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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1122699)	3/4/2019 4:03:16 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1574096

>> There's no comparison, experts say I don't know the context of your link, but candidates can and certainly did in this instance contribute to their own campaigns without limitation. From there, it becomes a simple reporting issue. Exactly what Obama had to pay a $375K fine for. That isn't what this is. This is an alleged constructive contribution (alleged as in NOT PROVED) and there is the fact that it is "hush money", for which a VERY STRONG argument can be made that it wasn't campaign money at all. Any lawyer worth his salt is going to argue it is an absurd claim. 1. There is no evidence a payment was made by Trump. 2. The alleged check was ostensibly written to Cohen, not the campaign. 3. There is no indication of ANY INTENT to make a campaign contribution, which he, as the 4. Trump naturally was more interested in avoiding relationship damage with his wife, his kids, his family and his personal reputation than winning the election. Shit, not a single poll had him winning, not a single media outlet gave him a chance. If he wasn't concerned about family why bother? 5. Reporting is the responsibility of the campaign, not the candidate. This is nothing.