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In reply to the discussion: How I understand the National Enquirer involvement [View all]CrispyQ
(41,051 posts)26. That Cohen deal was a maze of deception.
How they made it look like income.
2017
January: Cohen seeks reimbursement from the Trump Organization for $180,035 $130,000 for the payment to Daniels, plus a wiring fee and an extra $50,000. Trump Organization executives double the reimbursement to $360,000 and add another $60,000, for a total of $420,000 to be paid in monthly installments for 12 months.
Cohen sends invoices for $35,000 per month and receives $420,000 from the company over the course of the year.
Jan. 20: Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
A wiring fee.
The above is from this link, a timeline of what happened. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-indictment-investigation-timeline-manhattan-district-attorney/
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So how was this a campaign finance problem? That's what I don't understand completely. nt
mitch96
Apr 2024
#36
I see, "catch and kill" should have been reported as a campaign contribution.
thesquanderer
Apr 2024
#28
I've seen no indication of there being falsified financial records between Trump and Pecker...
thesquanderer
Apr 2024
#34
Again, another quality from Trump that I definitely see coming from local, predominately white communities.
Baitball Blogger
Apr 2024
#12
It's the low tech version of what the Russians were doing on social media
Tommy Carcetti
Apr 2024
#24
I still have a problem wrapping my head around how what Pecker did with McDougall was legal
mitch96
Apr 2024
#22
David Pecker confesses on the stand to conspiring with Trump against Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2024
#27