Avenatti just ripped Giuliani a new one on Twitter

[RandySF]

Link to tweet

[Honeycombe8]

1. Touchet'. But there can be an explanation.

It only became risky that she'd talk, because he was a Presidential candidate? Doesn't wash, really. But that's what they could say.

[EffieBlack]

2. That's exactly what they DON'T want to say

If the payment has any relationship to his candidacy, it's an illegal campaign contribution if it wasn't paid back and a violation of FEC reporting laws if it was paid back but not reported.

That's why they're using the bogus "he was trying to protect his family" claim.

Of course, he didn't seem too worried about his family when he was bragging about grabbing women by their ladyparts and he didn't feel the need to protect his family by paying off any the women who said he'd assaulted them.

[Honeycombe8]

6. You make a good point. Looks like they may be screwed on that.

Which is good, because we KNOW it was to keep her quiet for the election and his Presidency.

[Moostache]

3. And THAT makes it a campaign contribution...

No matter how the shitgibbon spins this, he is guilty of illegal contributions to his campaign, but more importantly of a series of lies that he is simply too stupid to remember all of them to stay our of jail...Fuck you little Donnie

[Honeycombe8]

7. Oh, well. Guess they're screwed!

The bad thing about the illegal contribution charge is that many people don't view that as a very important law, thinking that they all do questionable things with those campaign contributions.

[EffieBlack]

11. Mueller isn't going through all of this trouble to get Trump and his 2-bit fixer on an FEC violation

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I suspect he's dangling that to keep them occupied like a kitten chasing a laser light while he compiles a solid case on some pretty serious federal felonies.

[msdogi]

18. sure hope so

Mueller is my main ray of hope...

[Kirk Lover]

21. THIS.

[asiliveandbreathe]

28. Meow meow..here kitty kitty....mueller to t rump...eom

[grantcart]

25. Ask John Edwards

If it is a relatively pedestrian mistake no one cares.

If it us an intentional effort to make a contribution and conceal it AND it might have had an impact on the election they take it very seriously.

[Oppaloopa]

31. I still feel that he would have made a great President. I wonder what he is doing now?

[grantcart]

32. Sorry, he had an affair while his wife went through terminal painful cancer.

He was a fraud.

[Rorey]

33. Disappointing

I was all on board for him. I was pretty angry when I found out what a scumbag he really is.

I'm hoping when the undeniable truth comes out about 45, his followers will take it the way that I took the truth about Edwards. But it's a lot easier to live in denial, I suppose.

[grantcart]

34. Me too

[Honeycombe8]

37. I agree.

Not sure why charges weren't pressed against Edwards. There was a difference there. The gf was on the payroll, and had been. That's how he met her.

So Cohen/Trump could technically have violated the law, but people won't care. It depends on how it was done, and why. Depends on where the money came from. This mob launders money like other people drink water.

[grantcart]

38. He was.

Indicted on 6 counts found guilty on one and jury hung on 5

[spooky3]

39. I think he was cleared rather than found guilty on one.

https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/230305-former-senator-john-edwards-trial-verdict%3famp

[spooky3]

40. The jury couldn't agree about whether Edwards knew

Of the arrangements with Bunny Mellon. Intent is important in this type of case.

[Honeycombe8]

42. Thanks to all 3 responders, clarifying what happened in the John Edwards case. nt

[Cha]

4. SCORCH!

[DownFromTheMountain]

5. Yes in Fencing terms...

Point Reaches. Point Avenetti

[Sophiegirl]

8. I think I'm in love!!

[asiliveandbreathe]

29. I told hubby I wanted an Avenatti...eom

[Haggis for Breakfast]

35. How quickly

How quickly did hubby shit himself ?

[asiliveandbreathe]

41. He told me he would see what he could do!!!

[SergeStorms]

9. The addition of Ghouliani to Trump's legal team....

was seen - on FOX, at least - as a brilliant legal move. "America's Mayor" was now on the case. The Trumptards could rest easy now, Rudy was on the job!

Trump deserves Ghouliani, and vice-versa.

[phylny]

10. I can't see it.

I'm inexplicably blocked on Twitter by Michael Avenatti.

[dalton99a]

13. Here:

“The payment was made to resolve a personal and false allegation in order to protect the president’s family,” Giuliani said in a statement released Friday. “It would have been done in any event, whether he was a candidate or not.” Really? Let's test this most recent claim...
10:51 PM - 4 May 2018

For over 9 yrs after the end of the affair - 2007, 08, 09, 10, 11 (In Touch), 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 (Jan-Sept) - Mr. Trump had a family. And yet no payment was ever made to "protect them." Then, two weeks before the election, the payment was suddenly made. #WeAreNotStupid #basta
10:51 PM - 4 May 2018

[phylny]

14. Thanks! :) n/t

[tanyev]

12. If only there were some other way a wealthy powerful person could handle being threatened like that.

You know, somewhere they could report the threats and 'false allegations' so the person demanding money would be investigated and charged with a crime rather than paying them off for absolutely no reason at all. If only.

[dchill]

15. REAM!

[Capperdan]

16. We are not stupid

I love that tag line. Just because their base is, they actually think the rest of us are.

[George II]

17. They're not fooling anyone, including trump's own circle and his followers. But they're too....

....biased to actually admit that they know the real reason.

[Pluvious]

20. There's another reason they continue to support Anus Face...

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[LiberalLovinLug]

24. This is an excellent cartoon

It does seem to be what it all boils down to for them.
Either they just don't care they are being screwed, or they just ignore that part of it. It seems that watching their more liberal neighbors look ashen faced and sick about things is the main reward for sticking with Trump.

[asiliveandbreathe]

30. My son has a co-worker..trumphumper..who said she didn't care..when she sees the

flag she has to take a picture..it's the flag...the flag...OMG

[BobTheSubgenius]

19. Thing is, though...

#ManyPeopleAreStupidEnough

[Marie Marie]

22. To protect the family?? Really??

Well it must be Ivanka that he cared about because it certainly wasn't Melania. If he cared, he wouldn't have cheated on her dozens of times. Give me a break!

[DallasNE]

23. Rudy Also Claimed

That he misspoke because of a difference between his understanding and Trump's knowledge. How can that be? The most logical is that Trump misinformed Rudy. Too late for floating trial balloons. That leaves Trump lying to his own attorney then sending him out with a false narrative to dump on the American people.

[MFM008]

26. Did anyone see

His takedown of Steve Kornacki a couple days ago
About dancing around calling maggot a liar.
It was great. He spelled out what a liar is and why we should call him one.

[IggleDuer]

27. There's a simple explanation.

Trump’s a dirtball.

[Glimmer of Hope]

36. No contest.