I just wanted to get onto the ground floor of a thread (great title, btw) that is sure to skyrocket to pinned status.
I'll go ahead and place a few markers while I'm at it:
First, a campaign paying off people with dirt to dish is not exactly groundbreaking. Nor would listing those payments as legal expenses. Nor is there any good legal authority that such payments would constitute "campaign contributions" (can't wait for all the creative arguments of those "legal experts" tho!). In short, this is going nowhere as a criminal matter for Trump.
Second, as a political matter, of course the Dems are going to use this as a basis to impeach Trump, but they were already going to impeach him anyway if they retake the House. They're either going to retake the House or not. If they make impeachment a central part of this fall campaign, I suspect that will not help them do so.
Third, this is why you hire reputable lawyers to do your dirty work. You think the Feds were ever going to raid the offices of Perkins Cole? The Clintons know how to do this right. Trump is straight up amateur hour when it comes to hiring attorneys. He'd better get serious.
Fourth, I'm really glad Stormy Daniels is back in the headlines. I really hope CNN gets back to giving Avenatti plenty of airtime and the Dems really embrace this whole hog. It's really gonna boost the favorability of the Dem party!
