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Will Rosie O’Donnell Serve Time Like Dinesh D’Souza?

Amelia said:
Yeah ... of course. Just about Rosie ... and fairness to D'Souza. Yes, of course. That's all. No smokescreen here. Not a whiff of desperation about the investigation into Trump's shady transactions.
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Back to Rosie -- you've gotta agree that she's one of the nastiest females on earth and one of the most disgusting people around, so if she intentionally broke the law, and her use of various names indicates she may well have, it would be a boon to society to see her locked away. People say good things never happen, but this is potentially a very good turn of events.
 
This is clearly off topic but, it seems, those who hate Trump and the GOP justify some of their hatred for them as a payback for what Trump or other GOPs have done. Well, dems, if it was so bad what Trump or GOPs did, why do you feel justified in doing it?
 
cabse5 said:
This is clearly off topic but, it seems, those who hate Trump and the GOP justify some of their hatred for them as a payback for what Trump or other GOPs have done. Well, dems, if it was so bad what Trump or GOPs did, why do you feel justified in doing it?
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Hehe ... this isn't off topic at all. Because that's what this thread is about. Pointing out that Dems do it too ... so what's all the fuss about a little bit of corruption from Trump.

But I do thank you for undermining your cohorts attempts to pretend this thread is not about throwing up a smokescreen for Trump.
 
Yea Dinesh went to Prison for 6 months.... utterly ridiculous. If there is any justice whatsoever, Rosie should get at least that much too.
 
Fledermaus said:
Which campaign law was violated?

Please be clear.
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A violation hasn't been proven yet. But it is being investigated.

Hence Trumpsters' need to be proactive with the "Democrats do it too" gambit.
 
Fledermaus said:
What is the title of the thread?
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What is it? It's a disingenuous smokescreen.

But have fun with it.

The investigation against Trump's whole corrupt operation will keep marching on while you feast on Rosie's body.
 
Fledermaus said:
The payment was to a campaign? What was Stormy running for?
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The payment was for damage control for the Trump campaign. It secretly occured 2 weeks before the election.
 
Fledermaus said:
Is that a campaign violation?
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Trumps own lawyer - Guiliani - stated that Trump repaid Michael Cohen for the infamous $130,000 hush payment to Stormy Daniels, which would implicate the president’s campaign in a campaign finance violation.

FECA’s definition of “contribution” in 52 U.S.C. § 30101(8)(A) includes “any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value made by any person for the purpose of influencing any election for Federal office.”
 
nota bene said:
I'm going to guess no.

Yes, let’s see.
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We all seem to agree that the best bet is no. While it would be nice to see equal application of the law odds are it just will not happen in this case.

But it does open up a bigger discussion on campaign contributions, that seems to be a never ending discussion because politicians are rarely if ever going to limit themselves.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Trumps own lawyer - Guiliani - stated that Trump repaid Michael Cohen for the infamous $130,000 hush payment to Stormy Daniels, which would implicate the president’s campaign in a campaign finance violation.

FECA’s definition of “contribution” in 52 U.S.C. § 30101(8)(A) includes “any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value made by any person for the purpose of influencing any election for Federal office.”
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He was paying to his own campaign IOW.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Trumps own lawyer - Guiliani - stated that Trump repaid Michael Cohen for the infamous $130,000 hush payment to Stormy Daniels, which would implicate the president’s campaign in a campaign finance violation.

FECA’s definition of “contribution” in 52 U.S.C. § 30101(8)(A) includes “any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value made by any person for the purpose of influencing any election for Federal office.”
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heehee
 
If she did that then she should definitely be prosecuted. If she gets a pass then that is on Trump’s Justice Department.
 
Fledermaus said:
He was paying to his own campaign IOW.
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A payment/gift was issued ($130,000) two weeks before the election to bury a Trump promiscuous affair, which would silence a Trump election negative (influencing an election).

This was certainly a FEC campaign violation.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
If she did that then she should definitely be prosecuted. If she gets a pass then that is on Trump’s Justice Department.
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I'm no fan of Rosie O'Donnell, but her transgression is quite minor compared to Dinesh D'Souza. You would think he'd close his mouth and not remind people how he asked his mistress to donate $10,000 to Wendy Long, along with at least 3 others, promising he would repay them, which he did...all while serving as president of the evangelical Kings College. He lost that job due to being so skivey.

