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Rudy Giuliani Says Trump Paid Back Stormy Daniels’ Hush Money, Rips ‘Pervert’ Comey
Daily Beast ^ | 3 May 2018 | Harry Siegal

Posted on 05/03/2018 4:00:27 AM PDT by Magnatron

In a remarkable appearance Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani said Donald Trump had indeed repaid the money used to buy Stormy Daniels’ silence about their affair, and that Trump had indeed fired then-FBI Director James Comey because Comey wouldn’t tell Trump that he wasn’t under investigation.

Both statements contradict the story the president himself and his White House have previously offered.

Giuliani’s appearance with Sean Hannity—one of the first by the former U.S. attorney since he joined Trump’s rapidly assembled new legal team, which has promised a tougher response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe—left the Fox News host and frequent Trump adviser and enabler openly stunned.

In an appearance stuffed with odd factual errors, like saying no president had ever before been subpoenaed, and sweeping claims about “criminal” Hillary Clinton and “disgraceful liar” and “pervert” James Comey, Giuliani flat out said Trump had paid back the money shelled out to buy the porn star’s silence, and that there was no problem there.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: giulianiinterview; rudygiuliani; stephanieclifford; stormydaniels
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To: Liz

Those three stooges thought they owned the world.


21 posted on 05/03/2018 4:29:53 AM PDT by boycott
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To: Gay State Conservative

There was a thread last night it covered this thoroughly. President Trump has a fund set up for his lawyers to pay legal expenses he does not know where every penny goes. The lawyer draws the money out and it’s paid out therefore Trump has paid the lawyer back. Which means that the lawyer didn’t make an ill legal campaign contribution because his money was refunded. There are a lot of people on this website that need to think for themselves as Kanye West said.


22 posted on 05/03/2018 4:29:56 AM PDT by Federal46
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To: Magnatron

I still struggle with germ-phobe Trump actually touching a sticky, dirty porn star. They are basically human house flies, leaving body waste on whatever they touch. Bleck!


23 posted on 05/03/2018 4:30:34 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.)
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To: Magnatron

If it is the truth get it behind you and move on.


24 posted on 05/03/2018 4:31:43 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Magnatron

Rudy knows what he’s doing. Watch the whole interview.


25 posted on 05/03/2018 4:31:53 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: Magnatron

On Fox and Friends now 7:33am


26 posted on 05/03/2018 4:32:11 AM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: NurdlyPeon
All attorneys have Trust Accounts. That's how it works. This is what Guiliani is saying....That's an attorney's job...taking care of matters. Hardly a crime.

Trump lying? Why is it anyone's business in the first place.

In the real world...these women....we call it extortion/blackmail.

27 posted on 05/03/2018 4:33:13 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Magnatron

Drudge Report is sure excited about this. Seems like they’re on the same wavelength as CNN for a while.


28 posted on 05/03/2018 4:35:00 AM PDT by MNDude
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To: MNDude

President has 3 tweets to talk about this .
https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/991992302267785216


29 posted on 05/03/2018 4:37:38 AM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: Engedi
Why is it the business of the reporters anyways? No is a perfectly good answer.

A couple days ago, I think I heard Comey in an interview say that everyone lies...I lie...and I'm a good person.

30 posted on 05/03/2018 4:37:59 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: bagster

That was the issue....campaign funds.


31 posted on 05/03/2018 4:39:20 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Federal46

I was immediately struck by the conclusion that Trump lied. He hasn’t been shown to be a big liar, but this was immediate conclusion Cohen was the fixer who would take care of anything embarrassing to Trump. He paid Stormy off out of personal funds and drew up a NDA that Trump never signed. No evidence Trump slept with her. No evidence he knew about the NDA. Press question - did you know? No would be a truthful statement.


32 posted on 05/03/2018 4:40:01 AM PDT by Blogger (The causes are the left are never about caring about an issue. ItÂ’s always about power.)
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To: Magnatron

Good job Rudy. Ya a-hole.


33 posted on 05/03/2018 4:42:36 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Engedi

https://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=4165&mn=55272&pt=msg&mid=18209699


34 posted on 05/03/2018 4:43:03 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Magnatron

“WTF?”

Cohen Lawyer raid by FBI is my bet. Getting out ahead of it.


35 posted on 05/03/2018 4:50:47 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: MNDude

Drudge Report is sure excited about this. Seems like they’re on the same wavelength as CNN for a while.


I think as soon as Trump came out against sexually confused freaks in the military Drudge went on a permanent hissy fit and started throwing poop at Trump 24/7.
Like most of these media weasels, he has a vastly over-inflated opinion of his own importance.


36 posted on 05/03/2018 4:51:15 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: moehoward

We should thank him. He just wiped the campaign contribution thing off the table. No where did he say Cohen asked him before doing it, nowhere does he say Trump did it ( as a matter of fact he said wealthy people pay “go away” money all the time and $130,000 is chump change.


37 posted on 05/03/2018 4:52:20 AM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Blogger

That is what the author of the article wanted people to think, that Trump lied.

But post #22 is what i have always thought. Trump has an account with his lawyer, lawyer pays bills or judgments, like parking and speeding tickets, and Trump never knows about it.

Giuliani said what he had to say to kill the campaign contribution side of the story, but the MSM ran with it as Trump lying.


38 posted on 05/03/2018 4:56:12 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: Engedi

He said no because it’s the truth. He reimbursed him through his retainer agreement. He probably never even looked at it. Boy you guys are naive. People of great wealth wouldn’t even notice an amount like that.

$130,000 is a lot to us, but a billionaire wouldn’t notice a small “get out of here” amount like that.


39 posted on 05/03/2018 4:56:46 AM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Engedi

I am completely amazed by the reaction of you and other nervous Nellie’s here on FR and the mention of anything spun as a negative by the media.

First of all nothing about the payment made to the porn star was illegal, NOTHING! Next, the fact Trumps lawyer Cohen was reimbursed for this payment is also not illegal. Since Cohen had POA from Trump he had authority to do what he did regarding the NRA and put of $130,000.

Finally Trump can plausibly claim he knew nothing of the payment made by Cohen until AFTER the fact and can do this because of the freedom Cohen had to make the payment without consulting the President under provisions of Trumps PoA.


40 posted on 05/03/2018 4:57:38 AM PDT by billyboy15
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