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9. I am shocked!

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Mon Dec 10, 2018, 09:05 AM

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President Trump says payments to women were 'private transaction,' not criminal offense [View all] DonViejo Dec 2018 OP

Didn't he say he didn't know anything about the payments? PJMcK Dec 2018 #1

I am shocked! DetlefK Dec 2018 #9

I am smocked! ;) nt moriah Dec 2018 #29

Wow PJMcK Dec 2018 #33

So private even he didn't know about them MaryMagdaline Dec 2018 #27

I see what you did there! moose65 Dec 2018 #56

Looks like he's not trying to deny it outright anymore htuttle Dec 2018 #2

Yes PatSeg Dec 2018 #10

He's already on Step 4: "OK it's illegal but there's only a fine, no jail time." lagomorph777 Dec 2018 #30

I Might Add To That RobinA Dec 2018 #61

You have the right to remain silent... Renew Deal Dec 2018 #3

That requires the self discipline to remain silent YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #18

Yup. That's why they couldn't let him testify Renew Deal Dec 2018 #20

dream on, dumb ass trusty elf Dec 2018 #4

Who among us hasn't had their lawyer set up a shell company marylandblue Dec 2018 #5

And during a presidential campaign not fooled Dec 2018 #49

I know my simple personal transactions always involve a lawyer forgotmylogin Dec 2018 #53

Well then, that Scarsdale Dec 2018 #6

LOL this has become so comical it's insane onetexan Dec 2018 #7

He hide the payments and lied about them duforsure Dec 2018 #8

Yep. Payment for silence of crimes. Easy to compromise this fool by blackmailing him to do anything. Freethinker65 Dec 2018 #22

Interesting point about his previous lying about it. thesquanderer Dec 2018 #23

The act is not a crime without intent; the lies are not a crime by themselves... lagomorph777 Dec 2018 #34

Even the idea that he did it to hide it from Melania makes no sense karynnj Dec 2018 #68

You know what else is private? A blow job between consenting adults. No money involved. Autumn Dec 2018 #11

Exactly. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2018 #19

+1 dalton99a Dec 2018 #28

Lying under oath is what got Clinton into trouble. Kaleva Dec 2018 #62

Yeah it was, the point is Clinton didn't use campaign money to pay off a woman to keep Autumn Dec 2018 #63

Similar to Nixon, PatSeg Dec 2018 #12

Wasn't the interaction between Scarsdale Dec 2018 #13

You can't help but wonder if he paid off anyone in the Epstein scandal.Bet Mueller knows. Vinca Dec 2018 #14

Nope, a simple private transaction would come out of your own funds and go directly to the woman. tanyev Dec 2018 #15

Yep! chowder66 Dec 2018 #37

"A simple private transaction." Botany Dec 2018 #42

Let me try that one at home Racerdog1 Dec 2018 #16

My advice? True Blue American Dec 2018 #46

It depends... Moostache Dec 2018 #59

So bribery isn't a crime. Spoken like a true Mafia man. sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #17

Simple private transactions he he carried out in a Byzantine manner and denied knowing ... marble falls Dec 2018 #21

So It's True... Melania Doesn't Really Care About Anything, Except The Money PeeJ52 Dec 2018 #24

Contractual obligations, perhaps? PJMcK Dec 2018 #32

So he just buys his wives? Kinda like he buys his suits? PeeJ52 Dec 2018 #43

Be Best. n/t TommyCelt Dec 2018 #36

Thanks for that admission of guilt, trump. Now go SMOCK yourself. (nt) Paladin Dec 2018 #25

How long before a tRumper John uses this when he tries to pay an undercover cop for sex? LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #26

A simple private transaction dalton99a Dec 2018 #31

lol, a payoff that effects an election is a payoff and not declared on FEC docs is crime beachbum bob Dec 2018 #35

His next excuse will be bluestarone Dec 2018 #38

He's so pro-woman that he sometimes gives large sums of money to women IronLionZion Dec 2018 #39

I still remember when he said collusion wasn't illegal. The Liberal Lion Dec 2018 #40

I feel ya Donnie. Glamrock Dec 2018 #41

Sounds good to me! If Beto is elected, he is for legalizing marijuana in the country. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #50

Yep yep Glamrock Dec 2018 #52

So, Donnie's trying to say he pays women for private sexual transactions? PeeJ52 Dec 2018 #44

They impeached Clinton for lying about an affair too elias7 Dec 2018 #45

Clinton lied under oath. Trump wasn't sworn in when making any of these statements Calista241 Dec 2018 #47

You don't have to be "sworn in" to commit a campaign finance felony. SunSeeker Dec 2018 #65

Then make that case before a Judge. I'm not a lawyer. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #48

My thought is if he can show he's done this type of thing before Calista241 Dec 2018 #51

Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Firestorm49 Dec 2018 #54

Doesn't everyone set up a LLC for simple private transactions? EarthFirst Dec 2018 #55

Well, there you have it. Turbineguy Dec 2018 #57

He should quit while there's still a place to tie his tie. nt Snellius Dec 2018 #58

"A simple private transaction" jmowreader Dec 2018 #60

Thank you Don, I couldn't tell which of his crimes that was about uppityperson Dec 2018 #64

That's an expensive roll in the hay... Nitram Dec 2018 #66

So, if they were just a private Trump expense, why were they treated as a legit expense of his karynnj Dec 2018 #67

I'm confused. Is he talking about his marriages now? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2018 #69

What civil case, like Obama angrychair Dec 2018 #70

"President Trump Says" littlemissmartypants Dec 2018 #71

Hmm, I didn't know a private transaction can't be illegal. louis-t Dec 2018 #72

The only thing they could pin on Capone was tax evasion - but he still went to prison. Talitha Dec 2018 #73