'National Enquirer' Owner Admits Paying Off Ex-Playboy Model for Donald Trump

[Tamorlane]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/th...-trump-1168679

American Media Inc., parent company of the National Enquirer, won't be arguing that its "catch and kill" approach to unflattering news about Donald Trump is protected by the First Amendment. On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that AMI has admitted that a $150,000 payment to ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal was made in concert with Trump's presidential campaign for the purpose of influencing the election.

In return for this historic admission plus pledges to improve internal compliance to prevent future violations of the federal campaign finance laws, AMI won't be prosecuted.

SDNY revealed the non-prosecution agreement shortly after Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was sentenced to three years for his role in Trump payments to McDougal and Stormy Daniels. He also earned his sentence after lying to Congress about Trump's efforts to build a tower in Russia.

Back in April, The New York Times reported that AMI was facing a federal probe as well as a complaint at the Federal Election Commission. At the time, the company denied that expenditures amounted to illegal campaign contributions and asserted a First Amendment right to run stories — or not run them — as it saw fit. AMI took that position, too, in a since-settled lawsuit brought by McDougal.

The pressure from prosecutors has apparently changed AMI's stance.

According to SDNY, AMI is now offering "substantial and important assistance" in an ongoing investigation.

[meteoraniac]

surely this must be it

[Dorich]

Is this it?

[SillieBazzillie]

Lol, it's gonna be a long 2 years for Individual 1.

Can't wait.

[Trapstar4.4]

come on trump tell us how they are liars too!

[Tears]

Thanks for the update, racist.

[Stizzel]

Stopped reading at national enquirer

[rampagefc77]

come on trump tell us how they are liars too!

They gave the answer above— like Cohen, in exchange for saying the nda was to “influence the election,” because it was her turn... they won’t have corrupt officials finding crimes to try them for.

It’s the same thing, different player.

[5x10]

I’m sure there’s a long history of this
‘Proof it wasn’t campaign finance violation, he’s done this for decades

[bezarker]

It's OK tots and prayers were sent...

[Tears]

It's OK tots and prayers were sent...

must reallyyy piss you off seeing black people with President Trump.

[rampagefc77]

As I said in another thread— did Clinton admit to receiving debate questions to influence the election? How about the media contacts that pumped out nonstop antitrump and pro Clinton bs? Or how twitter admitted to killing all anticlinton ## to influence the election?

See, all you have to do is say to influence the election and you’ve manufactured a crime!!!

[bezarker]

must reallyyy piss you off seeing black people with President Trump.

LOL why would I give a fukc what pieces of **** stick to one another? hypocrites will be hypocrites...

[|ceman]

counter narrative primed, deployed and starting to kick in!

[Tears]

LOL why would I give a fukc what pieces of **** stick to one another? hypocrites will be hypocrites...

Lmfao at calling black people hypocrites because they are praying over Trump. What a hateful life you must live.

[Streetbull]

“In the 1990s, Chinese nationals were literally dragging duffel bags of money into the Democratic National Committee as President Clinton allowed sensitive ballistic-missile guidance technology to be transferred to the Chinese government.

No charges. No independent counsel.

Clinton held illegal campaign fundraisers at the White House, where Chinese citizens handed checks directly to White House staff.

Still no charges and no independent counsel.

Videotapes of the White House fundraisers surfaced, featuring the president and vice president glad-handing campaign donors on federal property.

And again, no charges, no independent counsel.

The New York Times' response to Attorney General Janet Reno's refusal to assign an independent counsel to these textbook campaign finance violations was a forceful editorial lightly ribbing Reno for her "blunders."

"Saturday Night Live" was tougher on Reno.”

But...but...OMG....Trump made legal payments to stop whores from extorting him while running for POTUS...and <gasp!> none of its illegal! But we need to keep up the witch hunt!

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[bezarker]

Lmfao at calling black people hypocrites because they are praying over Trump. What a hateful life you must live.

you're fukcing retarded, they're ALL hypocrites. Every single one of them who pretend to give a fukc they're all in it for themselves.

[Jayarbie]

come on trump tell us how they are liars too!

Well, it is the National Enquirer. That's kind of their thing.

