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Rajoo 03-08-2018 08:45 AM

Storm in the White House
 
Republicans flee the storm over Stormy Daniels and President Trump
Quote:

Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.), whose pithy comments have made him a favorite among congressional reporters, was tight-lipped Wednesday when asked how Republicans would have reacted if President Barack Obama was accused of having had an affair with a porn star.

“I don’t know,” Kennedy said before offering up a blanket condemnation of sexual harassment. “That’s the way I feel about it. This is no country for creepy old men.”

After starting to walk away, Kennedy quickly turned back to a reporter with an urgent clarification: His comments were not intended to reflect poorly on President Trump.
Who is he kidding? Stormy is making Trump into a chump and the story is sounds like a cheap romance mystery. Even Lying Sarah gave out press release on this matter with the as usual "President denies.....". Who are they kidding and denying what?

Now we have secret gag orders, counter suit invalidating the hush agreement and so on. Stormy is only liable at worst for $1.13M if she were to officially go public. And if she does, this becomes a campaign finance violation.

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While some Democrats were eager to exploit the latest Daniels development, others seemed determined to remain silent, too.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) was asked about the lawsuit at an event promoting a Democratic plan to spend more than $1 trillion on roads, bridges and other key infrastructure.

“I’m not going to comment on that issue,” Schumer said. “We want to stick to infrastructure.”
Let's not forget the Monica and Clinton affair.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...=.b6dfe3164657

Oerets 03-08-2018 01:58 PM

Anyone else catch in the legal papers pa·ter·ni·ty was mentioned.

https://www.mediaite.com/columnists/...ieve-them-all/


""The agreement also barred Clifford from publicly disclosing any information she learned from Trump pertaining to “his children or any alleged children.” Plus, she was not permitted to disclose information she learned from Trump about his “alleged sexual partners” or “alleged sexual conduct” including “paternity information.”"



A kid, abortion? ????



Barney

barbara 03-08-2018 02:03 PM

...and the plot thickens...

bobabode 03-08-2018 04:25 PM

I can't believe Larry Flynt of 'Hustler' magazine hasn't put up a bounty on a version of 'Deadbeat' Donny's "blue dress". :eek:

Chicks 03-09-2018 04:16 PM

This storm just won’t stop blowin’ towards Donny.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/polit...els/index.html

Chicks 03-09-2018 04:25 PM

But wait, there’s more. :D

The Stormy Daniels Scandal Gets Serious

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/o...ump-cohen.html

Norman Eisen, the chairman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Barack Obama’s former ethics czar, points out another potential violation on Trump’s part. He calls it the “Al Capone problem.” The Daniels NDA refers repeatedly to “property” that she agreed to turn over to Trump, including video images, still images, emails and text messages. Eisen argues that Trump was required to report ownership of this property, as well as any obligations he might have had to reimburse Cohen for the $130,000, in his federal financial disclosure forms.

“The asset here is this incredibly valuable agreement with Stormy,” Eisen told me. “Imagine what she could get if she has texts or images. Imagine the millions she could command! So there’s this incredibly valuable agreement, and the L.L.C., Essential Consultants, which Trump now appears to be a beneficiary of. That’s an asset.” But it’s an asset Trump didn’t reveal.

finnbow 03-09-2018 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chicks (Post 368977)
But wait, there’s more. :D

The Stormy Daniels Scandal Gets Serious

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/o...ump-cohen.html

Norman Eisen, the chairman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Barack Obama’s former ethics czar, points out another potential violation on Trump’s part. He calls it the “Al Capone problem.” The Daniels NDA refers repeatedly to “property” that she agreed to turn over to Trump, including video images, still images, emails and text messages. Eisen argues that Trump was required to report ownership of this property, as well as any obligations he might have had to reimburse Cohen for the $130,000, in his federal financial disclosure forms.

“The asset here is this incredibly valuable agreement with Stormy,” Eisen told me. “Imagine what she could get if she has texts or images. Imagine the millions she could command! So there’s this incredibly valuable agreement, and the L.L.C., Essential Consultants, which Trump now appears to be a beneficiary of. That’s an asset.” But it’s an asset Trump didn’t reveal.

Then, there's this:
Among other things, the NDA forbids her from discussing Trump’s “alleged children” or “paternity information.” :eek:

finnbow 03-09-2018 05:00 PM

Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels has recorded an interview for CBS's "60 Minutes" after filing a civil suit against President Trump this week in an attempt to void a nondisclosure agreement between the pair.

