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brooklynite

(94,624 posts)
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 12:48 PM Apr 2018

Diamond and Silk say under oath they weren't paid by Trump campaign; FEC filings say otherwise

Source: The Hill

The conservative social media personalities known as Diamond and Silk claimed under oath at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday that they were never paid for their consulting work by President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Federal campaign finance filings show otherwise.

"We have never been paid by the Trump campaign," Lynette Hardaway, who goes by Diamond, told Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas).

Filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show that the campaign paid the duo $1,275 on November 22, 2016 for "field consulting."

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/385013-diamond-and-silk-say-under-oath-they-werent-paid-by-trump-campaign-fec



Trump supporters should figure out that they can't pull off blatant lying as well as Trump can.
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Diamond and Silk say under oath they weren't paid by Trump campaign; FEC filings say otherwise (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP
So, of course they will be brought up on perjury charges, right?... hlthe2b Apr 2018 #1
They MIGHT be telling the truth.... remember that Spanky often fails to pay his contractors groundloop Apr 2018 #2
Although the rest of the article... jberryhill Apr 2018 #3
The filing says "field consulting", not "travel reimbursement". Someone lied somewhere. George II Apr 2018 #4
The article, which is less than the transcript, suggests they had lied jberryhill Apr 2018 #17
Not familiar with the FEC form, but I'm sure state forms are similar, which I am familiar with. George II Apr 2018 #18
If paid travel, their services must be worth something, PIK contribution bigbrother05 Apr 2018 #10
Well, yes, but that's going in the other direction jberryhill Apr 2018 #16
A travel reimbursement is still a payment, no? RockRaven Apr 2018 #5
While it is a different line on a tax spreadsheet titaniumsalute Apr 2018 #7
Lock Them Up! jpak Apr 2018 #6
Time for Diamond and Silk to go to the Pokey and the Hoosegow. n/t Still In Wisconsin Apr 2018 #8
They need a way to buy those diamonds and silk. jalan48 Apr 2018 #9
Am i the only one who has absolutely no clue who these two are? Oneironaut Apr 2018 #11
Or what they actually DO. skypilot Apr 2018 #12
YouTube chatterers, if I'm not mistaken jberryhill Apr 2018 #15
37 seconds..... SergeStorms Apr 2018 #23
you lasted 17 seconds longer than me! Locrian Apr 2018 #25
People tell me..... SergeStorms Apr 2018 #28
More crimes committed if true duforsure Apr 2018 #13
Wait... gay texan Apr 2018 #14
I really really don't understand AAs who support Trump. YOHABLO Apr 2018 #19
Same, also women in general sakabatou Apr 2018 #20
They are being paid off and/or are bigots JI7 Apr 2018 #21
Basically grifting- and they dont hate Trump because they are the same kinda grifting trash. bettyellen Apr 2018 #26
Throw these two clowns in jail RhodeIslandOne Apr 2018 #22
What? Even more sTrumpet supporters lying under oath? raven mad Apr 2018 #24
Of course they were... Blue_Tires Apr 2018 #27
Do you think Trump could identify Diamond and/or Silk individually? oberliner Apr 2018 #29
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
3. Although the rest of the article...
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 12:55 PM
Apr 2018

...states that they claim it was a travel reimbursement and not payment for consulting services.

That should be easy enough to clear up.

Although, if they were receiving some "other" payment through Michael Cohen...

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
17. The article, which is less than the transcript, suggests they had lied
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 04:02 PM
Apr 2018

"The two later backtracked under questioning from Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), explaining that the Trump campaign had reimbursed them for airfare after they traveled to a campaign event. They insisted that they had never been paid for consulting work."

I'm not directly familiar with categories on that reporting form, but that would have been up to whomever recorded the expense, not them.

If you took me to lunch, and we chatted about your legal problems, and you reimburse me for a hamburger, then if I was asked if you ever paid me for legal services, I'd probably say something similar, and would not be too terribly impressed with "aha! But he paid you for a hamburger!" Meh.

That they do what they do with such enthusiasm suggests that they really got paid through some other channel, since that's how Trumponomics seems to work. Who knows, maybe Michael Cohen had to mortgage his vacation home too!

George II

(67,782 posts)
18. Not familiar with the FEC form, but I'm sure state forms are similar, which I am familiar with.
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 04:40 PM
Apr 2018

There aren't specific categories, there is a text box where the purpose of the expense is entered.

I just downloaded the trump expenditure file. The one in question is called "field consulting", as are hundreds of other expenditures. There are also hundreds of expenditures that are called "travel expense reimbursement". So this isn't a case of them not knowing that category existed.

If someone like me can find this, you know the experts at the FEC are aware of this too.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
10. If paid travel, their services must be worth something, PIK contribution
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 01:27 PM
Apr 2018

Most consultants charge travel, per diem, and a fee. So whatever it is above the travel expenses would be an unreported Payment-in-Kind donation.

RockRaven

(14,976 posts)
5. A travel reimbursement is still a payment, no?
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 01:03 PM
Apr 2018

Even if it is not, never mind that.

Trump campaign filings call it "field consulting," so they accusing their dearly loved Trump of filing falsified FEC reports? Okay then.

And according to a tweet from Shaun King, they also got paid (a lot more) by a well known white supremacist. Shocker.

titaniumsalute

(4,742 posts)
7. While it is a different line on a tax spreadsheet
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 01:06 PM
Apr 2018

It is technically a payment. Travel expenses are typically not taxable income. They may have done that to show that they were't paid as income but instead travel. But if travel costs $300 and you give them $1,200 then it gets squishy.

Oneironaut

(5,506 posts)
11. Am i the only one who has absolutely no clue who these two are?
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 01:40 PM
Apr 2018

Ive seen their names a couple times. I still have no clue what they even look like.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
28. People tell me.....
Fri Apr 27, 2018, 10:45 PM
Apr 2018

that I'm a very patient man, and "go the extra mile", even past the point of what's reasonable. I do go too far trying to listen to the other side. It's never worth it, believe me.

I have to do something about that. I wish I could have all 37 seconds of my life back, believe me!

gay texan

(2,454 posts)
14. Wait...
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 03:01 PM
Apr 2018

Aren't these the two who conservatives have been bitching about being blocked on Facebook???


I knew there was something suspicious about these two. They strike me as paid actors....

JI7

(89,254 posts)
21. They are being paid off and/or are bigots
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 06:51 PM
Apr 2018

This goes for all minorities and womenwho support him.


 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
22. Throw these two clowns in jail
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 06:53 PM
Apr 2018

They are a pathetic modern day minstrel show designed to entertain the drooling racist fucks who support Dolt 45.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
29. Do you think Trump could identify Diamond and/or Silk individually?
Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:05 PM
Apr 2018

If one came in without the other, would he be able to know who it was?

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