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You're right about the hoped-for perp walk scene. I hope you realize by now that I am not one to read more into legal developments than what's actually there. What's there for us to know so far in a way that can be objectivly confirmed, is the expectation that criminal charges (yet to be...

I looked in on the live shot to check crowd size. It is way smaller than Trump's campaign rallies of old, but that can be expected given that we're not in a campaign season and Trump is not a candidate. That said, the crowd is a good-size crowd. Not huge like Trump's previous rallies, but any...

Confirmation is now made by a named source who is in a position to know and is speaking publicly on the matter. It's made by Trump attorney Ronald Fischetti who confirmed that criminal charges against the Trump Organization are likely to be filed next week. In other news: Michigan...

Fair point Yes I'm familiar with the quote. Prosecutors definately have an advantage in front of grand juries. Yep, and then we can finally see, in an objective court, what the facts may or may not be, and how they stand up. It could have happened sooner but Trump has fought and delayed these...

I almost never cite media reports that rely on unnamed sources. I prefer instead reports in which the sources are known and can be confirmed. Worse are the media outlets that pick up and run with the story, citing "A Washington Post report" for example, while the report itself is based on...

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That's one way to spin it. The fact is, the question of Flynn's innocence or guilt was left unanswered when he accepted Trump's pardon (notwithstanding his original guilty plea). The pardon interrupted the court proceedings then underway. One could say you must admit guilt to accept a pardon so...

Thus making it necessary. A forced choice between a lighter sentence and a heavier one.

No, the FEC has not "ruled that the payments to McDougal and Daniels were not campaign contributions." They did not rule on that question at all. They simply deadlocked and thereby did not pursue the case.

I don't have time to dig into FARA prosecution history and provide you specific examples, but I believe people other than Trump supporters have been charged with FARA crimes.

Yea, right. Cohen, and attorney, just went ahead and needlessly plead guilty. Like he had nothing better to do than get convicted? Like he plead guilty because he thought it would be fun? Like he needlessly purchased an additional sport coat, while not needed, a new conviction would be nice to have?

What about him?

Let me clarify. What I meant to say was people don't get convicted of non-crimes. In cases where they are convicted, the charge precedes the conviction. Thinking on this further, after reading your comment, yes, there are cases where innocent people are wrongly charged and wrongly convicted...

You're talking about Trump. I'm talking about the reporting crime for which Cohen was convicted. People don't get convicted for non-crimes. They get convicted for crimes. You stated above that failing to properly report the hush money transaction was not a crime. It clearly was a crime, one for...

One thing that comes to mind is Cohen's public statements that the Trump Organization falsely reported property values for the purposes of misleading the IRS, insurance companies and banks. That's called fraud and a statement like that coming from someone highly placed in the Trump Organization...

You're making my point. You are stating the scenario in which the payment rises to a crime. With the benefit of hindsight, we now know charges were not filed against Trump. However, Cohen plead guilty to the crimes. "in 2016, [Cohen] caused $280,000 in payments to be made to silence two women...

There is no need for a fishing expedition when the big fish are jumping into the boat and bringing evidence with them. One of Trump's top and closest attorneys (Cohen) flipped on Trump and provided a trove of evidence. Trump's top accountant (Wiessenberg) has already shown a willingness to...

Failing to properly report the transactions is a crime. You and I, and those speculating in the media are all operating under the same disadvantage in discussing this. Investigators are not obligated to publicly disclose their actions or the reasons behind them while investigations are...

Is not the exact way it is working in this case? It started with an investigation into hush money payments. Investigators needed access to financial and tax records to look into that. Those records were received after the Supreme Court said they could have them. Another path of inquiry was...

You seem quite certain about what the Democrats think and what their motives are regarding Trump. I claim no such insight. You are not wrong about the seeming eagerness the press has to accuse Gaetz of crimes. While there are certain facts that merit reporting, they have gone well beyond those...