Why won’t the Republicans do anything to stop the foreign interference that gives them minority rule and money doesn’t seem like a tough mystery to crack.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) July 24, 2018
This presidency fell off the truck.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) July 24, 2018
When I was growing up, saying that a bargain ‘fell off a truck’ still implied that it might be a cheap counterfeit, passed off on someone too eager for a good deal to examine closely. The Trump Crime Cartel seems to have mistaken The Godfather for an instruction manual, because they were eager to make some quick dollars without putting in any actual effort. And the whole godsdamned Republican party was more than willing to aid and abet, because hey, cheating falls under the IOKIYAR exemption, right?…
Full audio: Presidential candidate Trump is heard on tape discussing with his attorney Michael Cohen how they would buy the rights to a Playboy model's story about an alleged affair Trump had with her years earlier, according to the audio recording "https://t.co/YmC0QuDqTx pic.twitter.com/fBbq7r1Lq9
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) July 25, 2018
So, @ChrisCuomo just played the Cohen-Trump tape on CNN.
You can clearly hear:
1) Cohen and Trump talking about setting up a company to pay off the Enquirer for killing the Karen MacDougall story
2) Trump suggesting paying cash
3) Cohen saying no, no, no…Giuliani lied…
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 25, 2018
The Washington Post has a transcript, annotated for your convenience — and also a Philip Bump explainer on the finer points.
Was that a recorded call? Sounds more like a bad in-person recording.
And it’s terrible quality. Honestly, lawyers have no pride in the craft of screwing their clients any more.
— WouldOrWouldn'tHat (@Popehat) July 25, 2018
The President of the United States' allegedly super-loyal fixer walked into his boss' office with a hidden recording device to talk about setting up a hush money payment.
That's… something.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 25, 2018
Guys. Stop asking what device Cohen recorded Trump with. It was obviously Obummer with the microwave.
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) July 25, 2018
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