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procon

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17. Trump was going to hire only the best of the best.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 09:10 AM

Aug 2018

Now he's got himself saddled with Cohen who is apparently so stupid that he plead guilty to two counts of campaign finance violations that are not a crime.

Good job, Trump, you sure can pick some winners.

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Trump: "President Obama had a big campaign finance violation and it was easily settled!" [View all] Miles Archer Aug 2018 OP

how do you plead guilty to something thats not a--- GusBob Aug 2018 #1

That's the Fox spin this morning.. Goodheart Aug 2018 #2

What A Brilliant Lawyer, Right? ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #11

What did they say about him cheating on his wife with a pornst--- GusBob Aug 2018 #15

8 for 18 are still big league numbers. peekaloo Aug 2018 #3

What the hell is he talking about? GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #4

Obama 2008 campaign fined $375,000 oberliner Aug 2018 #37

Thanks! GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #43

A big league hitter going 8 for 18 would be batting .444, Hall of Fame numbers Jersey Devil Aug 2018 #5

Greatest ever jayschool2013 Aug 2018 #8

Ummm....what? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2018 #6

It's a reference to this oberliner Aug 2018 #40

Past tense is pleaded jayschool2013 Aug 2018 #7

Or pled, if one is old school. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2018 #12

Thank you. Apparently, I'm old school and this drives me nuts. Also, lead and led. Frustratedlady Aug 2018 #18

I am old school too, as well as just plain old. rzemanfl Aug 2018 #19

My god, I'm so old school I had no idea somebody changed the tenses of verbs! sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #20

Me also Timewas Aug 2018 #30

Trump is no school, so he went with the incorrect version. He's dumb as shit. John Fante Aug 2018 #35

In my mind "pled" sounds right PatSeg Aug 2018 #29

pleaded is correct... qazplm135 Aug 2018 #36

The English language is often illogical PatSeg Aug 2018 #41

Well, first of all, call him on the lie. kentuck Aug 2018 #9

BINGO DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #10

Well Stated by NCSteve ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #14

So he's admitting to the campaign finance violation malaise Aug 2018 #13

I just was looking at this. bdamomma Aug 2018 #22

By a distance malaise Aug 2018 #24

but he got in bdamomma Aug 2018 #25

Yes malaise Aug 2018 #27

Apples and oranges you orange fool. MrsCoffee Aug 2018 #16

Trump was going to hire only the best of the best. procon Aug 2018 #17

Clown can't lsewpershad Aug 2018 #21

fixated? bdamomma Aug 2018 #23

"Truth is not truth, and crimes are not crimes." LBM20 Aug 2018 #26

obama once drove 56 in a 55 so vehicular homicide isn't a crime! unblock Aug 2018 #28

LOL!!!! duforsure Aug 2018 #31

Old Repug tactic -- use false equivalency. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2018 #32

***RED HERRING*** Obama campaign was civil Red Don's is criminal because funds (not campaign funds) uponit7771 Aug 2018 #33

It wasn't for paying off women to keep quiet of adulterous sex... brush Aug 2018 #34

It was for a series of missing 48-hour notices oberliner Aug 2018 #42

Like I said, it wasn't for paying off women to hide adulterous sex... brush Aug 2018 #44

No argument here oberliner Aug 2018 #46

OVER THERE!!! LOOK!!!! durablend Aug 2018 #38

More like Moose and Squirrel are on his trail. brush Aug 2018 #47

Getting the timing off for filing something isn't quite like hush money. What a twit. Vinca Aug 2018 #39

Jeez I forgot all about those times Obama paid sex workers to keep quiet Major Nikon Aug 2018 #45