BREAKING: Trump was in the room during hush money discussions, NBC News confirms

[brooklynite]

NBC News

Donald Trump was the third person in the room in August 2015 when his lawyer Michael Cohen and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker discussed ways Pecker could help counter negative stories about Trump's relationships with women, NBC News has confirmed.

As part of a non-prosecution agreement disclosed Wednesday by federal prosecutors, American Media Inc., the Enquirer's parent company, admitted that "Pecker offered to help deal with negative stories about that presidential candidate's relationships with women by, among other things, assisting the campaign in identifying such stories so they could be purchased and their publication avoided."

The "Statement of Admitted Facts" says that AMI admitted making a $150,000 payment "in concert with the campaign," and says that Pecker, Cohen, and "at least one other member of the campaign" were in the meeting. According to a person familiar with the matter, the "other member" was Trump.

[manor321]

1. Nah, Rudy told us Trump was just trying to protect his wife from embarrassment

[cannabis_flower]

2. Is Trump so stupid that..

he didn't even consider that what they were doing might be illegal?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. It's a toss up between being stupid and just not giving a shit.

Honestly, I'd say both.

[underpants]

10. Coin toss you say?

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Yy0N-YSB--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/eaeevn56dkxezq8m5zr2.jpg

[LanternWaste]

14. I think 'both' is the best bet.

He's an idiot. He's lazy.

[Phentex]

25. It's both

but I'd saying being dumb as a box of rocks outweighs the other

[unblock]

22. he seems to think illegal is a plus....

[FarPoint]

24. Not stupid at all...

He is an arrogant fool....there is a difference.

[Hekate]

3. Randy Rainbow can do a takeoff on He Was in the Room Where it Happened by Lin Miranda...

[BigmanPigman]

29. That is what I was going to look for.

I thought he must have done it already. Maybe it was a different Hamilton song.

[Hekate]

33. Who knows -- I may have missed it. But today's breaking news is sure a hoot the way they've all...

...adopted the exact phrase from Hamilton.

[BigmanPigman]

35. Here it is... from 2017

with Don Jr.

He could do it again with new characters and subject matter since it still applies.

[AllyCat]

38. LOL!

I ❤️ Randy Rainbow!!

[malaise]

4. Oh shit

The end is nigh!

Can't wait to hear You're Fired!

[bearsfootball516]

6. I may be being pessimistic here

But I imagine most republican politicians and voters will just say "We knew that he wasn't a perfect person, I don't care" and dismiss it.

[brooklynite]

8. We're not trying to win over most Republicans...

We're trying to win the marginal voters who voted for him because they were fed up with what they saw as status quo candidates and just wanted to blow things up for once.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

16. Let's just hope they got that "blow things up for once" feeling

out of their system. :-/

[brooklynite]

17. Wouldn't you say the November Election showed that?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

19. To some degree, yes

The real acid test will be 2020, however. GWB was a disastrous (P)resident but he got (re-)elected in 2004. I can't imagine a scenario where Trump wins a second term but after 2016, I ain't taking *anything* for granted and I hope that we Democrats pull it together and stand firmly behind our nominee.

[justgamma]

40. Yeah, that was pretty amazing

the timing of all those Bin Laden tapes. They got so predictable that DU always knew when one was coming.

[John Fante]

41. Not pessimistic, you're 100% correct.

It's going to take more than this to remove Gump from office. The good news is it's almost certain there's more to come.

[rufus dog]

7. Now let's see if the media holds his feet to the fire

He shouldn't be allowed to continuoulsy move the goal post with a new set of lies.

The mother fucker needs to be cut off everytime and reminded that he stated he knew nothing about this.

[HopeAgain]

9. Smocking gun??

[DFW]

11. If corroborated, this brings smocking gun one step closer to smirking gone. n/t

[Rorey]

28. Well stated. NT

[Maven]

12. The. Entire. Election. Was. Fraudulent.

From top to fucking bottom!

[MaryMagdaline]

13. Justice Department will have a hard time not prosecuting since they

prosecuted John Edwards for payments made by third parties BEFORE he ran for office.

[Elwood P Dowd]

15. Trump Pecker exposed! Mueller chasing those Pecker tracks

and they all lead to multiple Trump felonies.

[Buckeyeblue]

18. Pecker comes clean and Trump goes to jail

[Elwood P Dowd]

23. And Pecker won't ge going with Trump.

Pecker made a deal, so Trump will have to serve without Pecker.

[brooklynite]

20. All together now...

"We could raise a million, but it would be wrong"--Richard Nixon.

[Scurrilous]

21. K&R

[Phentex]

26. I LOVE how it's gone from...

total denial to well, it wasn't illegal.

This is gonna be fun!

[Jarqui]

27. Someone has to ask the question

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What was the campaign advertising value for the above and how much did the Trump campaign pay for it ? (I expect $0).

As well, what other stuff did Trump get hidden on Pecker's vault and how much did it cost him?

Trump doesn't seem to have any real friends. I suspect this "relationship" with Pecker was kind of like his relationship with Putin: Kompromat.

[BigmanPigman]

30. I think I heard on CNN that tRump was the only presidential

candidate they ever endorsed. The whole election (including state senators and congressmen from 2016...since people vote down ballot) should be considered null and void. All the policies, exec orders, SCOTUS justices, etc should be erased.

[bearsfootball516]

37. Would be nice, but there's no constitutional mechanism for it.

The electors cast their votes, which makes it official, even if the voters themselves were influenced.

[BigmanPigman]

39. No justice for a stolen election needs to be corrected.

I guess that a constitutional amendment is next to impossible to create, especially in today's polarized parties.

[beachbum bob]

31. hoepfully MORE corroboration exists

[Gothmog]

32. Trump being "in the room where it happened"

Link to tweet

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

34. "Could be indicted after he leaves office"

Just heard wolfie pose that again. I for one am sick of hearing this if trumps voted out in 20 I could give two shits what happens to him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

36. The hits keep coming.

This is gonna blow up real good.

[workinclasszero]

42. LOCK HIM UP!

That is all.