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wishstar

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1. Sounds like grounds for disbarment of Michael Cohen then

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Wed Mar 28, 2018, 09:46 PM

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Meltdown! Cohens' zeal to keep Trump off hook for a hush money payment essentially just voided NDA [View all] kpete Mar 2018 OP

Sounds like grounds for disbarment of Michael Cohen then wishstar Mar 2018 #1

Yeah I'm not a lawyer but... Takket Mar 2018 #16

The disbarment would actually be for the money. DetlefK Mar 2018 #53

Taking one for the President? Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #2

I agree with you... CatMor Mar 2018 #4

My guess is,Cohen will Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #8

He only has himself to blame.... CatMor Mar 2018 #11

Preposterous. BSdetect Mar 2018 #3

The contract is void and Cohen is potentially facing disbarment? herding cats Mar 2018 #5

Cohens attorney seems like he is trumps attorney. boston bean Mar 2018 #6

And if there is no contract, then the $170,000 paid to Stormy Daniels is a gift. no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #7

$130,000. nt tblue37 Mar 2018 #15

My bad. Thanks. no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #56

Presumably she always had to pay taxes on it unblock Mar 2018 #33

Settlements of claims are usually not taxable income under IRS rules EffieBlack Mar 2018 #35

This wasnt a settlement of a claim jberryhill Mar 2018 #37

I know. Thats why I said I dont know if the principle extends to this situation EffieBlack Mar 2018 #45

Whatever the object was, DD didn't sign it. Not this copy or any copy, pnwmom Mar 2018 #51

Well if I damage your property and we settle , then yeah unblock Mar 2018 #43

Gift taxes are owed by the person giving the gift. n/t pnwmom Mar 2018 #52

good point. unblock Mar 2018 #57

She'd have to pay taxes on the income she made as a result of investing the gift. pnwmom Mar 2018 #64

i mean, she already got it in 2016 and filed taxes in april 2017, right? unblock Mar 2018 #65

She wouldn't have had to claim it as a gift or income. It would have been the job of the person pnwmom Mar 2018 #67

This is good news, right? Tatiana Mar 2018 #9

I suspect the tape AND the lack of signature make a compelling case. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #60

I don't like Cohen or his lawyer any more than anybody else here, but Goodheart Mar 2018 #10

Seems Laurence Tribe doesn't agree with you. triron Mar 2018 #19

Well, don't get me wrong... Goodheart Mar 2018 #66

He wasnt a third party Major Nikon Mar 2018 #20

Yes and contract specifically says it is only enforceable if all parties sign it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #44

The contract spelled out various assurances DT was making to Stormy pnwmom Mar 2018 #26

Then how does Trump or David Dennison or whateverthefuck his phoney name is... Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #42

If so, then 45 can't go after her for damages, Only Cohen can. So, the big Q is, would Cohen? lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #55

You get what you pay for. In Dennison's case, nothing. Hassler Mar 2018 #12

EVERYONE who comes in contact.... dawnie51 Mar 2018 #13

Bad for Cohen but isn;t that 'gooder' for trumper? pangaia Mar 2018 #14

Unless there's proof somewhere that he damn well DID know about the payoff.. Volaris Mar 2018 #24

How not fooled Mar 2018 #41

He knew!! pangaia Mar 2018 #47

The personal risks people take for drumpf Takket Mar 2018 #17

He intimidates or lures into a small compromise. rainin Mar 2018 #36

Maybe Stormy didn't have a contract with 45*, but doesn't she have a contract with SOMEONE ???? groundloop Mar 2018 #18

She signed a contract in which DD -- who was supposed to be DT -- gave various pnwmom Mar 2018 #27

How can Trump sue for non performance of a contract that Jarqui Mar 2018 #21

Thank you, Jarqui, for your clear analysis! n/t pnwmom Mar 2018 #28

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2018 #38

I don't think there are any damages for defamation unblock Mar 2018 #40

They called her a liar in the national media Jarqui Mar 2018 #46

You're giving arguments for why she wins, not damages unblock Mar 2018 #49

Damages in a Defamation Case Jarqui Mar 2018 #50

donnie's claim that she damaged him is also pretty suspect. unblock Mar 2018 #58

It's not just the economic damages Jarqui Mar 2018 #59

i agree that much of the legal action is actually about negotiating the value of the story unblock Mar 2018 #61

I do not see he and his lawyer sitting for a deposition and coming Jarqui Mar 2018 #63

Trump's attorney's lawyer will need a malpractice attorney now. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #22

this is some great legal positioning here....this is mind blowing.. check this out mentalslavery Mar 2018 #23

Lol reminds me of Oceans 11... Volaris Mar 2018 #25

Belieze!...who said anything about Belieze... mentalslavery Mar 2018 #31

Nope lol Volaris Mar 2018 #54

This is a mind-blowing logic problem. And the answer is pnwmom Mar 2018 #30

pnwmom...you and I know damn well you were never mentalslavery Mar 2018 #32

Cohen fell on his sword for drumpf, and didn't even know it! democratisphere Mar 2018 #29

More like cohen tried to fall on his own sword and trump tripped mentalslavery Mar 2018 #34

Paging Vinny Gambini.... Grammy23 Mar 2018 #39

Crap they're dumb.. 1st year law Cha Mar 2018 #48

Trump is extremely cautious to employ certain strategies BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #62

What a colossal DUMBASS! Vinnie From Indy Mar 2018 #68