NYT: Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payment to Playboy Model

4859 · Jul 20, 2018

Upon being informed of the recording a choked up Trump said:

I can't believe Micheal would do this to me!

Yes!!!!

Yes!!!!!!!

Cry your tears of unfathomable despair you orange fuck!!!!

Let me drink your tears!!!! Mmmmm yummy!

Deleted member 8561 · Jul 20, 2018

LukeOP said:
Yep. In the past the only way to actually attack another country was through war.

Today? Not so much. A country can completely destroy another country intentionally without ever declaring war.

irradiance · Jul 20, 2018

TheGreatMightyPoo said:
Is this a meme???

If Trump is following Kremlin's playbook (no reason to believe he isn't!) then the idea is to push, and keep pushing, and never stop, until opposed with force too great.

ResetEraIsTheBestEra · Jul 20, 2018

irradiance said:

man, the antivaccine first post of the tweet is fucking sad along with the poll

golguin · Jul 20, 2018

I need more tapes.

Dany · Jul 20, 2018

TheLostBigBoss said:
War... has changed

War never changes.

jelly · Jul 20, 2018

GraveRobberX said:
*Deep State*

*Wispers* Deep State

I wonder if that Fox TV show of the same name is a hit for Deep State nut jobs.

Jmdajr · Jul 20, 2018

I hope he is on the upper end of hypertension.

Avitus · Jul 20, 2018

hydrophilic attack said:

He projects like clockwork. You can almost infer the entire true narrative just by piecing together his tweets.

irradiance · Jul 20, 2018

Hesemonni said:
It's just that the people out side these echo chambers don't care and the news cycle has moved on.

It hasn't though.

Piggus · Jul 20, 2018

Hesemonni said:
It's just that the people out side these echo chambers don't care and the news cycle has moved on.

Uh, no it hasn't. There's just so much to talk about that news organizations can't devote all their time to just one scandal.

TheHolyTurnip · Jul 20, 2018

irradiance said:

In a normal year I'd say this is the most depressing thing I've seen in a while.
Now, it's just Friday.

Akira86 · Jul 20, 2018

Servbot24 said:
I hope no one pretends they never thought Trump was one of the biggest sleazeballs in the country.

I guess that's the benefit of being an 80s kid, you literally grew up watching this guy be a con-man.

Deleted member 9207 · Jul 20, 2018

irradiance said:

Beer Monkey · Jul 20, 2018

GrooveCommand · Jul 20, 2018

irradiance said:

jfc. This has to be the work of bots or some shit.

Afrikan · Jul 20, 2018

Akira86 said:
I guess that's the benefit of being an 80s kid, you literally grew up watching this guy be a con-man.

This is true.

Officer Big Mac · Jul 20, 2018

golguin said:
I need more tapes.

norwegiandude86 · Jul 20, 2018

Deleted member 40133 · Jul 20, 2018

SaintBowWow said:
I don't think you're entirely wrong, but it speaks volumes of the Trump era that were debating whether the POTUS being on tape discussing committing a campaign finance violation to pay off a porn star he had an affair with after the birth of his child will move the needle at all.

And people laughed when I said that Trump is to the USA as Caligula was to the Roman Empire

irradiance · Jul 20, 2018

Nephtes said:
This is why if Mueller has dirt on Trump he should let us know now so we can stop the damage Trump is doing sooner rather than later.

I'd love to know too, but I guess so would certain other people. I don't blame Mueller for keeping his cards close to his chest (though I fail to see anything out of the ordinary).

NewDonkStrong · Jul 20, 2018

GrooveCommand said:
jfc. This has to be the work of bots or some shit.

Most people that follow Kim DotCom are probably fucking nutjobs.

Dog · Jul 20, 2018

OutofMana · Jul 20, 2018

Didn't Tom Arnold say there was worse shit out there that hasn't been leaked yet? Just when you think this whole thing couldn't get any more ridiculous.

