Bravo Fox News Tucker Carlson for Hush Money Comparison Coverage

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Tonight, Dec. 10, 2018, Tucker Carlson of Fox News compared a “hush payments” Donald Trump paid to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal to a jelly account confirmed and managed by Congress that pays identical “hush funds.”

CNN reported that given a origination of a congressional account in a 1990s, a account has paid out $17 million to settle passionate nuisance claims opposite members of Congress. To this day a names of those congressional members involved, and a dollar amounts of those suits staid have never been expelled or should we contend “disclosed.”

Hooray, we have been screaming this fact during a TV for weeks! Yet, this is a initial time any anchor has forked out a comparison.

Currently, a MSM articulate heads, aka Trump haters, and Democrats are violence their drums and scarcely drooling during a thought that President Donald Trump is guilty of violation debate financial avowal laws and could be charged with a transgression requiring him to offer jail time.

Russia, Russia, Russia seems to be a passed finish so now Democrats are salivating on a slim possibility they finally have something to get Donald Trump on. The MSM is all in pulling a newest attack: Hush payments paid by Donald Trump to Stormy and McDougal were compulsory to be disclosed on his debate financial reports.

But reason on, is a claimant compulsory to divulge any and all personal or business exchange on their debate disclosures? They are not. They are customarily compulsory to divulge contributions and expenditures that are debate related. The president’s Attorney, Rudy Giuliani staid that these were private exchange done from personal supports and not partial of a campaign.

Certainly, we could disagree that Trump done these hush payments so his candidacy would not be harmed. If so, a payments would have been done from his debate and would need disclosing. But we could also disagree Trump done these payments to strengthen his family, his code and his businesses, in other words, for personal reasons. In that case, a payments would be done from his possess personal funds, that they were.

Assume a special prosecutor, Robert Mueller, wants to ensue with an complaint opposite Trump for violation debate financial law. This would be fashion environment to such a grade that Congress members might wish to rethink a can of worms they are opening. Currently when a claimant or inaugurated central reports incorrectly, they are compulsory to rectify and customarily compensate a excellent and everybody moves on. we am unknowingly of anyone who has been charged with a transgression and sent to jail for misreporting contributions or expenditures.

Now let’s get behind to a hush account managed by Congress. The tip account was set adult to settle annoying claims opposite inaugurated officials, and a account has paid several claims, some $17 million worth, yet, they sojourn undisclosed by Congress members who benefited.

Hypothetically, let’s say, congressman, John Doe, was indicted of passionate harassment. To strengthen his reputation, and we suspect a establishment of Congress as a whole, a explain is paid by a congressional account to a plant who agrees not to divulge a matter. Is Congressman John Doe afterwards compulsory to divulge a remuneration on his debate financial report?

I will go out on a prong here and contend no, generally given no one has ever disclosed these settlements. Not to mention, if a remuneration was run by a campaign, it’s apparent a volume paid would transcend debate grant limits.

So, no, those who benefited from a tip hush account have not disclosed a payments on their debate reports. Isn’t that a indicate of a tip account in a initial place? It is not treated as campaign-related. They provide it as a personal matter.

But, by all means, go forward Democrats, set a precedent, let’s insist these forms of payments can customarily be campaign-related and contingency be disclosed. At slightest afterwards a people can learn that congressional members had suits paid on their interest and with a fashion set, they could all be charged with a transgression and offer jail time, not customarily for unwell to divulge though also for usurpation contributions that transcend grant limits.

No doubt that will never occur though does lift another question: If congressional members that had claims staid by approach of a hush account are not compulsory to divulge on their debate reporting, afterwards surely, they reported a present on their personal taxes? We should find out, after all, if my sister, brother, cousin, or crony compensate a poignant financial requirement on my behalf, we must, by law explain a present as income or financial benefit on my personal income taxation forms. So, we can be assured these association members reported it as financial benefit on their personal taxes? Right? If not, wouldn’t they be guilty of taxation semblance or fraud?

Now we would think, CNN or MSNBC, would news on such and get to a bottom of how this should be rubbed and because Congress members haven’t disclosed these hush payments on their debate financial reporting, especially, as their stating indicates hush payments are always and customarily campaign-related.

Maybe Don Lemon, Anderson Cooper, or Jeffery Toobin? How about a all-knowing Maggie Haberman or Kirsten Powers? Anyone, CNN? Maybe MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell? Or improved yet, Brian Williams, he was substantially in a room when Congress combined a fund, he should know.

Bravo Fox News Anchor, Tucker Carlson, for airing a comparison of hush income paid by a congressional “hush fund” to that of a “hush payments” by Donald Trump. One missed point, a $17 million paid out by Congress was saved by a taxpayers. Donald Trump paid his possess bills. Personally.

Written by Laurel Fee
Edited by Cathy Milne-Ware

Sources:

Fox News: Tucker Carlson Tonight 12/10/2018
CNN Politics: Congress paid out $17 million in settlements. Here’s because we know so small about that money.
American Thinker: In box we forgot: Congress paid millions in hush income to strengthen politicians

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