What is “catch-and-kill” in the tabloid newspaper world? Jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial are expected to learn about it today.
AP reports: "A longtime tabloid publisher was expected Tuesday to tell jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign."
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It is trump using stolen money to cover his own ass
@jonburr well, the charge isn't that it was stolen as much as illegally used and then hidden from required taxes.
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if it was "illegaly used" - then it was stolen
@jonburr no.
It's like, if you offer an illegal bribe to someone, that money wasn't stolen.
Similar thing here.
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Hmm.
If you take that money from a fund that isn't for your own personal use, then surely you are stealing it.
The money trump used was for the campaign fund, not for his own personal use.
@jonburr there are a couple of different accusations involved, but one is exactly the opposite, that Trump contributed too much of his money, beyond federal limits, to the campaign for election purposes.
On that count he's being charged with violating campaign finance laws specifically because it was a contribution of his money over the limit.
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