A source familiar with the program told The Hill that Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, will appear on “60 Minutes” on a future date...


http://thehill.com/homenews/media/37...utes-interview

Must-see TV.:eek:

Chicks 03-09-2018 07:10 PM

So, will Donny's personal lawyer take the fall for Donny, including prison time and/or disbarment? Or will he squeal on Donny? Stay tuned!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-election-law/

The only way in which Cohen could have paid the $130,000 without having violated campaign finance laws is if he were totally independent of the campaign and, as a private individual, decided to give Daniels the money to buy her silence. But Cohen was clearly empowered to act on behalf of the campaign, including appearing on CNN to speak on its behalf about campaign staffing changes.

To assume that no campaign finance laws were broken means assuming either that:

The payment had nothing to do with the campaign, or

Cohen had nothing to do with the campaign.

Neither seems at all likely.

finnbow 03-09-2018 09:10 PM

Cohen now claims he took out a $130K home equity line of credit to pay off Stormy. I'm not sure that changes anything for him or the Dotard. Wouldn't it be something if this took Trump down before Mueller drops the hammer. What a feckin' den of thieves.

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/377...me-equity-line

finnbow 03-11-2018 12:41 PM

Lawyers associated with President Donald Trump are considering legal action to stop 60 Minutes from airing an interview with Stephanie Clifford, the adult film performer and director who goes by Stormy Daniels, BuzzFeed News has learned.

“We understand from well-placed sources they are preparing to file for a legal injunction to prevent it from airing,” a person informed of the preparations told BuzzFeed News on Saturday evening.


https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidne...-to-60-minutes

nailer 03-11-2018 04:00 PM

National security!

donquixote99 03-11-2018 06:23 PM

Or, perhaps, treason!

nailer 03-11-2018 07:55 PM

I don't perceive Stormy's interview as treasonous.

Pio1980 03-11-2018 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finnbow (Post 369019)
Lawyers associated with President Donald Trump are considering legal action to stop 60 Minutes from airing an interview with Stephanie Clifford, the adult film performer and director who goes by Stormy Daniels, BuzzFeed News has learned.

“We understand from well-placed sources they are preparing to file for a legal injunction to prevent it from airing,” a person informed of the preparations told BuzzFeed News on Saturday evening.


https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidne...-to-60-minutes

How, exactly, is this supposed to unring this bell? We aren't all trumpkin gullible.

Rajoo 03-11-2018 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pio1980 (Post 369032)
How, exactly, is this supposed to unring this bell? We aren't all trumpkin gullible.

CNN is Fake news, or fake as hell CNN as Trump puts it. So why not let CNN air it and then claim it's fake for the folks in Trump country? Wouldn't this then unring the bell?

Problem is Trump country loves Stormy, perhaps more that they do Trump. :D

Chicks 03-14-2018 08:19 PM

Another Trump attorney involved in Stormy Daniels case

Batten down the hatches! This attorney works for the Trump Org. This after Sara Slanders said no one from Trump Org involved. Lies upon lies...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/polit...ion/index.html

Rajoo 03-14-2018 08:25 PM

A court hearing is set in LA for July on Trump-Daniels lawsuit.
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The hearing will be held on July 12 at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to court documents.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...-against-trump

finnbow 03-16-2018 09:11 AM

The lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels said Friday that his client had been "physically threatened" to remain silent over her alleged affair with Donald Trump.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ump/431167002/

Chicks 03-16-2018 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finnbow (Post 369164)
The lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels said Friday that his client had been "physically threatened" to remain silent over her alleged affair with Donald Trump.

Just like the judge in Panama. I’m sure Donny has access to Russian mafia thugs for the dirty work.

finnbow 03-16-2018 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicks (Post 369165)
Just like the judge in Panama. I’m sure Donny has access to Russian mafia thugs for the dirty work.

Michael Cohen seems to qualify.

He soon began assembling a portfolio of businesses outside the legal profession, virtually all involving Ukrainian immigrants — many of whom were, or became, immensely wealthy.

Perhaps the earliest was a taxi business in partnership with the Ukraine-born Simon Garber, who was at one time involved with a Moscow cab company, and now has huge stakes in cab ownership in New York, Chicago and New Orleans.

By 2003, Cohen and Garber were running more than 200 taxis in New York, allowing Cohen to pull in $90,000 a month in 2011. The partnership imploded in 2012 after a nasty legal dispute, after which Cohen went his own way and entrusted his 15 medallion companies to Evgeny Friedman, a Russian immigrant who holds the single largest collection of medallions in New York.

In partnership with two other Ukrainian immigrants, Cohen went into the casino boat business. His partners, Leonid Tatarchuk and Arkady Vaygensberg, were associated with a man who allegedly had FSU mob ties, and with a lawyer indirectly connected to the late mob legend Meyer Lansky.

