the meeting at Trump tower, or the connections to Russia from multiple members of the campaign, there has been plenty of coverage. Then you have no tax returns and many questions about where the money is coming from and collectively, it IMHO appears to be a big time problem for DJT.
Patterns, intent, complicit behavior, cumulative evidence, it isn't about one man pleading guilty to a "non-crime" as is suggested. You may see a fin on the surface, the tip of an iceberg, neither tells you what lies beneath the surface.
I can't wait for it to be over, but it is like watching survivor; who is getting voted out at the next tribal.