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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt came out today that the Stormy Daniels payoff agreement...
was reached on Oct. 28, 2016. Is it just a coincidence that the Comey letter was also released on Oct. 28, 2016.
Sounds coordinated to me.
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It came out today that the Stormy Daniels payoff agreement... (Original Post)
brush
Feb 2019
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mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)1. One was public (or at least not secret), one was decidedly the opposite.
So ... no.
Coincidence is my bet.
brush
(53,784 posts)2. Think it through, both designed to help trump...
not a coincidence IMO.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)3. No, it did not come out just now
So, you believe that Cohen is still lying to Congress?
If you are interested in the timing, you might want to read the Cohen sentencing memo which has been public since December of last year.
Page 15 explains the timeline, and it has nothing to do with Comey.
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.499666/gov.uscourts.nysd.499666.27.0_3.pdf
On October 8, 2016, an agent for an adult film actress (Woman-2) informed Editor-1 that Woman-2 was willing to make public statements and confirm on the record her alleged past affair with Individual-1. Chairman-1 and Editor-1 contacted Cohen and put him in touch with Attorney-1, who was also representing Woman-2. Over the course of the next few days, Cohen negotiated a $130,000 agreement with Attorney-1 to purchase Woman-2s silence. Cohen received a signed confidential settlement agreement and a separate side letter from Attorney-1. (PSR ¶ 45).
Cohen did not immediately execute the settlement agreement, nor did he pay Woman-2. On the evening of October 25, 2016, with no final deal in place with Woman-2, Attorney-1 told Editor-1 that Woman-2 was close to completing a deal with a media outlet, under which she would make her story public. Editor-1 texted Cohen that [w]e have to coordinate something on the matter [Attorney-1 is] calling you about or it could look awfully bad for everyone. Chairman-1 and Editor-1 then called Cohen through an encrypted telephone application. Cohen agreed to make the payment and then called Attorney-1 to finalize the deal. (PSR ¶ 46).
On October 26, 2016, Cohen emailed an incorporating service to obtain the corporate formation documents for another shell corporation, Essential Consultants, LLC, which he had incorporated a few days prior. That afternoon, he directed that $131,000from his HELOC the same HELOC he had obtained by means of false statements, see p. 8-10, supra be deposited into an account he had just opened in the name of Essential Consultants LLC. The next day, Cohen wired $130,000 from that account to Attorney-1. On the wire form, Cohen falsely indicated that the purpose of the wire was to pay a retainer. On November1, 2016, Cohen received copies of the final, signed confidential settlement agreement and side letter agreement from Attorney-1.
14(PSR ¶¶ 47-50).
brush
(53,784 posts)4. The 28th was mentioned. was wondering if it was a coincidence...
or coordination since Comey at the time was still working against Clinton.