Beer Monkey · Jul 20, 2018

OutofMana said:
Didn't Tom Arnold say there was worse shit out there that hasn't been leaked yet? Just when you think this whole thing couldn't get any more ridiculous.

Of course there's worse shit. There's always worse shit with this guy.

Jobbs · Jul 20, 2018

I wish this didn't have to be on the news. Sex stuff doesn't matter or hurt him. We need to keep talking about how obviously he's compromised and how much of a traitor he is. That should be the drumbeat. Not sex and cheating and paying people off over it. That's already "priced in" to Trump - Since his election - and doesn't hurt him.

Thorn · Jul 20, 2018

Jobbs said:
I wish this didn't have to be on the news. Sex stuff doesn't matter or hurt him. We need to keep talking about how obviously he's compromised and how much of a traitor he is. That should be the drumbeat. Not sex and cheating and paying people off over it. That's already "priced in" to Trump - Since his election - and doesn't hurt him.

This. And I was just watching the news. AT WORST he might get a fine over this. He probably wont even face any punishment because he's President.

plagiarize · Jul 20, 2018

Jobbs said:
I wish this didn't have to be on the news. Sex stuff doesn't matter or hurt him. We need to keep talking about how obviously he's compromised and how much of a traitor he is. That should be the drumbeat. Not sex and cheating and paying people off over it. That's already "priced in" to Trump - Since his election - and doesn't hurt him.

There's more to this than press coverage. It could be evidence of breaking the law. It's not just scandal .

Jobbs · Jul 20, 2018

plagiarize said:
There's more to this than press coverage. It could be evidence of breaking the law. It's not just scandal .

Which doesn't matter. Republicans won't impeach him over a sex thing and the voter base in general will shrug it off. They don't care.

We should be laser focused on his treason and the fact that he's owned by the Russians. This is what has the highest chance of damaging him - Not sex things.

Braaier · Jul 20, 2018

When do the impeachment proceedings begin?

NewDonkStrong · Jul 20, 2018

Jobbs said:
I wish this didn't have to be on the news. Sex stuff doesn't matter or hurt him. We need to keep talking about how obviously he's compromised and how much of a traitor he is. That should be the drumbeat. Not sex and cheating and paying people off over it. That's already "priced in" to Trump - Since his election - and doesn't hurt him.

Nothing hurts him. Like he said, he could literally murder a man on stage and his shit ass fans would still love him.

plagiarize · Jul 20, 2018

Jobbs said:
Which doesn't matter. Republicans won't impeach him over a sex thing and the voter base in general will shrug it off. They don't care.

We should be laser focused on his treason and the fact that he's owned by the Russians. This is what has the highest chance of damaging him - Not sex things.

So the press shouldn't cover the President breaking the law because he won't be punished for it?

That doesn't really work. People should know about any crimes he committed. People should know what the GOP are letting him get away with.

BlastProcessing · Jul 20, 2018

Jobbs said:
I wish this didn't have to be on the news. Sex stuff doesn't matter or hurt him. We need to keep talking about how obviously he's compromised and how much of a traitor he is. That should be the drumbeat. Not sex and cheating and paying people off over it. That's already "priced in" to Trump - Since his election - and doesn't hurt him.

This isn't sex stuff as much as it is campaign finance fraud. This is Trump using bribery, conspiracy and corruption to subvert the election process.

Airing of Grievances · Jul 20, 2018

plagiarize said:
So the press shouldn't cover the President breaking the law because he won't be punished for it?

That doesn't really work. People should know about any crimes he committed. People should know what the GOP are letting him get away with.

It's clear they're choosing to make this the story. It's at least less bad than continuing with his attitude towards Putin.

