Kudos. you are righter than right.
If they wanted to "make it look like a retainer", they had to call it a retainer, so it was a retainer.
"Cohen also turned over a copy of a March 2017 check for the same amount that was signed by Donald Trump Jr. and Trump Organization chief operating officer Allen Weisselberg. He said Trump and other Trump Organization officials were aware of the plan to reimburse him over the course of a year instead of in a single payment because they wanted to “make it look like a retainer.”https://www.vox.com/2019/2/27/18243227/cohen-testimony-trump-stormy-daniels-payment
nicely done.
If they wanted to “make it look like a retainer”, they had to call it a retainer, so it was a retainer.
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Lyin’ Cohen says they wanted to make it LOOK like a retainer. I think he is telling lies, sour lies, big lies. If POTUS says it’s a retainer, then it’s a retainer.
Had a few dealings with lawyers. They always asked for a retainer before they would do anything. That’s a fact.