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SDNY "May legally indict a sitting president, if warranted by a serious enough charge" - Here it Is.

The quote in the title is from the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David Kelley

One extremely significant exchange during the House Oversight Committee’s hearing on Wednesday:

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) — “Is there any other wrongdoing, or illegal act that you are aware of, regarding Donald Trump that we haven’t yet discussed today?”

Michael Cohen — “Yes. And again, those are part of the investigation that’s currently being looked at by the Southern District of New York.”

There is no way to know for certain which of Trump’s many (alleged) criminal acts to which Mr. Cohen is referring.

But Rachel Maddow makes a good argument for one:

The president’s role in a conspiracy to conceal (cover up) the illegal payments to Stormy Daniels
The payment itself was already determined to be illegal. It is one reason Cohen is going to prison.

The initial payment to Ms. Daniels was made by Michael Cohen directly.

This resulted in two of the counts for which he pleaded guilty:

One count of willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution
One count of making an excessive campaign contribution at the request of a candidate (Trump) for the "principal purpose of influencing [the] election"

What is significant, and why I believe this is one of the most dire situations for Trump, is that

while these two crimes were committed before Trump became president, the cover-up carried on into Trump’s presidency
And because checks were written from Trump’s personal account and also from Trump Org. Trust, this conspiracy now may include the President, his primary business, Don Jr., and the current CFO of Trump’s business, Allen Weisselberg.

Yes, this is a conspiracy that likely involves:

Candidate Trump
President Trump
President Trump’s eldest son
Trump Organization’s current CFO
Michael Cohen is going to jail for COMMITTING these crimes. Yet he had not been charged with the conspiracy to commit them.

1. Committing a crime is one thing.

2. Conspiracy to commit THAT SAME CRIME is much more serious

more at the link
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/1/1838571/-SDNY-May-Legally-Indict-a-Sitting-President-if-Warranted-by-a-Serious-Enough-Charge-Here-it-Is?utm_campaign=trending