[rampagefc77]

“In the 1990s, Chinese nationals were literally dragging duffel bags of money into the Democratic National Committee as President Clinton allowed sensitive ballistic-missile guidance technology to be transferred to the Chinese government.

No charges. No independent counsel.

Clinton held illegal campaign fundraisers at the White House, where Chinese citizens handed checks directly to White House staff.

Still no charges and no independent counsel.

Videotapes of the White House fundraisers surfaced, featuring the president and vice president glad-handing campaign donors on federal property.

And again, no charges, no independent counsel.

The New York Times' response to Attorney General Janet Reno's refusal to assign an independent counsel to these textbook campaign finance violations was a forceful editorial lightly ribbing Reno for her "blunders."

"Saturday Night Live" was tougher on Reno.”

But...but...OMG....Trump made legal payments to stop whores from extorting him while running for POTUS...and <gasp!> none of its illegal! But we need to keep up the witch hunt!

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeee

It’s all they have.

[Tears]

you're fukcing retarded, they're ALL hypocrites. Every single one of them who pretend to give a fukc they're all in it for themselves.

Such a sad, hateful life. Hope you improve at some point. Thoughts and prayers for you.

[|ceman]

“In the 1990s, Chinese nationals were literally dragging duffel bags of money into the Democratic National Committee as President Clinton allowed sensitive ballistic-missile guidance technology to be transferred to the Chinese government.

No charges. No independent counsel.

Clinton held illegal campaign fundraisers at the White House, where Chinese citizens handed checks directly to White House staff.

Still no charges and no independent counsel.

[sandaltan]

They gave the answer above— like Cohen, in exchange for saying the nda was to “influence the election,” because it was her turn... they won’t have corrupt officials finding crimes to try them for.

It’s the same thing, different player.

you idiots latch onto the nda for reasons i cannot understand

the NDA literally has nothing to do with the charges or investigation

the NDA is not a defense to any crime

can you plz help me understand your fixation on the NDA? srs

[sandaltan]

As I said in another thread— did Clinton admit to receiving debate questions to influence the election? How about the media contacts that pumped out nonstop antitrump and pro Clinton bs? Or how twitter admitted to killing all anticlinton ## to influence the election?

See, all you have to do is say to influence the election and you’ve manufactured a crime!!!

actually there needs to be a payment. like you know, a bribe, to influence the election.

like i dunno, a bribe to several women to keep quiet about an affair, right before the election. something like that, just as an example

[Tears]

you idiots latch onto the nda for reasons i cannot understand

the NDA literally has nothing to do with the charges or investigation

the NDA is not a defense to any crime

can you plz help me understand your fixation on the NDA? srs

Because there’s nothing illegal about the NDA. No matter how much that triggers you.

[sandaltan]

Because there’s nothing illegal about the NDA. No matter how much that triggers you.

i know there's nothing illegal about the NDA. it doesnt trigger me, it baffles me. i dont understand what you guys are talking about.

cohen/trump/ppl arent being investigated or charged for having the NDA. so why the fixation on it?

[ghostfacedup]

Is this the collusion ya'll libsoys have been clamoring about?

[Tears]

i know there's nothing illegal about the NDA. it doesnt trigger me, it baffles me. i dont understand what you guys are talking about.

cohen/trump/ppl arent being investigated or charged for having the NDA. so why the fixation on it?

Because everyone finds it hilarious how you’re fixated on this “influence the election” bs. Hillary, the msm, the Internet, you name it, tried to influence the election. You shouldn’t get so upset over the stupid NDA

[ghostfacedup]

Because everyone finds it hilarious how you’re fixated on this “influence the election” bs. Hillary, the msm, the Internet, you name it, tried to influence the election. You shouldn’t get so upset over the stupid NDA

It's lib logic.

[KINGFABIAN]

Because everyone finds it hilarious how you’re fixated on this “influence the election” bs. Hillary, the msm, the Internet, you name it, tried to influence the election. You shouldn’t get so upset over the stupid NDA

well you must have been banned for some reason... yet another L for the alt -right. Don’t you guys get it? Other than 4 -Chan nobody likes you incels.

[BigNik78]

Surely this will be the end of blah blah blah.