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For anyone interested, there's a fantastic episode of the Opening Arguments podcast that explains just why the Stormy Daniels lawsuit is such a big deal.
This is something I never fully grasped from most media coverage.
The upshot is this:
Her suit asks the court to decide whether a contract requiring her silence is valid. The contract is anonymized, meaning that both parties in the contract are referred to by pseudonyms (Stormy is PP and Trump is allegedly DD).
This leaves Trump with two options:
- Deny that he is DD. This means that Stormy is fully within her rights to release all of the photos and text messages that Trump denied the existence of. These were apparently damning enough to merit $130,000 in hush money.
- Assert that he is DD and is entitled to all the protections in the contract. While this might prevent her from releasing the material, it will essentially confirm (a) that he and/or Michael Cohen committed campaign finance violations and (b) that they set up LLCs to conceal crimes.
EDIT: The other important point they make is that Fox News will try to frame this all as salacious tabloid fodder. So, everyone else needs to remind the public that this is a president committing campaign finance violations to conceal criminal acts. Messaging is important.
If special counsel Robert S. Mueller III one day proves that someone on the 2016 Trump campaign colluded with Russia, a top White House spokesman may live to regret what he said Sunday.
Appearing on ABC's “This Week,” deputy White House press secretary Raj Shah said President Trump would have been aware of any such collusion if it did occur.
“There's been zero evidence, after a year of investigation, that we've seen of actual collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign,” Shah said. “The president, who would be aware of any types of efforts, has been pretty clear, understands and knows that there is no collusion.
“And so, as he has said, this investigation is everything from a hoax to a witch hunt. It's not going to find any evidence of collusion.”
Okay, but what if it does? Shah has just ruled out the idea that someone elsecould have colluded with Russia without Trump's knowledge. If we find out one day that someone within the campaign did collude, Shah's remarks suggest that Trump had to have known about it. There's no other way to read them.
BLACKMAIL
https://claytoonz.com/2018/03/12/blackmail/
Alyssa Mastromonaco, former deputy chief of staff for operations in the Obama administration recently wrote, “When you go to work in the White House, you divest yourself of your secrets for the same reason you divest yourself of your financial holdings: so people can’t blackmail you.”
Jared and Ivanka Trump both lied about their debt while filing their disclosure forms with the FBI for their security clearances. They initially claimed their debts were somewhere between $19 million to $98 million. Later, they later had to resubmit to claim their debts were actually somewhere between $31 million to $155 million. They’re either liars or they don’t own a calculator.
People working in the West Wing who don’t come clean about the amount of their debt, or who they’re indebted to, or the fact they’re wife beaters, are susceptible to blackmail. This doesn’t apply just to people who work for the president, but the person who is the president. Our first warning sign was the fact he wouldn’t release his taxes.
Donald Trump is the first president in the modern era not to release his taxes. He promised he would and then reneged on that promise. Whether his supporters care or not, he’s got something to hide. While we initially thought he was hiding the fact he’s not as rich as he claims, it’s come to light that he’s hiding where his money is coming from and who he’s indebted to.
While Donald Trump may be more of a collection of horrible traits than an actual human being, the horrible trait of being exposed to blackmail may be the most serious and dangerous to our nation.
There shouldn’t be a debate whether or not Trump is susceptible to blackmail, because blackmail has been paid in the past to protect him. It may not ever come to light that Trump ever paid blackmail himself, as his friends at the National Enquirer and his lawyer have covered his ass for him in the past.
The National Enquirer buys stories from women who claim they’ve slept with Trump, sign the rights so the publication has the exclusive story, and then never publish the story. Trump’s lawyer claims he paid off porn star Stormy Daniels without ever consulting with his client, was never paid back by Trump, the Trump Organization, or the Trump campaign. Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer, claims he used his home equity line to pay Daniels $130,000. He just hasn’t admitted what that payment was for, though we all know what it was for.
Cohen could be disbarred by violating ethic rules. He is also in trouble for violating campaign finance rules, as his payment, a few days before the election, was to help Trump’s campaign. Cohen did not make the payment out of the goodness of his heart. He’s a lawyer for a right-wing scumbag. He doesn’t have a heart.
