Trump Campaign broke campaign finance laws by paying Cohen's legal bills

[RandySF]

“The Trump campaign has spent nearly $228,000 to cover some of the legal expenses for President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, sources familiar with the payments tell ABC News, raising questions about whether the Trump campaign may have violated campaign finance laws.”

“Cohen has said that he did not have a formal role in the Trump campaign, and it is illegal to spend campaign funds for personal use.”


https://politicalwire.com/2018/04/30/trump-campaign-is-paying-for-some-of-cohens-legal-fees/

[Gothmog]

1. Another lawsuit for trump to lose

[Larrybanal]

8. more likely

another abuse of power that will be ignored...only history will tell the story of the most corrupt presidency ever

[Wellstone ruled]

2. This comes as no suprise to many.

Trump bragged about using his personal funds to bribe Officials when he was this so called Real Estate Mogul in New York. Notice he called it his personal funds.

Trump Crime Syndicate knows no bounds.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. The corruption continues to pile up.

The great pretender spending other people's money.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. Nothing to see here, yes if this was a Democrat the nation and the media would

have to stop functioning until penalties were handed out and ALL resignations were in hand, but rump isnt a democrat.

[RockRaven]

5. Add it to the list of future charges

Hopefully this means yet even more money pissed away on lawyers, fines, penalties.

[Angry Dragon]

6. nothing new

[Botany]

7. and by using campaign funds that were washed through Trump hotels and then sent to a....

... LLC that Cohen started to to pay off Stormy Daniels Cohen and the Trump campaign broke
many many laws ..... but in the end what about Hillary's email server?

[getagrip_already]

9. If the fec won't take this up, is there another way to prosecute it?

The fec doesn't seem capable of breaking it's 3-3 makeup. They aren't going to bring charges.

Could another branch prosecute it?

[RandySF]

12. The SDNY is already investigating possible violations

Related to Stormy

[Gothmog]

10. From Marc Elias

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[FakeNoose]

11. Why isn't Michael Cohen paying his own legal bills?

The guy has resources, he definitely owns property and there must be a lot of cash stashed somewhere.
His taxicab business is worth several $ million.

[mythology]

15. Perhaps he generously paid one too many hush deals

If I recall correctly, he took out a loan to pay off Stormy Daniels.

[Honeycombe8]

13. I suspect nothing will be done about this. nt

[NewJeffCT]

14. he'll just pardon whoever is involved

since it's federal crimes.

[Scurrilous]

16. K&R