I think a “watersports” video might also give them pause. I keep hearing how the allegations in the Steele dossier regarding the pee tape prove that the whole thing is completely made up. Apparently, that sort of thing is COMPLETELY out of character for Dear Leader. A porn star pee tape might erode that narrative a bit.
Daniels has launched a crowdfunding appeal to cover her legal costs. Stormy Daniels Launches Fundraising Site to Fight Trump ‘Hush Agreement’
I think she may just have a chance of meeting her goal.
Anything “unmanly” (like video confirming the reports of Stormy spanking his orange butt with a rolled-up magazine) is likely to be far more damaging than the sex scandal per se.
Guys, the people who support Trump do not care! He made the claim that he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue in broad daylight and his supporters wouldn’t abandon him, and for everything we’ve seen that appears to be the one true statement he has made since the campaign began. Trump could be pictured fucking a goat while Russian hookers shit on him and Stormy Daniels shoves a rolled up copy of Women’s Day magazine up his asshole, and his supporters would be split only on whether it was “fake news” or that it showed what a tough guy Trump actually is. The fantasy that his die-hard supporters are going to start fleeing him like rats from a sinking ship is not grounded in any evidence whatsoever. They love the fact that he is a disgusting slimeball of a human being and tout his ‘ratings’ as evidence that he must be doing something right even though by every objective measure he has basically floundered since his inauguration and then tried to lie in a manner more transparent than a three year old to conceal his failures.
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My understanding is that there are several issues raised by the NDA. I’m getting most of this from the Opening Arguments discussion of it already linked to in this thread.
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[li]The payment of the 130k by Cohen was not reported as a campaign contribution.[/li]Therefore the 130k should have been reported and it’s a campaign finance violation. There’s also an ethical issue that lawyers aren’t supposed to loan or give their clients money, which will have repercussions on Cohen.
[li]The arbitration clause may be unenforceable under California Law[/li]The arbitration clause is unreasonably one sided, and California is pretty tough on arbitration clauses like that. The most obvious example is that it allows DD to select the state.
[li]The Arbitration Clause can only be invoked by DD[/li]Notice how I said “allows DD to select the state?” That’s because the only person that can bring action is DD. (This restriction is also part of the one sided nature of the arbitration clause.) Cohen can’t bring arbitration, but the arbitration finding silencing PP was brought by Cohen and not DD.
[li]Even if the Arbitration Clause is valid, only DD can receive the million dollar relief[/li]So even if everything up to this point turns up Donald (err…DD), he’s effectively outed as party to the NDA and caught in the web of undisclosed contributions.
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Stormy Daniels’s attorney was on MSNBC. He was asked if there was video of Trump and Daniels having sex. He pointedly refused to answer the question.
So, if you ever wanted to see Trump’s flabby body mashing up against a much younger woman, and if you ever wanted to see Trump engaging in watersports and possibly other fetish play, you may be in luck!
At this stage of the game, pointedly refusing to answer that question is probably the best option regardless of the true answer.
Trump’s mortification and an investigation into election law violations are more than enough for me.
My assumption, or maybe what I mean is hope, is that the media (whatever it is) is just of the two of them, clothed, in social settings that make it obvious that they had a relationship for a substantial period of time.
The moment it’s confirmed that such a tape is coming out: sell your stock in Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, and Nutrisystem IMMEDIATELY.
No one will need the services of any such company, ever again, if they’ve got the Trump Tape available to induce nausea whenever hunger arises. Just three seconds of viewing the Trump tape, and hunger pangs are banished!
Should also work well for birth control; who’d be in the mood after seeing that?
Now I don’t want to be judgmental and I realize I have views that are somewhat old fashioned, but I’m going to say that cheating on your wife when she’s pregnant with your child is immoral, even if you’re doing it with a porn star.
Trump voters disagree though. Or rather, only about half agree with that contention. The remainder disagrees or isn’t sure. https://twitter.com/MattNegrin/status/974108899853860864
In fact, most Trump voters consider the President to be role model. When asked if they think the term, “Moral leader” describes Trump, 83% agree - either somewhat, very or extremely. http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/tabsHPStormyDaniels20180309.pdf
Now personally I don’t generally think politicians are moral leaders - that’s not really their job. But if Trump voters think that a serial liar and adulterer is the kind of guy they should emulate, that’s useful information.
I can only imagine that Republican voters add an extra bit to the question in their head, like “Trump is a moral leader in how to deal with Hillary” or something like that.
To be fair, I think we all can compartmentalize our moral judgements some.
For example I’d say that JFK was a moral leader despite his known affairs, and even Bill Clinton too, even with his affair with someone who worked for him, likely others, and his lies about it. Other things he did and positions he articulated well and led on matter. Carter’s standing as a moral leader does not depend on his having kept his lust only in his heart.
Trump is morally bankrupt and repugnant to my mind for reasons other than having an affair or many of them.
He’s a muppet to have allowed this bullshit to even come to light. No one respects him. It’s a big fucking joke.
her lawyer said on MSNBC today that she was physically threatened to keep quiet
What do you have against muppets?
He made the same claim on CNN. When asked if there was “proof” of the threats, he said “What I’m saying is she’s going to be able to provide very specific details about what happened here.”
Hmm. Sounds like maybe no texts or documents, but he thinks her story is very credible.
she’s scheduled for 60 minutes on March 25th.
Wow, congrats on scoring a date with her! Let us know if she has a Trump magazine to spank you with.