'I Did Nothing Wrong': Trump Downplays Cohen Campaign Finance Violations

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Matt Shuham
December 13, 2018 1:37 pm

President Donald Trump on Thursday downplayed the crimes for which he was implicated by his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.

“Nobody, except for me, would be looked at like this,” the President told Fox News’ Harris Faulkner.

He referenced the congressional fund that uses taxpayer dollars to pay settlements for workplace disputes including sexual harassment.

“What about Congress, where they have a slush fund, and millions and millions of dollars is paid out each year?” he said. “They don’t talk about campaign finance— anything.”

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. I think those who pled guilty and convicted and the judges would vehemently disagree, you crook. nt

[thegoose]

2. Here we go again

Whaaaa! Only I would be persecuted like this! Whaaaahhh!

What a bunch of fucking crybabies those Dump grifters are.

[Achilleaze]

3. republican lies are dangerous for America

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[duhneece]

4. "I am not a crook"

We've heard that story before.



Nixon Tells Editors, ‘I’m Not a Crook’
By Carroll Kilpatrick
November 18, 1973

Orlando, Fla, Nov. 17 -- Declaring that “I am not a crook,” President Nixon vigorously defended his record in the Watergate case tonight and said he had never profited from his public service.

“I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice,” Mr. Nixon said.

“People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook. I’ve earned everything I’ve got.”

In an hour-long televised question-and-answer session with 400 Associated Press managing editors, Mr. Nixon was tense and sometimes misspoke. But he maintained his innocence in the Watergate case and promised to supply more details on his personal finances and more evidence from tapes and presidential documents.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nixon-tells-editors-im-not-a-crook/2012/06/04/gJQA1RK6IV_story.html?utm_term=.0bdb6da81280

[RKP5637]

7. tRump, must have gotten out Nixon's playbook to follow. n/t

[moreland01]

5. I agree . . .

While we're prosecuting trump for campaign finance crimes, let's also open the pandora's box on Congress's slush fund to pay off sexual discrimination and misconduct charges. He's absolutely right. Transparency, after all. And while we're at it, this would be a good time for trump to release his taxes.

[RKP5637]

6. Poor little donnie again. n/t

[B Stieg]

8. Resign, Individual-1! (nt)

[duforsure]

9. In Trump speak it really means,

I know I did something illegal , and its why I had to hide it and lie, again . HE always claims the opposite of the truth.

[Juneboarder]

10. If I was this news anchor,

I would have slapped him for constantly interrupting and talking over me. What a complete jerk. I'm still waiting on my Christmas present... Trump's indictment!

[Javaman]

11. "Nobody, except for me, would be looked at like this,"

and you know what, orange asshole? you are right, nobody, except you, would be looked at like this because you're a fucking crook.

[chowder66]

12. Why lie about it? Oh, yeah, because it's wrong. nt

[truthisfreedom]

13. Wow, he's equating turning his mistresses into paid sex workers

to congress critters being sued for harassment.