Exactly what crime was he "covering up"? Hush money is not a crime. NDA is not a crime. If Cohen paid it personally, then it was a repayment - I'm at a loss as to what crime or criminal act he could possibly be covering up with this. Maybe I'm just stupid, but I damn sure don't see it.
Yea, he is not being indicted for making a hush money payment, it is about not reporting it on his taxes and campaign finance reporting. They found an area where someone working for him did not fill out the right paperwork or pay some taxes and are taking it all the way.
Don’t forget, the IRS brought Capone down. They are weaponizing the overly complex tax laws.
I get that - but from what I read, to make it a felony and not a misdemeanor, it has to be committed in act of covering up another crime. What crime are they trying to say it covered up? Also had an interesting Convo with my mom and she either watched or read about this SDNY bs but discussion held was that the Constitution doesn't include as requirement to run for president the absense of any charges. Lists min age, natural born citizen and she said one other, but nothing about anything else.
Yea, it is not going to stick and trump will never see the inside of a prison cell. There is nothing in the constitution that requires the president to have a clean criminal record, you are correct.
Exactly what crime was he "covering up"? Hush money is not a crime. NDA is not a crime. If Cohen paid it personally, then it was a repayment - I'm at a loss as to what crime or criminal act he could possibly be covering up with this. Maybe I'm just stupid, but I damn sure don't see it.
Yea, he is not being indicted for making a hush money payment, it is about not reporting it on his taxes and campaign finance reporting. They found an area where someone working for him did not fill out the right paperwork or pay some taxes and are taking it all the way.
Don’t forget, the IRS brought Capone down. They are weaponizing the overly complex tax laws.
I get that - but from what I read, to make it a felony and not a misdemeanor, it has to be committed in act of covering up another crime. What crime are they trying to say it covered up? Also had an interesting Convo with my mom and she either watched or read about this SDNY bs but discussion held was that the Constitution doesn't include as requirement to run for president the absense of any charges. Lists min age, natural born citizen and she said one other, but nothing about anything else.
Yea, it is not going to stick and trump will never see the inside of a prison cell. There is nothing in the constitution that requires the president to have a clean criminal record, you are correct.