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jberryhill

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41. What I can't figure out about this family...

Fri Mar 16, 2018, 02:25 PM

Mar 2018

Is how they manage to avoid the routine scrutiny I get.

I have a law practice and am on retainer to various clients, including some abroad. Nothing fishy, just mundane legal work.

In some sort of "tripwire" review of foreign transactions, someone noticed that at the beginning of each month for quite some time, I would receive a payment from abroad, transfer a portion of that to a personal account of mine, and then transfer that money to a woman in the US.

The woman in question is my wife's daughter from a previous marriage, she's in school, and we send her a monthly stipend.

So in the course of "just following up on some transactions", a person from the bank asked "what is this monthly payment to your business account for?" I said that is the monthly retainer I receive from client X to attend to their legal matters.

"Okay. Who is (my stepdaughter's name)?"

I guess what bothered me was the tone of the question, but I flipped right out. She had been asked to ask that question because some nitwit somewhere thought they had found some kind of sneaky payment I was making to an unrelated woman for her personal maintenance, as if I had a mistress or something.

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Hmmmm, interesting? Vanessa Trump hires CRIMINAL defense attorney for Donald Jr. divorce (Updated) [View all] kpete Mar 2018 OP

She is trying to stay out of jail Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #1

Yep dalton99a Mar 2018 #2

That or she is trying to position herself to protect any current and or future assets she might be cstanleytech Mar 2018 #34

A criminal defense attorney--hinting she might know/participate/get dragged into his illegal shit! TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #67

She, too, committed a crime and is afraid she might get indicted. Tatiana Mar 2018 #3

Guilty enid602 Mar 2018 #76

Even if one is amicably dividing various assets jberryhill Mar 2018 #4

What would Vanessa's liability be... PJMcK Mar 2018 #7

If she didn't do the crime, she wouldn't go to jail marylandblue Mar 2018 #11

Good insight PJMcK Mar 2018 #15

It would depend on what she knew jberryhill Mar 2018 #17

Well my wife just tells me she makes cash withdrawals marylandblue Mar 2018 #20

What I can't figure out about this family... jberryhill Mar 2018 #41

More like some mooslim sleeper cell I'm betting ... they wouldn't give a crap bout a mistress. mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #47

I suppose jberryhill Mar 2018 #55

There may be some kind of accounting in the system for 'what is typical' and in Manaforts case mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #57

They have a lot of business dealings marylandblue Mar 2018 #52

I guess so jberryhill Mar 2018 #56

Mamfort hid his money this way: dixiegrrrrl Mar 2018 #70

Brazen. (no text) sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #79

Well, are you a cilla4progress Mar 2018 #66

Protecting assets may be what the whole divorce is about. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #39

Agree - Divorce may be a way to protect assests Blueplanet Mar 2018 #75

That's the general idea jberryhill Mar 2018 #12

Inquiring minds want to know! PJMcK Mar 2018 #16

So in your opinion angrychair Mar 2018 #21

There is nothing about a Trump divorce which I would characterize as mundane jberryhill Mar 2018 #31

But maybe the lawyer is just someone she trusts who happens to be a criminal Sophia4 Mar 2018 #42

There's that jberryhill Mar 2018 #58

Good points! I'm just always trying to look for the pretty picture behind it all. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #65

Or she is in on a bunch of illegal shit Jr. pulled and was a willing participant. Ligyron Mar 2018 #71

I like the title of your post without the subsequent text. "... who happens to be a criminal" erronis Mar 2018 #59

I'm just an incurable idealist, optimist. Gets me through tough times, but the cynics Sophia4 Mar 2018 #62

Then there is this possibility. I'm not claiming it is the reason, but who knows? Sophia4 Mar 2018 #68

Maybe she plans on spilling the beans. n/t mia Mar 2018 #5

Vanessa, call Mr. Mueller. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #6

she is leveraging her knowledge of the trump family skeletons to GTFU of the marriage AND have an beachbum bob Mar 2018 #29

You sure that communications while husband & wife become non-privileged post-divorce? All states? mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #50

no, does not apply to a lawyer you have paid/on retainer. beachbum bob Mar 2018 #73

You are probably right as are some of the other DUers who are being more cynical Sophia4 Mar 2018 #60

She knows assets will be seized in criminal proceedings Sanity Claws Mar 2018 #8

Yep jberryhill Mar 2018 #14

Good heavens. janx Mar 2018 #9

I think you are onto something. triron Mar 2018 #13

Time to buy a t.v. and stock up on popcorn! Last show I watched like this was Dallas. erronis Mar 2018 #61

It would not be surprising. C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #10

Good point, a lot of criminal families do that marylandblue Mar 2018 #18

nods in agreement. trixie2 Mar 2018 #22

There you have it Hekate Mar 2018 #27

even signing her tax return could expose her to criminal liability...... getagrip_already Mar 2018 #32

Spousal privilege go bye-bye? PdxSean Mar 2018 #19

Ooooooh! Good one! trixie2 Mar 2018 #23

Is it the normal way of doing things to go to the state Supreme Court to get a divorce? I patricia92243 Mar 2018 #24

In New York, Lindsay Mar 2018 #30

Yup leftynyc Mar 2018 #44

We don't know why she made that choice. B2G Mar 2018 #25

Yup. Trump's tend to value trust and/or loyalty over expertise. But who knows? dameatball Mar 2018 #26

Yup. Trust the don and fealty. Expertise - that's for reality t.v. shows. erronis Mar 2018 #63

We shall see what manner of business 'acumen' the 'd' sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #77

Or maybe Don Jr. is going thru the motions of divorce to protect assets for himself. flying_wahini Mar 2018 #28

I was thinking something similar. infullview Mar 2018 #33

I hope the entire process is followed by the media and reported on, in detail. Paladin Mar 2018 #35

This is getting interesting. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #36

getting ready... BadGimp Mar 2018 #37

Could be crim atty to claw back div settlement proceeds from RICO seizures that may be coming. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #38

Good luck with that! That attorney will make a ton of money - if s/he ever gets paid. erronis Mar 2018 #64

Shes taking the money and running because she knows Junior is in trouble kimbutgar Mar 2018 #40

There is also speculation that she takes the assets WhiteTara Mar 2018 #43

'Loot'! sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #49

She's really getting a loot bag from junior WhiteTara Mar 2018 #74

One of the 'o's in loot can be changed to a 'u'. 😝 sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #78

Santa Baby and The Easter Bunny fund my extra curricular account. sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #45

This was intended as a reply to MarylandBlue. sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #48

Its all about the money. mn9driver Mar 2018 #46

Probably to split the assets before her portion is devalued. ffr Mar 2018 #51

or seized and confiscated bigtree Mar 2018 #54

knew this was related to his criminal investigation bigtree Mar 2018 #53

I thought they couldn't compel a spouse justgamma Mar 2018 #69

Take Pinkman's advice - hire a criminal... lawyer Xipe Totec Mar 2018 #72