08-22-2018, 08:05 PM
(08-22-2018, 07:57 PM)Dill Wrote: Yes I forgot that. Though now that appears crucial to Trump's narrative which clears himself. He didn't know Cohen did that.
Dershowitz seems to think, what?--that if Trump directed Cohen to do it, then it is not really a 3rd party transaction. Trump is clear. If Cohen did it on his own, then he alone is guilty of the violation. Trump is clear. My question is about how Cohen is paid back, what money is actually shifted from where.
In my view, contra Dershowitz, there must still be a campaign violation somewhere since the law requires transparency and integrity in the record of contributions. I don't really see that here in any scenario. And there was a conspiracy to keep it that way, even if Cohen acted alone, as Trump claims.
So Cohen made an illegal contribution, but even if Trump did not make an illegal contribution, if he took part in the planning of it he would be guilty of conspiracy for the crime Cohen has pleaded guilty to, which would then be a crime.
Personally, I don't see this going anywhere for Trump. I'll just wait for Mueller to conclude his investigation.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