Also, from NY Post:

Both donors and candidates are legally liable for contributions over the limit. But it’s unlikely O’Donnell or her benefactors will be penalized for breaking FEC rules. Contributions over the limit can be refunded or counted toward a different election, and married donors can attribute the money to a spouse.

“Donors are rarely fined for excess contributions and then only if they are hiding the donations from the recipients,” prominent D.C. campaign finance lawyer Jan Witold Baran said. “Campaigns generally are not penalized for isolated contributions over a limit. However, multiple excessive donations may lead to an investigation … Fines could result in such cases.”

O’Donnell is also a prolific local political donor, putting up at least $25,100 for city and state candidates since 2000, New York filings show. Last year she gave a maxed-out $4,950 donation to Mayor de Blasio. In 2006 O’Donnell even gave $1,000 to former Westchester County DA and then Republican state attorney general candidate Jeanine Pirro, now a Fox News host and loyal Trump defender.

“I also maxed out to cynthia nixon,” O’Donnell told the Post. “And I loathe Jeannine
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So Dinesh blatantly broke the law. O'Donnell may or may not have, and it should be looked into.
 
I would love to see her fat ass hauled off to prison, so would her daughter!
 
nota bene said:
I'm going to guess no.

From Rachel Alexander at Townhall.com:

Left-wing activist and comedian RosieO’Donnell has been caught contributing more than the legal limit to five Democratic political candidates. She used four variations of her name and five different New York addresses to make the contributions. This may show intent to disguise them.

…The FEC penalties for contributing over the allowed limit and contributing in another’s name are quite similar — they are both fines. If D’Souza’s situation was escalated to criminal prosecution, then how is O’Donnell’s situation any different, if not worse? D’Souza tweeted about O’Donnell, “Five times more egregious than my case. Now let’s see if Lady Justice is truly blind.” https://townhall.com/columnists/rac...onnell-serve-time-like-dinesh-dsouza-n2478111

Yes, let’s see.
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She should've used that money to move to Canada like she promised when Trump won.
 
OrphanSlug said:
We all seem to agree that the best bet is no. While it would be nice to see equal application of the law odds are it just will not happen in this case.

But it does open up a bigger discussion on campaign contributions, that seems to be a never ending discussion because politicians are rarely if ever going to limit themselves.
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One comment by Alexander I found interesting [my bolding]:

Former U.S. Attorney Joe DiGenova observed that the prosecution was unusual considering it involved a single donation made by an individual with no criminal record. David Mason, a former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission, told Newsmax that the prosecution had to show beyond a reasonable doubt that D’Souza broke the law “knowingly and willfully.” Campaign finance law is complex, and the average person who is not an attorney or working on campaigns might not have known this was against the law. D’Souza said he was unaware it was a campaign violation. I am a former county elections attorney, who worked on several campaigns, and I wasn’t even aware it was against the law until D’Souza’s prosecution. https://townhall.com/columnists/rac...onnell-serve-time-like-dinesh-dsouza-n2478111
 
JMR said:
I'm no fan of Rosie O'Donnell, but her transgression is quite minor compared to Dinesh D'Souza. You would think he'd close his mouth and not remind people how he asked his mistress to donate $10,000 to Wendy Long, along with at least 3 others, promising he would repay them, which he did...all while serving as president of the evangelical Kings College. He lost that job due to being so skivey.

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So Dinesh blatantly broke the law. O'Donnell may or may not have, and it should be looked into.
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Ya she probably doesnt even deserve a fine, especially as she was hiding nothing. The different names thing is kinda weird tho.
 
Roadvirus said:
She should've used that money to move to Canada like she promised when Trump won.
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I wish all the people that threatened to leave America would get roasted more. Thats a pretty ****ty move to abandon America but then just go back on it and keep enjoying the system while pretending you hate it. So weird that 1 president can make people throw a hissy fit and want to leave, but they they realize they are just hot gas huffer puffers and dont even do that. She should at least apologize and admit she was throwing a hissy fit instead of just carrying on like she was never ready to abandon America.
 
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