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The above comments about the law are as far as I am going to go in the discussion. None of us know exactly what evidence the SDNY prosecutors have regarding Trump and the Daniels and McDougal payments. We do know from the Cohen sentencing document that they are confident enough to implicate...

I'm not a lawyer who is "learned in the law" and neither are you. But I have stayed in a Holiday Inn Express and I have served as the treasurer of various political campaigns and committees. In that service, I developed an understanding of campaign finance law that is above that of the average...

You confuse me, Turtle. Yes it is illegal to posess a firearm during the commission of a felony. I made that very point, did I not?

I'm not interested in litigating the case in this forum. I prefer to watch the case itself proceed through the justice system and note the points made by the attorneys for each side and the rulings of the court when it gets that far. At present, regarding Trump himself, it is an item of profound...

It is not illegal to pay money to someone to keep something secret or to direct one's attorney to do so. In the Daniels case, Trump directed his attorney Cohen to pay money to Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about the affair she had with Trump. There is nothing illegal about that nondisclosure...

With all 2018 federal elections now certified (except NC Dist. 9) and with recent legal developments, additional facts have emerged that support my belief, previously stated in this forum, that the Republicans who have the power to do so will vote to impeach Trump. 1. In the election, the...

If you credited Trump with bringing one million jobs to the US with the Alibaba deal, you now must credit him with blowing that deal with his tariffs. Story here.

Manafort has been found guilty in one trial and pleaded guilty ahead of another trial. That plea includes a deal in which Manafort “shall cooperate fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly with the Government and other law enforcement authorities identified by the Government in any and...

ad hominem

If that's the case, why are Trump and his attorneys not making that argument? They know he can be impeached if the political winds shift in that direction. They know impeachment is, at bottom, not a legal action in court but a political action in Congress. A commentator, I don't remember who...

How do we know impeachment is becoming more likely? One way is to note the shift in Trump's remarks to his supporters. He used to talk about how great his poll numbers were and about how discombobulated the Democrats are because he defeated Hillary. Last night he openly discussed the...

Yes, I see your point, and as you know, you and I perceive things differently. I believe Trump is now in deep trouble not because of the points you are making and many Trump supporters agree with, but because the image of Trump as a competent leader is beginning to crumble. It's getting more...

How many boards of directors of large companies would keep a CEO who admitted that he had a treasonous operative on staff who is proactively trying to thwart the CEO and the CEO does not know who that person is? Trump is in deep trouble.

No. I am not assuming that. If Trump knew the identity of that person, he would fire him or her. That makes it all the worse. He has what he considers to be a treasonous operative on his team but does not know who it is. Real leaders do not have such problems. Way earlier in this thread, I...

Recently, the Woodward book and the New York Times anonymous editorial came out. I dislike both because of the anonymity both provide to their so-called sources. Until now, I have never referenced such works in this forum because, at bottom, anonymous-source reporting (fabricated stories?) is...

OK, Phil. That's enough for now. Play time on EO and news reading is over. When the next significant development occurs regarding your impeachment prediction, you can re-enter the discussion to refine your views.

A talking head on CNN or MSNBC (I don't remember who) reminded the audience how Nixon came to resign. Congressional leaders from his party met privately with Nixon to tell him he was done. If Nixon did not resign, they would allow impeachment proceedings to begin. Nixon, realizing the battle was...

Point taken

The Right does the same thing. It's not like critics on the right gave Obama a free pass when he was in office. Spin is an ongoing activity on the left and the right.

That timing strengthens the case that Trump entered into the NDA to influence the election. He was content to go without that NDA for a long time. Then when it became apparent that he had an actual chance to win the election, he directed that the NDA be created and paid the hush money.