Deleted member 8561 · Jul 20, 2018

Airing of Grievances said:
It's clear they're choosing to make this the story. It's at least less bad than continuing with his attitude towards Putin.

what?

this doesn't make any sense

Aselith · Jul 20, 2018

I love Giuliani's can-do attitude in still trying to spin this positively. He truly Trump's knight in shining black armor

MrMephistoX · Jul 20, 2018

Oh how I long for the days when a simple "yeeaaaah!" could destroy a presidential candidacy.

The philandering is shitty but covering it up with hush money and violating campaign finance laws alone should alone be grounds for impeachment.

My dream scenario is him getting taken out by this sleazy premise and then Mueller's other inquiries land him in jail after office.

irradiance · Jul 20, 2018

NewDonkStrong said:
Nothing hurts him.

If that was true how come he's already wounded?

plagiarize · Jul 20, 2018

TheLostBigBoss said:
what?

this doesn't make any sense

I can see how Cohen might see it that way, espescially if he was the one saying not to pay by cash.

But I don't buy this theory as true for a second.

NewDonkStrong · Jul 20, 2018

irradiance said:
If that was true how come he's already wounded?

I have no faith in justice, karma, or America. I fully believe he'll win reelection because the world is fucked.

Airing of Grievances · Jul 20, 2018

TheLostBigBoss said:
what?

this doesn't make any sense

Why doesn't it make sense? You see any Republicans coming out to criticize Trump over this? Newt Gingrich? Fox and Friends? This is a classic "take your side" story which is a marked improvement over the summit coverage where he was getting destroyed from every corner.

Indiana Jones · Jul 20, 2018

Airing of Grievances said:
Why doesn't it make sense? You see any Republicans coming out to criticize Trump over this? Newt Gingrich? Fox and Friends? This is a classic "take your side" story which is a marked improvement over the summit coverage where he was getting destroyed from every corner.

To John Q. "I see a few headlines here and there" public, the story is that the FBI has incriminating recordings of Donald Trump made by his lawyer.

If this is a distraction move, it's a really bad one.

NewDonkStrong · Jul 20, 2018

Indiana Jones said:
To John Q. "I see a few headlines here and there" public, the story is that the FBI has incriminating recordings of Donald Trump made by his lawyer.

If this is a distraction move, it's a really bad one.

Well, he can just yell "FAKE NEWS" about this story.

irradiance · Jul 20, 2018

Pearljam and Earl · Jul 20, 2018

I was going to isolate a gif of the beginning tape section but as the whole commercial is themed around espionage, thought I might as well post the whole video.

lunarworks · Jul 20, 2018

Akira86 said:
I guess that's the benefit of being an 80s kid, you literally grew up watching this guy be a con-man.

As an '80s kid, MAD Magazine taught me everything I needed to know about Donald Trump.

Pearljam and Earl · Jul 20, 2018

Teiresias · Jul 20, 2018

Airing of Grievances said:
It's clear they're choosing to make this the story. It's at least less bad than continuing with his attitude towards Putin.

If they leaked it themselves, it's for something to do with the investigation itself. There's no point in trying to steer the story away from Putin/Russia when the WH is planning to just steer it back there themselves with a damn Putin visit to the White House.

Airing of Grievances · Jul 20, 2018

Teiresias said:
If they leaked it themselves, it's for something to do with the investigation itself. There's no point in trying to steer the story away from Putin/Russia when the WH is planning to just steer it back there themselves with a damn Putin visit to the White House.

It doesn't really matter what their goal was. It's become completely clear that this information was volunteered to The New York Times by the Trump camp for some reason.

Derrick01 · Jul 20, 2018

Akira86 said:
I guess that's the benefit of being an 80s kid, you literally grew up watching this guy be a con-man.

Yeah growing up in NY we were especially well aware of all his bullshit. That's part of the reason why 2016 was so baffling to me. It takes all of a few minutes to realize what a piece of human garbage this guy is and you have at least 30 years of documented instances of him being a piece of shit...ages before he ever thought about running for president and back when he considered himself a democrat too. Too many people are either really ignorant or just don't care and I'm not sure which is worse.

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