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Mc Mike

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9. Is it really illegal to receive a cash and in-kind donation to the campaign and not report it?
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 06:22 PM
Aug 2018

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 ....

*says totes-not-Don-McGahn* RockRaven Aug 2018 #1
While creepy MosheFeingold Aug 2018 #2
That's FAUX New's line, why repeat that strawman here? Cohen copped to a felony not a civil fine uponit7771 Aug 2018 #5
Don't watch Faux news, but I was a lawyer on campaigns MosheFeingold Aug 2018 #6
So not reporting the campaign benefiting payment and trying to hide its source is perfectly legal? uponit7771 Aug 2018 #7
If it had a mixed purpose, yes. MosheFeingold Aug 2018 #20
You mind citing law in that, I don't see anything related to mixed purpose uponit7771 Aug 2018 #21
I will dig it up, but will give one better for now MosheFeingold Aug 2018 #22
So there was no duty to report the in-kind contribution because it was mixed-use? Hell, EVERYONE ... uponit7771 Aug 2018 #23
Maybe MosheFeingold Aug 2018 #24
At them minimum this goes to trial for the avg candidate and a reasonable juror would decided on uponit7771 Aug 2018 #25
The guy on Ari's show is directly addressing this issue. Not reporting a campaign benefiting ... uponit7771 Aug 2018 #8
Ah . . . Roy Rolling Aug 2018 #3
The money was to benefit the campaign and not reported regardless of its source uponit7771 Aug 2018 #4
Is it really illegal to receive a cash and in-kind donation to the campaign and not report it? Mc Mike Aug 2018 #9
+1, not only that it sounds like they KNOWINGLY hid the in-kind contribution via shell companies uponit7771 Aug 2018 #11
Did some fancy footwork with the reimbursement billing, too. Mc Mike Aug 2018 #12
LOFL !! I'd pay to see that !! uponit7771 Aug 2018 #15
Many are saying Omarosa has videotape of such. Mc Mike Aug 2018 #18
Consciousness of guilt. Mc Mike Aug 2018 #13
+++++ underpants Aug 2018 #17
Ignorance of the applicability of laws of which you are ignorant. 'Unknown unknowns'. Nt Mc Mike Aug 2018 #19
They can try but seeing as Cohen is a lawyer the prosecutor should be able to destroy them if they cstanleytech Aug 2018 #10
if you sleep noneof_theabove Aug 2018 #14
Does anyone believe there are only 2 payoffs? AC_Mem Aug 2018 #16
Unfortunately trumps ignorance isn't a free pass... beachbum bob Aug 2018 #26
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