Is Stormy Daniels the only woman who has been paid to keep quiet about an affair with Trump? If not, who has made those payments in the past? More troubling, if Trump will pay blackmail to hide infidelity and other assorted sex scandals, how far will he bend for more serious players, like Vladimir Putin? How clean can someone be when the main selling point for their property is that it’s great for money laundering?
A person open to blackmail is not a person we want negotiating with Vladimir Putin or even Kim Jong Un. The fact Trump hasn’t criticized Putin, enact authorized sanctions against Russia, or even attempt to protect our nation from Russia is an indication that someone somewhere connected to Russia has something on Trump.
When Trump is questioned by Robert Mueller, he’ll be asked about Stormy Daniels and the payoff. Republicans considered perjury an impeachable offense for Bill Clinton. It should still be an impeachable offense when Trump lies about Stormy Daniels.
The Stormy affair may not be dangerous to the nation, but if it removes Trump from office it will protect us from more dangerous players.
https://claytoonz.com/2018/03/12/blackmail/
Alyssa Mastromonaco, former deputy chief of staff for operations in the Obama administration recently wrote, “When you go to work in the White House, you divest yourself of your secrets for the same reason you divest yourself of your financial holdings: so people can’t blackmail you.”
Jared and Ivanka Trump both lied about their debt while filing their disclosure forms with the FBI for their security clearances. They initially claimed their debts were somewhere between $19 million to $98 million. Later, they later had to resubmit to claim their debts were actually somewhere between $31 million to $155 million. They’re either liars or they don’t own a calculator.
People working in the West Wing who don’t come clean about the amount of their debt, or who they’re indebted to, or the fact they’re wife beaters, are susceptible to blackmail. This doesn’t apply just to people who work for the president, but the person who is the president. Our first warning sign was the fact he wouldn’t release his taxes.
Donald Trump is the first president in the modern era not to release his taxes. He promised he would and then reneged on that promise. Whether his supporters care or not, he’s got something to hide. While we initially thought he was hiding the fact he’s not as rich as he claims, it’s come to light that he’s hiding where his money is coming from and who he’s indebted to.
While Donald Trump may be more of a collection of horrible traits than an actual human being, the horrible trait of being exposed to blackmail may be the most serious and dangerous to our nation.
There shouldn’t be a debate whether or not Trump is susceptible to blackmail, because blackmail has been paid in the past to protect him. It may not ever come to light that Trump ever paid blackmail himself, as his friends at the National Enquirer and his lawyer have covered his ass for him in the past.
The National Enquirer buys stories from women who claim they’ve slept with Trump, sign the rights so the publication has the exclusive story, and then never publish the story. Trump’s lawyer claims he paid off porn star Stormy Daniels without ever consulting with his client, was never paid back by Trump, the Trump Organization, or the Trump campaign. Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer, claims he used his home equity line to pay Daniels $130,000. He just hasn’t admitted what that payment was for, though we all know what it was for.
Cohen could be disbarred by violating ethic rules. He is also in trouble for violating campaign finance rules, as his payment, a few days before the election, was to help Trump’s campaign. Cohen did not make the payment out of the goodness of his heart. He’s a lawyer for a right-wing scumbag. He doesn’t have a heart.
Is Stormy Daniels the only woman who has been paid to keep quiet about an affair with Trump? If not, who has made those payments in the past? More troubling, if Trump will pay blackmail to hide infidelity and other assorted sex scandals, how far will he bend for more serious players, like Vladimir Putin? How clean can someone be when the main selling point for their property is that it’s great for money laundering?
A person open to blackmail is not a person we want negotiating with Vladimir Putin or even Kim Jong Un. The fact Trump hasn’t criticized Putin, enact authorized sanctions against Russia, or even attempt to protect our nation from Russia is an indication that someone somewhere connected to Russia has something on Trump.
When Trump is questioned by Robert Mueller, he’ll be asked about Stormy Daniels and the payoff. Republicans considered perjury an impeachable offense for Bill Clinton. It should still be an impeachable offense when Trump lies about Stormy Daniels.
