Judd LegumApr 4, 2023
THERE ARE AUDIO TAPES "In a conversation captured in an audio recording in approximately September
2016 concerning Woman 1’s account, the Defendant [Trump] and Lawyer A [Cohen] discussed how to obtain the
rights to Woman 1’s account from AMI and how to reimburse AMI."
Show threadJudd LegumApr 4, 2023

This complicates a potential Trump defense that he was just trying to protect his marriage.

Trump told Cohen "if they could delay the payment until after the
election, they could avoid paying altogether, because at that point it would not matter if the story
became public. "

Show threadDerek KompareApr 4, 2023
@juddlegum The only thing Trumpier than buying silence with a bribe is attempting to evade even paying for the bribe at all.
Show threadFemme MalheureuseApr 4, 2023
@dkompare @juddlegum Oh, I'm surprised he didn't go the ultimately Trumpy level by having his charity pay Stormy with tax deductible contributions from supporters.
Show threadDerek Kompare
@femme_mal @juddlegum You're right; that's totally Trumpier!
Apr 4, 2023 at 9:17pmWeb
Show threadFemme MalheureuseApr 4, 2023
@dkompare @juddlegum I suspect he might have gotten away with it if he had done just that, a single payment from the charity to her for services rendered to him as head of the charity. He might have gotten his hands slapped by having permission to run a charity in NYS yanked but it wouldn't be a felony.