The gambling venture was besieged by lawsuits from unhappy workers and investors. Cohen has had other legal problems. He could not explain what had become of $350,000 held in a trust account he managed.


https://whowhatwhy.org/2017/09/18/sp...-ukraine-ties/

Rajoo 03-16-2018 12:49 PM

Anyone in Trump's sphere that is not covered in sleaze?
The 60 minutes piece could be the most watched CNN program and that is going to certainly bum Trump out, or is he going to take credit for that too?
Wonder what he would say, 'I did Stormy'? :D

HarmanKardon 03-16-2018 02:55 PM

It would not be the first time that a woman broke a politican's neck. Let us hope for the best, friends.

finnbow 03-16-2018 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarmanKardon (Post 369171)
It would not be the first time that a woman broke a politican's neck. Let us hope for the best, friends.

If Trump actually succeeds in doing anything positive, he may succeed in breaking the back of far-right nationalists and the American wingnut movement through his own incompetence, malfeasance, dishonesty and criminality.

HarmanKardon 03-16-2018 03:27 PM

Donny seems to be more and more overtaxed - so let's be hopeful.

Oerets 03-16-2018 04:25 PM

You'all thought March Madness was about Basketball!



Barney

finnbow 03-20-2018 01:21 PM

Another Storm Brewing
 
A former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Donald J. Trump sued on Tuesday to be released from a 2016 legal agreement requiring her silence, becoming the second woman this month to challenge Trump allies’ efforts during the presidential campaign to bury stories about extramarital relationships.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/u...-on-trump.html

finnbow 03-20-2018 01:34 PM

And Yet Another
 
(Reuters) - A defamation lawsuit filed against U.S. President Donald Trump by a contestant on his former reality show “The Apprentice” who accused him of sexual harassment can proceed, a New York state judge ruled on Tuesday, raising the possibility of Trump being forced to answer questions about his behavior toward women...

The ruling could force Trump to submit to questioning by lawyers for Zervos and lead to further public scrutiny of other claims of sexual misconduct that have been made against the president.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1GW2MV

Chicks 03-20-2018 02:00 PM

^^^^ Yes! If nothing else, he’s going to be spending a lot of his ill-gotten money on very expensive lawyers. And perhaps a few “Christian” eyes will be opened to his disgusting behavior.

Rajoo 03-20-2018 02:16 PM

Can’t he raise money from private donors?
I don’t expect Trump to spend his own money on anything unless he can get it elsewhere.

finnbow 03-20-2018 02:28 PM

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels underwent a polygraph exam in 2011 about her relationship with Donald Trump, and the examiner found there was a more than 99 percent probability she told the truth when she said they had unprotected sex in 2006, according to a copy of the report obtained by NBC News Tuesday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...affair-n858281

donquixote99 03-20-2018 03:23 PM

Wow. Unprotected costs double, doesn't it?

68custom 03-20-2018 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rajoo (Post 369304)
Can’t he raise money from private donors?
I don’t expect Trump to spend his own money on anything unless he can get it elsewhere.

Maybe the Koch brothers will pay the P-grabbers legal fees?

Rajoo 03-21-2018 09:16 AM

And nw the two lawyers are going at each other on CNN. Why?
Thought the entire things either did not happen or has been hushed up for $130K.
Eight years of a class act in the White House is now replaced with a reality show where nothing is real.

Lawyers for Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen erupt at each other: ‘You’re gonna go down in flames’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.51b6ec8022de

Pio1980 03-25-2018 11:58 PM

Stormy Daniels: I was threatened in 2011 not to tell my Trump story https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...-trump-n859911

HarmanKardon 03-26-2018 07:22 AM

Holy shit!

Everybody knows that JFK was always horny as hell - but I think this is a new dimension.

barbara 03-26-2018 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarmanKardon (Post 369460)
Holy shit!



Everybody knows that JFK was always horny as hell - but I think this is a new dimension.



I am not so sure that Kennedy did not reach this dimension....I think the difference is that the media has come into a new dimension.

Chicks 03-26-2018 03:40 PM

Stormy sues Donny’s slime ball lying lawyer for defamation. You go, girl!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/inves...955_story.html

Rajoo 03-26-2018 03:57 PM

^^ This paragraph is precious. :D

Quote:

The amended complaint argues that the clause requiring private arbitration is invalid. Secret arbitration would hide an allegedly illegal campaign contribution and violate “public policy by suppressing speech on a matter of enormous public concern,” the complaint says.

finnbow 03-26-2018 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicks (Post 369474)
Stormy sues Donny’s slime ball lying lawyer for defamation. You go, girl!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/inves...955_story.html

In addition to the defamation suit, the amended suit further contends that the NDA is illegitimate because it was done in furtherance of a campaign finance crime.;) This Avenatti dude is playing three dimensional chess while the Dotard's lawyers are struggling with checkers.


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