Trump Campaign: We Paid For Bill Clinton's Accusers To Be At The Debate

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By LAUREN FOX Published OCTOBER 10, 2016, 12:57 AM EDT

The Trump campaign said it paid for three women who accused Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct to come to the debate.

Politico reported Sunday that Trump spokesperson Hope Hicks said that the Trump campaign had picked up the tab for their travel.

"They were our invited guests," Hicks told Politico.

But Politico also reported that Broaddrick had told reporters that the right wing news outlet Breitbart had actually paid for her travel.

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[Adenoid_Hynkel]

1. One was paid $2,500 by Roger Stone's PAC

Would this collusion violate some FCC rules?

[PJMcK]

4. Perhaps you mean "FEC" (wink) (n/t)

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

9. oops

yes

[scscholar]

28. Considering the obscene content, it could be FCC too

I'm sure they're looking into charges for that national embarrassment.

[PJMcK]

33. That's a good point

There is a caveat to it, though. Recall that the Reagan Administration repealed the "Fairness Doctrine" which required, among other regulations, that differing political points of view be accorded equal time on the public's airwaves. Therein lies the issue. Today, very few Americans receive their television signals through broadcast signals. Most of the public's television is delivered by cable which is not regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. Although there are some broad federal rules, cable regulations are administered predominantly by state and local controls.

It sucks, but there it is.

[exboyfil]

6. Yes and an even better

result is that it shows a direct link from Stone to the campaign. In other words now Trump owns all the words that his insane authorized surrogate has said.

[kwassa]

2. No surprise there. Desperation from Donald.

the gutter fight has just begun.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Donald J tRump / Breitbart / alt-right / deplorable -- What's the difference? . . . . nt

[wordpix]

5. Don the Con's new name: The Lurker

[Frank Cannon]

7. Just another bad Trump investment.

And a clear sign that he has absolutely no tricks left up his sleeve. None.

Nothing left to do but watch the slow bleeding out for the next three weeks.

[question everything]

11. Right. I was glad that the cameras did not pan on them

I think that MSNBC had a glimpse, could not differentiate between them and this was it. I am sure Fox did.

Did anyone try to interview them?

[Fiendish Thingy]

30. Trump had a press conference with them before the debate n/t

[onehandle]

8. No kidding. nt

[SunSeeker]

10. K & R for exposure of scum.

[groundloop]

12. Nothing we didn't already know..... except that tRump would brag about this

What an utterly classless and contemptible human being!!!

[dawnie51]

13. I had guesstimated......

$5 grand apiece yesterday..these gals were bought for cheap! What a bunch of losers. So desperate to be in the spotlight again, they sell their privacy and what's left of their dignity, at their ages, when a woman should know better. And broke-ass Drumpf isn't even the one who coughs it up, but his minions do! This is too good.

[Democat]

14. They all secretly want Clinton to win so they can get paid more

They get money if Clinton wins and the right wing pays them to harass her for eight years.

[Moonwalk]

24. Going to be really hard for them to do that this time around...

...when you have a young and pretty lady talking of her illicit affair with the president a year or two ago, that no one knew about till now, it sells and the news channels will be all over it. When you have, essentially, a grandmother on the cover of a tabloid talking of how she had an affair 30 years ago with the president's husband, and everyone already knows this....



Anyone paying these ladies to keep harping on their stories is wasting their money. Especially after the election.

[procon]

15. So, isn't this a violation of all kinds of campaign rules?

And when does the FEC investigation start?

[TexasBushwhacker]

17. If it's just travel expenses, I doubt it n/t

[treestar]

16. And what was the purpose of it?

Don the Con is in the gutter. Like a 12 year old.

[dawnie51]

18. It has been reported that this stunt was the brainchild of...

Bannon and Jarod Kushner, the son-in-law. Yesterday I had wondered what kind of guy Kushner was, to hear this old fart call his own daughter and Kushner's wife, a piece of ass. How does one process this and remain cordial? I guess this is the answer; he doesn't care. The power/money dynamic is too powerful even when someone you love is being insulted. This whole bunch is just beneath contempt. There are no depths to which they won't sink. And I'm getting really sick of Trump the insult dog making disgusting statements and then saying it was a joke. The only joke here is him.

[bucolic_frolic]

19. Reagan

Famously said 'I PAID for this microphone!' at the New Hampshire primary,
1980.

Trump has questioned microphones ... and paid for this, um, display

Imitation?

[WhiteTara]

20. I hope it was cash, up front.

Once the night is over, they have no further use so it would be normal for him to stiff them.

[LakeArenal]

21. I actually felt bad for these sorry women....

Being exploited by Trump. I think the internet universe is going to open a can whoop ass on these women. So much for dredging up a chance for 15 more minutes of fame. I think they will pay dearly.

[Duppers]

37. They did not have to attend. Big Catch22 here

Is that these woman accepted money to attend in order to rattle Hillary and to somehow sway voters against her!

They accepted money from one serial sex abuser in order to bash the spouse of another serial sex abuser.

I suppose the irony of the situation escapes them.

1. Bill Clinton is not running for office and 2. in no way can Hillary be blamed for what he did. (I detest the RW propaganda claiming that Hillary is a "lesbian." No, I'm not an anti-gay bigot, it's just that that lie is fucking nonsense.) And...3. If, by their logic, she had some responsibility for Bill's behavior , then so do all of tRump's wives.

So, yes, shame on them.

[awoke_in_2003]

38. They sold themselves

to get back in the spotlight. No sympathy from me.

[Thinkingabout]

22. Hey, let them take the money, his parents probably also paid kids to play with Trump.

less money left to advertise but then Trump does not have a plan, nothing to advertise. These ladies have just been "used" by Trump.

[Blue Idaho]

23. What a waste of money...

This will go down as one of the worst planned political stunts in history. It totally backfired.

[Archae]

25. Just look at the records of those 3 women.

Broaddrick testified UNDER OATH that Bill Clinton did not rape her.
So either she perjured herself back then, or is lying now to sell the book she wants people to buy, her "life story."

Gennifer Flowers is still selling tapes of her conversations with Bill Clinton, but refuses completely to release unedited versions.

Paula Jones had a nose job with money she got from the right-wing, and then had a "boxing match" with Tonya Harding, where she got her bell rung on national TV.
Then she did a spread (literally) in the sleazy magazine Penthouse, and said the right-wing "used her."

[kacekwl]

26. More money lost by Trump that

he won't pay tax on. LOSER.

[SummerSnow]

27. bought and sold

[PunksMom]

29. They all looked like they just sold their souls

Oh wait...they did! Such a sad state of affairs.

[CrispyQ]

31. One of the things that pisses me off to no end about this shameful act,

is that Trump would call everyone of those women that were in that room with him, a pig, or comment on their fat ass or their old face, but he's fine sitting there acting all self-righteous, like he's some kind of champion for women. The man is just so disgusting & vile I don't know how anyone can vote for him.

[SwankyXomb]

32. Great comeback for Dems:

We would have brought in all the people that Trump stiffed on paying bills, but the hall wasn't that big.

[Hatemonger]

34. Desperation....smh

This is Drumpf's last desperate attempt, his "Hailmary" so to speak. Can't wait for the new tapes to be releases of this vile, disgusting scumbag.

[adigal]

35. My husband just said this before I saw the story

But he thinks they got a lot more $$ than just travel!