Cohen presumably used his law practices funds. That money came in part from Trump in exchange for Cohen being Trump’s fixer. A big part of that job was paying off people. Sleazy, but not illegal. And unless you stretch things pretty far by [mis]characterizing those payments as “loans” there is no campaign violation.…

Trump using personal funds to pay a legal settlement isn’t a campaign finance violation. Not sure how you see that it would be from the link. If he had used campaign funds and (?) not reported the use, that could be. Alternative, you could argue that Cohen “loaned” money to Trump which might arguably be considered an…

How did Trump violate campaign finance laws? I’m sure there’s some argument, but that can be said for literally any federal campaign. That’s the nature of an incredibly byzantine system.  Which is why campaign finance lawyers can charge $1,500/hour.

But what’s the collateral damage? Trump is basically immune to the media screaming that he’s a liar. If that was going to sink him, it would have happened a long time ago. This claimed inconsistency wasn’t under oath so no legal issues.

They just told Cohen they have his back on the (obvious) defense to the illegal campaign contribution charge. So, not a screw up at all. Even if folks will be yelling about how it contradicts Trump’s earlier statements - which it might, but not in any way that can’t be spun, as Rudy is already doing.

Good article, but you should really mention the worst effect of the estate tax (and why the criticism struck a cord with many people). The tax, as you mentioned applies to all assets. For small businesses, that means the entire business valuation, not simply cash on hand. In many cases (especially at the lower…

Nothing says “Earth Day” like buying more crap. Well, other than murdering your ex-girlfriend and then composting her body.

Equivalent? Reviewing my credit card statement to make sure there are no fraudulent charges.

Based on the graphic accompanying the article, it appears that people will continue to demand more and more “basic” income. That is only “fair” after all. ;)

Trump’s “winging it” seems to be working a hell of lot better than all the “brilliance” Obama supposedly brought to the table. See, e.g.:

Look up the case of Justin Doyle - 15 years old at the time of the crime for which he received a felony murder conviction. TLDG (Too lazy, didn’t Google): He is white.

According to the article linked below, there was clear evidence (body cam footage) showing the kid shooting at the police officers (with an actual gun). Not sure on what basis the officer would be charged given those facts.

From that article: “When police responded to the scene, the two sides exchanged gunfire. Body camera footage played in court showed Washington running towards an officer pointing a gun at him. The officer then shot and killed Washington.” 

Then, for the sake of clarity if nothing else, he shouldn’t have referred to the story (he was changing) as “an ancient African proverb.” As it is written it comes across as him purporting to recount the proverb - not that he is making up a whole new story.

Point made then. :)

Interesting interpretation. Based on his response, mine is that he simply didn’t know/remember/understand the point of the parable - thus his defensiveness. Either way, the snark in response to the comment on the real meaning of the parable was kind of dickish.

Nice sarcasm to avoid actually admitting that you did, in fact, utterly butcher the story YOU CHOSE to make some your point (such as it was).

Wouldn’t I want to make this change at my router, rather than on each device connected to my home network?

If only I thought the whole divestiture thing was a meaningful and serious movement. It would be a great time to pick up some artificially undervalued stocks.

You sound like the NRA!