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Giuliani dials back statements on Trump and payment to porn star Stormy Daniels
https://www.lmtonline.com ^ | May 4, 2018 | Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and John Wagner

Posted on 05/04/2018 7:59:26 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45

President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani sought Friday to clean up a series of comments he had made about a settlement with an adult-film actress who had an alleged relationship with Trump, backtracking on his previous assertions about what the president knew and why the payment was made.

The cautious wording of the written statement released by Giuliani stood in sharp contrast to his previous two days of wide-ranging television and print interviews in which, according to legal experts, he exposed his client to greater legal risks and might have compromised his own attorney-client privilege with the president...

..Trump told reporters Friday that Giuliani, who joined the legal team April 19, "just started a day ago" and is "learning the subject matter." "He knows it's a witch hunt," the president added. "He'll get his facts straight."...

..."The first rule is to shut up, which he is unable to do," said Stephen Gillers, a law professor at New York University. "False exculpatory statements often come back to bite."

"Giuliani's barrage harmed his client," he added. "He waived the privilege for communications with Trump on the subject of his public statements."

One close Trump adviser agreed, saying Giuliani had "waived the privilege, big time" with his public descriptions of his conversations with the president...

(Excerpt) Read more at lmtonline.com ...


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister
KEYWORDS: giulani; msmlies; trump
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To: Para-Ord.45

Evidently that is what Michael Savage said on his website.


21 posted on 05/04/2018 8:39:50 PM PDT by Jean2
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To: max americana
Sure it’s easy to say that it’s ok to pay the porn actress but why give this slut the notoriety?

Because with consolences to the wife and kid, this makes Trump look good. First because it probably isn't true, too little money, and zero evidence presented. It's no different from some slip and fall jerk in the lobby of his building except with the added personal accusation. Second, because pursuing such a triviality makes Mueller look like a bitch hunter and makes the media look like biased ignoramuses. That's a lot of wins and Melania will just have to explain it to the kid.

22 posted on 05/04/2018 8:41:39 PM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: Para-Ord.45

Agree about Rudi. But Trump ought to restrain himself as well. Most people, knowing his carnal history, do not doubt that he had a fling with the porn star shortly after his wife gave birth. Some still find such behavior immoral and repulsive. However as demonstrated by Bill Clinton and Trump’s prior public foolishness, it does not seem to damage a politician long term. Trump could put an end to this by having Giuliani ( no model of moral virtue himself) get out a simple message. Yes Mr. Trump as a private citizen had a relationship with Stormy Daniels. When he decided to run for President he for political purposes and personal reasons did not want her to publicly discuss the details of this relationship. A legal non disclosure agreement was agreed and she was paid. Mr. Trump had hoped to protect his campaign and further disruptions to his family. Such a statement will take the wind out of this crisis and the public will behave as it has in the past.


23 posted on 05/04/2018 8:46:34 PM PDT by allendale (.)
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To: madison10

Trump ran several worldwide corporations. All large corporations routinely settle for small amounts versus the hassle and cost of court. Stormy Daniels was completely false but it’s not worth the hassle and expense of a trial. Cohen ran a firm that made these decisions. That’s it.


24 posted on 05/04/2018 8:47:12 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: Parley Baer

Exactly.


25 posted on 05/04/2018 8:51:19 PM PDT by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~)
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To: DouglasKC

A hireling, nothing more.


26 posted on 05/04/2018 8:52:42 PM PDT by madison10 (Mueller: Dems' executioner.)
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To: Para-Ord.45

Rudy was brilliant!! No campaign finance violation!!! Awesome representation!! Rudy for recess appointment AG !!


27 posted on 05/04/2018 8:58:14 PM PDT by raiderboy (" weÂ’ll close down the country because we need border" DJT NOW !!)
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To: Para-Ord.45

Every anti-Trump article or comment needs to be scrutinized for 3 elements:

1. What was misreported or only partially/selectively reported or fabricated?

2. What was spun, twisted, manipulated?

3. What was omitted or ignored?


28 posted on 05/04/2018 8:58:17 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Para-Ord.45

Face it: Trump got a BJ from a slut 12 years ago ergo he must be destroyed.


29 posted on 05/04/2018 8:58:25 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Vox populi, vox dei)
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To: madison10

Article is linked from there.

30 posted on 05/04/2018 8:59:05 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: palmer
there's only positives for keeping the $130k in the news. It should be in the news every single day until November.

Not following you here. Please explain.

31 posted on 05/04/2018 9:06:13 PM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: Para-Ord.45
"Giuliani's barrage harmed his client," he added. "He waived the privilege for communications with Trump on the subject of his public statements."

Trump doesn't need this. Trump needs smart, savvy counsel.

32 posted on 05/04/2018 9:40:03 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: plain talk

Hannity didn’t need to air all the interview. THE PROGRAM IS NOT LIVE. It’s post producer. He’s as much to blame.


33 posted on 05/04/2018 10:13:47 PM PDT by blackberry1
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To: plain talk

Hannity didn’t need to air all the interview. THE PROGRAM IS NOT LIVE. It’s post produced. He’s as much to blame.


34 posted on 05/04/2018 10:14:14 PM PDT by blackberry1
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To: Para-Ord.45

Yo, Rudy! Stop digging. You’ve done enough damage. Either shut up or point out the millions of dollars taxpayers have paid to cover up similar cases involving sitting members of Congress.


35 posted on 05/04/2018 10:25:43 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: max americana

It has everyone talking about their favorite subject, the porn actress, and neglecting the rest of this long interview where Rudy did most of the talking. He went over the possible scenarios with a fine comb (pardon the double metaphor) and showed that he knows just what he’s doing, and what he will do in all the possible eventualities.

He made some excellent remarks on the fine points (aside from the general case of unfairness in comparison with other similar situations).

Media ignoring it because it shows what Mueller is now up against.


36 posted on 05/04/2018 10:31:11 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: kevao

Yup. The PR value of the interview as a whole far outweighs one statement that Rudy certainly prepared in advance. Everybody having a ball with this one. Don’t forget the liberal press dislikes Rudy a bit too. Let Mueller try to outwit this presentation.


37 posted on 05/04/2018 10:40:35 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: lee martell

Rudy goes to the media for everything......his then-wife, Donna Hanover, heard she was getting divorced when Rudy announced it at a press conference.


38 posted on 05/04/2018 11:40:34 PM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: madison10; Para-Ord.45

Seriously?

Rudy is pumped, and he hit a foul ball... BFD.


39 posted on 05/04/2018 11:48:56 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Parley Baer; Blue House Sue

Unfortunately, your reservations are lost in the remainder of the thread.


40 posted on 05/05/2018 12:00:23 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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