Marco Rubio told me a prosecution of Trump “would shred the country, rip it at its seams” before he laid into both Bragg’s case and his mental fitness. After surveying the halls of Congress this week, I can confirm JVL’s assessment is spot on. It’s widely speculated that the specific charges facing Trump would involve campaign finance law violations arising from secret hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, a story Amanda Carpenter analyzed in today’s Bulwark. We will fight this to the bitter end.ĭonald Trump is innocent of all charges this is a miscarriage of justice. Yes, Trump’s alleged actions are concerning but because of various externalities, the wiser course of action would have been to not indict.ĭemocrats and this Soros-backed prosecutor are out of control. Let the legal process play out I have faith in our justice system. Trump’s alleged actions are deeply concerning. In his Triad newsletter on Wednesday, JVL touched on the different types of responses Republicans can give in response to the potential Trump indictment: But at least some are withholding judgment until they see actual charges. Generally, Republicans have responded to news of the anticipated indictment (it has now reportedly been pushed back to next Monday at the earliest) by either insisting Trump committed no crime or, as I reported on Tuesday, attacking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as a rabid partisan. “We are not going away and we will not be intimidated,” Avenatti wrote on Twitter.(Composite / Youtube screenshot / GettyImages / Shutterstock)Ĭongress is on edge over the looming indictment of former President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Cohen and Trump fired back against Clifford's lawsuit and moved the case to federal court, asserting in court filings that Clifford could be on the hook for damages of at least $20 million for her alleged breaches - or threatened breaches of the agreement.Ĭlifford’s attorney, Michael Avenatti, calls the damage claims “bogus” and has vowed to fight on behalf of his client. Clifford said she was made to believe she had no choice but sign it.Ĭlifford added that someone told her, "They can make your life hell in many different ways." However, Clifford told Cooper that her former attorney and business pressured her to sign statements denying the affair, which Cohen later released publicly. She alleges in court filings that the contract is void and not enforceable, in part because Trump - allegedly using the alias David Dennison - failed to sign it. The money, he says, came from personal funds drawn out of a home-equity line of credit.Įarlier this month, Clifford sued Trump and Cohen’s company in California state court, seeking to nullify the non-disclosure agreement. But he claims that he was acting on his own, and without the knowledge of the candidate or involvement of the Trump Organization or the campaign. Ryan, vice president at Common Cause, said in a statement.įollowing those complaints - which Cohen contends are without legal merit - Cohen acknowledged that he formed a Delaware-based shell company in October 2016 to facilitate the six-figure payment from that company to Clifford. “If the allegations prove true, it is hard to argue credibly that hush money payments to cover up an affair between a presidential candidate and an adult film star, weeks before the election, were not intended to influence that election,” Paul S. ![]() The timing of the arrangement has raised questions about possible violations of campaign finance laws, which require disclosure of all expenditures intended to influence an election for federal office - unless those payments would have been made irrespective of the campaign.Ĭommon Cause, a watchdog group focused on government accountability, last month filed complaints with both the Federal Elections Commission and the Department of Justice, asking the agencies to investigate. It'd be a shame if something happened to her mom.' "And then he leaned around and looked at my daughter and said, 'That's a beautiful little girl. "And a guy walked up on me and said to me, 'Leave Trump alone. ![]() In Touch did not run the story, and Clifford says she never received the money.Ī few weeks later, Clifford - who said she was with her infant daughter at the time - says she was threatened by a man in a parking lot in Las Vegas. Trump, through representatives, has denied allegations of an affair with Daniels, or any involvement with the agreement for her silence.īeyond the alleged affair, Clifford told Cooper that after she had been offered $15,000 in 2011 by "In Touch" to tell her story, she says Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen, threatened to sue the magazine if the story ran. She said she had decided to meet with him again because the two had discussed her making an appearance on Trump's " Celebrity Apprentice" show. Alex D is a conservative journalist, who covers all issues of importance for conservatives. Clifford said she met with Trump alone again, but the two did not have sex. You can help her by sharing this article and show to the whiny liberal media that we have classy First Daughter Share and comment leave Ivanka Trump alone Scroll below to leave a comment below Alex D.
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