Former chair of Federal Elections Commission says that Cohen is pleading guilty to something that isn't a crime.
Part of his article:
"the law — following our common sense — tells us that the hush-money payments outlined by the U.S. Attorney are clearly not campaign expenditures. There is no violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.
To reach the opposite conclusion, the U.S. Attorney is placing all his chips on the language “for the purpose of influencing an election.” Intuitively, however, we all know that such language cannot be read literally — if it were, virtually every political candidate of the past 45 years has been in near-constant violation. The candidate who thinks “I need to brush my teeth, shower, and put on a nice suit today in order to campaign effectively” is surely not required to report as campaign expenditures his purchases of toothpaste, soap, and clothing. When he eats his Wheaties — breakfast of champions, and surely one cannot campaign on an empty stomach — his cereal and milk are not campaign expenses. When he drives to his office to start making phone calls to supporters, his gas is not a campaign expense." https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/michael-cohen-sentencing-campaign-finance-law/
Haven't read the article closely, but since we are witnessing a Soviet prosecution by a pos, wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this is so. To those who are asking why would he plead guilty to a non-crime, the answer is simple -- he probably was offered a better deal on the non-Trump related matters. He screws Trump and plays ball with Mueller, who has no ethics.
Part of his article:
"the law — following our common sense — tells us that the hush-money payments outlined by the U.S. Attorney are clearly not campaign expenditures. There is no violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.
To reach the opposite conclusion, the U.S. Attorney is placing all his chips on the language “for the purpose of influencing an election.” Intuitively, however, we all know that such language cannot be read literally — if it were, virtually every political candidate of the past 45 years has been in near-constant violation. The candidate who thinks “I need to brush my teeth, shower, and put on a nice suit today in order to campaign effectively” is surely not required to report as campaign expenditures his purchases of toothpaste, soap, and clothing. When he eats his Wheaties — breakfast of champions, and surely one cannot campaign on an empty stomach — his cereal and milk are not campaign expenses. When he drives to his office to start making phone calls to supporters, his gas is not a campaign expense." https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/michael-cohen-sentencing-campaign-finance-law/
Haven't read the article closely, but since we are witnessing a Soviet prosecution by a pos, wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this is so. To those who are asking why would he plead guilty to a non-crime, the answer is simple -- he probably was offered a better deal on the non-Trump related matters. He screws Trump and plays ball with Mueller, who has no ethics.
