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In reply to the discussion: Trump Didn't Consult McGahn About Hush-Money Payments, Source Says [View all]Mc Mike
(9,107 posts)Oh. It is.
Well, what if you didn't know getting those contributions was against the campaign finance laws? Is it illegal if you were ignorant of the laws?
Oh. It is.
Well, what if you were too stupid to know those laws were even applicable, during the campaign? Is it illegal to be too stupid to even consider the idea that the money and blackmail info might somehow fall under the jurisdiction of campaign finance laws, of which you are ignorant, anyway?
Even if you thought the applicable laws were writs of habeas and replevin, torts, and the interstate commerce clause, instead? There are a lot of different laws, and it's hard to go through life without breaking some of them, in some categories, at any given moment. Is it illegal then?
Oh.
Well, what if you were so stupid that you forgot that you were even running for election, during the audiotaped meeting about campaign matters your lawyer made, 2 weeks before election day? Is it ....