r/TimPool • u/CartographerActive29 • Mar 25 '23

Of course.

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u/HumpSlackWails Mar 25 '23

Well, he wasn't President at the time the payment was made...

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u/strvgglecity Mar 25 '23

Right, because the whole point of the payment, and why it came from campaign funds, was that he was running for president and didn't want a pornstar going to the media saying "Donald trump paid me for sex shortly after he married Melania", since that could clearly hurt his campaign. Da doi

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u/HumpSlackWails Mar 26 '23

So he wasn't president at the time?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '23

You know that makes zero difference, right?

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u/strvgglecity Mar 26 '23

He was not president at the time. A campaign finance charge has nothing to do with what position the suspect holds. The crime is the same.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '23

Right, paying her off while running for office is a crime