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The fact checks were sent to the White House by Fed Ex for Trump to sign proves what I have said all along. Trump kept his hand in running his businesses all the time he was president. He reviewed checks and likely other financial matters during his regular 3 or 4 hour "executive time" slots on his agenda. Along with hours spent with his sons and company official at Mar-a-Lago and his New Jersey golf course.

Trump has never been the type of guy who would let anyone else make decisions on anything more important than buying cleaning supplies to remove ketchup stains from the walls. Eric signed some of the hush money checks only after Dad told him to. And I bet that during the many hours a week Trump's time was unaccounted for though executive time in DC and generally unaccounted time at Mar-a-Lago and other regular weekend golf outings elsewhere he was spending almost as much time running the various Trump organizations as he was ten years ago.

I posted comments during his first year in office saying the most repeated phrase in every Trump organization meeting Junior or Eric were handling was probably "Dad says." Nothing of any significance in the Trump organization occurred without Trump's review and approval. So much for the "blind trust" idea or a president not running a side business while in office. In fact, being president was the side business, running his corrupt empire was his main job from 2017 to 2021.

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“Mr. Trump, the last thing I want to do is put you in jail”

Just so long as it’s on the to-do list.

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Ta, Marcie. Oh, what a tangled web we weave. Or is that TFG's "hair?"

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Took my paralegal at Penn State-Berks and had some exceptionally good instructors. Unlike Ari Melber, who actually complicates and confuses every issue he addresses, Robert Ray (one of Cheeto’s original impeachment lawyers) explains things in clear, concise and objective detail- which is obviously why he no longer works for Cheeto.

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I've worked in accounting for 20+ years, worked for about a dozen Controllers, never seen anything that looks like Jeff McConney.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱’𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵!

But they don't count unless they're big manly men who never cry and who call him "Sir."

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I hope the Razzies recognize Hope Hicks’ performance this year.

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May 7Edited

"he’s not into golden showers"

i don't believe the dossier made that claim? pretty sure the claim was that he paid the four (always glad when unneeded specificity is added to lies) hookers to pee on a bed that Obama had slept in. not pee on him. that actual claim i would believe completely.

additionally no one that sleeps with porn stars without protection is a "germaphobe".

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Maggie MAGAt Haberman is working OT to get back in shithole's good graces. Today she wrote that he closes his eyes during the trial to keep himself from exploding in anger at the testimony. Okay, sure honey. Bless your heart.

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is she a psychic?

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SHe's not a "California Psychic!"

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Trump was signing checks for Trump Co as president? Checks for the company he was supposed to have divested in and turned over to his sons? Twenty years ago THAT would have been a scandal that could tank a career. Or at least keep one out of the freaking presidency.

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We need to scream it from the rooftops – not only is it a gigantic conflict of interest, it means he was a part-time "president," which is obvious to all of us here but may be persuasive to swing voters. Anyone who still thinks PAB gives a shit about the good of the country needs their fucking head examined.

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Thanks everso. That has.been on my mind from the jump.

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Tears in their eyes

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Jeesh. Talking head lawyers now posit that defense may ask for a mistrial, since Judge told State not to get into the nitty-gritty sex details, but Stormy went there anyway. Question I would ask her on direct: Did Donald Trump ever publicly deny knowing or bedding down with you, or disparage you on social media, horseface? Jury knows her account is legit; they need to be reminded how casually and cruelly he lies.

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Stormy's on the stand.

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> I’ll do that sacrifice any day

Hahaha

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His story about how Melon wasn't upset about the pee tape rumor kinda makes it sound like he's used to getting in trouble for fucking around, doesn't it? "This ONE time, she knew there was nothing to the rumor." As opposed to how many other times?

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Yes it does.

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She knew it wasn’t true because her handler, Vlad, would’ve told her if he was about to set Cheeto up.

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Ew, ew, ew...

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What wine is the correct pairing for shadenfreude Ms. McDougal? I suspect I'm going to need a case of it.

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