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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 09:42 AM Mar 2019

GOP Congressman: Trump Paid Off Stormy Daniels While in Office Because 'The President Loves His...


GOP Congressman: Trump Paid Off Stormy Daniels While in Office Because ‘The President Loves his Family’

by Colby Hall | Mar 6th, 2019, 8:18 am

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During an appearance on CNN’s New Day, host John Berman asked the South Dakotan Republican House Representative Mike Rounds what to make of claims that Trump signed off on checks in the Oval Office, checks that appear to have exposed Mr. Trump to criminal allegations in the Michael Cohen investigation led by the Southern District of New York.

Berman noted that Cohen has revealed specific dates that reimbursement checks for hush money payments occurred on the same day that President Trump met with Angela Merkel, and another day he hosted the senators to talk about tax cuts. “This is a jarring juxtaposition, he’s conducting business with porn stars as he’s conducting business,” Berman noted, asking “Are you concerned about this?”

Rounds provided the most charitable answer possible, saying that “most of us are concerned when you have a president working through personal matters,” before adding”this president loves his family and think it has as much to do with trying not to have public discussions about something that is, for him, a private matter that he didn’t want to have discussed with his family.”

So Rounds reasoning for why the president signed off hush money payments to an adult film star with whom he is alleged to have an extra-marital affair was because of love and loyalty for his wife and family. Got it.

video:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/republican-rep-mike-rounds-trump-paid-off-stormy-daniels-while-in-office-because-the-president-loves-his-family/
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GOP Congressman: Trump Paid Off Stormy Daniels While in Office Because 'The President Loves His... (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2019 OP
Plus he loves "rawdoggin pornstars"! dubyadiprecession Mar 2019 #1
Oh brother. Zoonart Mar 2019 #2
That's the only fake excuse he has...hiding from family. But you Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #3
Hmmmmm, starting to notice even some republicans think Red Don is a crook and they're at the point o uponit7771 Mar 2019 #4
So that's it? MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #5
Just like how President Obama loved his family so much he didn't sleep with porn stars at all...nt ExciteBike66 Mar 2019 #6
By this logic, wouldn't it mean Obama didn't love his family because he never paid a woman off world wide wally Mar 2019 #7
 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
3. That's the only fake excuse he has...hiding from family. But you
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 09:50 AM
Mar 2019

Just made me think.... someone else in white house probably knew about these hush money payments. Can't imagine him literally getting the checkbook, writing the check, finding an envelope and stamp and dropping in mail slot.

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
4. Hmmmmm, starting to notice even some republicans think Red Don is a crook and they're at the point o
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 10:00 AM
Mar 2019

... of justifying his crookedness in their heads.

Quin poll said 33% of republicans think red don committed a crime before he got into office.

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)
5. So that's it?
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 10:02 AM
Mar 2019

He's out banging a porn star while wife # (er, I've lost track) is back in the hospital with his latest child (how many does he have - and they're all working for him, right?) and all of this is proof of how much he loves his family?

Got it!

world wide wally

(21,740 posts)
7. By this logic, wouldn't it mean Obama didn't love his family because he never paid a woman off
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 10:33 AM
Mar 2019

to not say anything?

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