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unblock

(52,309 posts)
4. There were others!? I'm shocked! I thought for sure his infidelity was just a three-off!
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 08:52 PM
Apr 2018

Marla
Stormey
Karen

Just youthful indescretions of a 59-year old.

:Rofl:

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
5. Someone on DU was arguing that there were little legs to Stormy's $130,000 silence money.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 09:13 PM
Apr 2018

The FBI and the judges and prosecutors that are signing off on search warrants seem to decidedly think otherwise. Seems crimes or indications of crimes are being uncovered because of the look into the Stormy Daniels payoff.

Wounded Bear

(58,698 posts)
7. That type of NDA should be illegal...
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 09:16 PM
Apr 2018

I'm OK with legitimate NDAs that protect intellectual property.

Using them to cover up illicit assignations should be banned.

meadowlander

(4,402 posts)
11. To be fair,
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 10:07 PM
Apr 2018

having an affair isn't a crime and paying someone off to protect your reputation/marriage isn't in itself a crime either as long as both parties freely agree to it, the money comes from a legitimate source and the terms of the contract are fulfilled.

This is only shady because it was an illegal campaign contribution and Cohen lied to the bank about what he was using the money for. Or it would be shady if it was coerced, for example, as a condition of an employment contract or as part of a blackmail scheme.

Otherwise, I don't think it's the public's business if two people of their own free will make an arrangement to exchange money for not talking about something that could hurt one party's reputation but that isn't actually illegal.

meadowlander

(4,402 posts)
18. That's just bonkers.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 10:24 PM
Apr 2018

How is having an affair any business of the states?

I wonder how many people have ever actually been prosecuted.

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
17. Lisa Bloom, the attorney, was representing a woman claiming that he raped her when she was 13.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 10:24 PM
Apr 2018

They canceled an announced press conference a few days before the election.

I wonder why.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
13. I envision Cohen printing out NDAs the same way the mint prints dollar bills
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 10:19 PM
Apr 2018

Of course Randy Panda doesn't remember all the women he has fooled around with. Eeeewwwwwww!

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
15. Oh, PLEASE let one of them be KATIE JOHNSON, aka JANE DOE!
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 10:20 PM
Apr 2018

The woman who was supposed to be having a press conference a few days before the election -- to discuss being raped when she was 13 years old -- until the press conference got suddenly canceled, due to "threats."

Takket

(21,620 posts)
19. hoping eventually we are gonig to start hearing about findings and not things being
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 10:25 PM
Apr 2018

"looked into". i've seen no less than 100 "looking into" posts on DU. I'm tired of "looknig into". I want impeachment material.

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