The Stormy affair may not be dangerous to the nation, but if it removes Trump from office it will protect us from more dangerous players.
Trump rescinds proposal for stricter gun laws
USA: Trump nimmt Vorschlag für schärfere Waffengesetze zurück
US President Donald Trump has dropped his proposal to raise the minimum age for certain arms purchases from 18 to 21 years. The White House presented a school safety program that does not provide for such an initiative. Instead, Trump uses a commission to investigate whether this and other measures at the federal level would make sense.
However, no time frame has been set for the submission of Panel recommendations. Government officials spoke of a duration of "less than a year".
Just over two weeks ago, Trump had called on Congress to adopt a more comprehensive law in response to a 17-member massacre at a Florida school. Among other things, this should provide for an increase in the age limit for the purchase of certain weapons from 18 to 21 years, said the president at that time. Many of Trump's republicans went too far.
Teachers should be armed
Overall, the bundle of proposals and initiatives does not envisage any significant changes to existing gun laws. But the White House wants to help states to arm and train teachers and other school staff on a voluntary basis and to train them in dealing with weapons. The government wants to subsidize such training. This measure will be taken immediately, said Education Minister Betsy DeVos.
The powerful NRA arms lobby vehemently opposes any tightening of applicable gun laws. However, it supports arming teachers, which in turn is rejected by the National Education Association, the country's largest teacher association, and many other groups.
USA: Trump nimmt Vorschlag für schärfere Waffengesetze zurück
US President Donald Trump has dropped his proposal to raise the minimum age for certain arms purchases from 18 to 21 years. The White House presented a school safety program that does not provide for such an initiative. Instead, Trump uses a commission to investigate whether this and other measures at the federal level would make sense.
However, no time frame has been set for the submission of Panel recommendations. Government officials spoke of a duration of "less than a year".
Just over two weeks ago, Trump had called on Congress to adopt a more comprehensive law in response to a 17-member massacre at a Florida school. Among other things, this should provide for an increase in the age limit for the purchase of certain weapons from 18 to 21 years, said the president at that time. Many of Trump's republicans went too far.
Teachers should be armed
Overall, the bundle of proposals and initiatives does not envisage any significant changes to existing gun laws. But the White House wants to help states to arm and train teachers and other school staff on a voluntary basis and to train them in dealing with weapons. The government wants to subsidize such training. This measure will be taken immediately, said Education Minister Betsy DeVos.
The powerful NRA arms lobby vehemently opposes any tightening of applicable gun laws. However, it supports arming teachers, which in turn is rejected by the National Education Association, the country's largest teacher association, and many other groups.
TrumPOS ...
Former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia, Theresa May has told MPs.
The PM said the government concluded it was "highly likely" Russia was responsible for the Salisbury attack.
The Foreign Office has asked Russia's ambassador for an explanation.
Mrs May said if there is no "credible response" by the end of Tuesday, the UK would conclude there has been an "unlawful use of force" by Moscow.
The chemical used in the attack, the PM said, has been identified as being part of a group of nerve agents known as Novichok.
Mrs May said: "Either this was a direct action by the Russian state against our country, or the Russian government lost control of its potentially catastrophically damaging nerve agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others."
She said Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had told the ambassador Moscow must provide "full and complete disclosure" of the Novichok programme to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
· Erik Prince, the billionaire Blackwater founder and Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian banker close to the Kremlin met in the Seychelles in January 2017
· Robert Mueller is probing the meeting amid claims it was an attempt to set up a back channel between the Kremlin and the Trump transition
· Prince denies that is the case and says it was a chance meeting after he went to the island to meet the crown prince of Abu Dhabi , Mohamed bin Zayed
· But DailyMail.com can reveal that Zayed brought with him Hamad al Mazroie, the de facto head of the United Arab Emirates intelligence service
· He also brought Mohammed Dahlan, a bin Zayed adviser who is fluent in Russian and is seen as a conduit from the UAE to Putin's Kremlin
· Prince did not disclose both men's presence when he testified under oath about the meeting to the House Intelligence Committee
