No way did trump say that!

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    First past the post’s logical conclusion Also paying for sex is not a crime, neither is paying them to shut up about it. Why can’t they use his other real crimes instead of that monica lewinsky bullshit ?

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      The crime is falsifying business records, not paying for sex or hush money. The documents case is postponed indefinitely by Judge Cannon. The same goes for the Federal election trial by Chutkan, pending SCOTUS’s ruling on presidential immunity. The Georgia election case is pending a state Senate investigation of the DA, Fani Willis.

      Here’s a handy trial tracker by the Associated Press.

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        He didn’t pay her for sex. He pressured her into it. He paid her not to tell anyone until after the election, but hid the payments as compensation for his personal attorney while in office.