David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Replying to @DavidRayAmos@FloryGoncalves and 49 others
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-financial-disclosure-lists-cohen-reimbursement-1.4665626
Gord Moore
The media hate Trump because he doesn't play by their rules, and he's disrupting their cozy, comfortable existence.
The media search high and low trying to find any mud to throw at Trump.
But the media apparently doesn't and didn't spend much time and effort trying to find anything negative about their favourites e.g. Obama, Clinton.
For example Mueller is trying to back away from prosecuting one of the Russian firms that is alleged to have interfered in the US election. Very minor publicity about that.
Nick O'Reilly
Nick O'Reilly
Nick O'Reilly
Frank Clark
Evan Mulligan
The fact that hard-right Xtians still support a serial philanderer and confirmed spewer of falsehoods tells you everything you need to know about the morality and character of those supporters.
So much for religion providing a moral touchstone.
Hardee Hamlin
@Evan Mulligan
Calling yourself a Christian is easy. Acting like one is much harder.
Steve Cowell
@Hardee Hamlin
If every self-professed Christian began living in accordance with the teachings of Jesus, the world would be instantly transformed.
Bill McBirnie
Jay Dean
U.S. President Donald Trump has acknowledged for the first time that he repaid his lawyer Michael Cohen for a payment of at least $100,001 US made to a "third party" in 2016, according to ethics disclosures signed by the president that were released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Wednesday.
Cohen made a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, shortly before the Nov. 8, 2016, presidential election in exchange for her staying silent about an alleged affair she had with Trump.
But the acting director of the ethics office, David Apol, in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said it should have been disclosed in ethics documents that Trump filed in June 2017. Apol's letter was released with the Trump disclosures.
The ethics office is a government watchdog that provides oversight of the executive branch program designed to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest.
Trump's latest disclosure filing said Cohen incurred the expense in 2016 and that the lawyer "sought reimbursement" in 2017. "Mr. Trump fully reimbursed Mr. Cohen," the report said.
The payment made by Cohen was between $100,001 and $250,000 and there was no interest incurred, the report said.
Trump had previously disputed whether he was aware of the payment by Cohen and whether he reimbursed his attorney.
In April, Trump told reporters he did not know anything about the payment. On May 2, Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who joined Trump's personal legal team in April, said that Trump had reimbursed Cohen for the payment.
Cohen has publicly acknowledged paying Clifford, saying he obtained the cash through a line of credit on his home.
Public financial disclosure reports, which are filed annually, were due on Tuesday for more than 25,000 senior executive branch officials, the Office of Government Ethics said.
In April, the FBI raided Cohen's offices and home as part of a criminal investigation, drawing Trump's ire. The ethics disclosure also contained information on Trump's personal businesses.
For instance, it showed that Trump received more than $25 million in income in 2017 from Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Fla., and more than $15 million in income from his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.
Trump spends time and vacations at both clubs.
While Trump's annual ethics disclosure reveals information about his personal finances, it lacks details of the sort found in an income tax return. Unlike past presidents of both parties in recent decades,
Trump has refused to release his tax returns.
Replying to @DavidRayAmos@FloryGoncalves and 49 others
Nick O'Reilly "Trump considers leakers as traitors. How do you justify that with yourself?" You do not have the first clue as to who I am Trust that "everybody in the know" knows that I sued 3 US Treasury agents and a host of others in the USA in 2002
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-financial-disclosure-lists-cohen-reimbursement-1.4665626
Trump financial disclosure lists Cohen reimbursement
Rudy Giuliani said earlier this month that Trump repaid Cohen $130K for Stormy Daniels payment
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Go Figure why I enjoyed the Circus
Gord Moore
The media hate Trump because he doesn't play by their rules, and he's disrupting their cozy, comfortable existence.
The media search high and low trying to find any mud to throw at Trump.
But the media apparently doesn't and didn't spend much time and effort trying to find anything negative about their favourites e.g. Obama, Clinton.
For example Mueller is trying to back away from prosecuting one of the Russian firms that is alleged to have interfered in the US election. Very minor publicity about that.
David Amos
@Gord Moore "The media hate Trump because he doesn't play by their rules, and he's disrupting their cozy, comfortable existence. "
Methinks if you seek a little enlightenment that Trump and the Media will never inform you of all you have to do is surf the Internet N'esy Pas?
For instance try typing the following words into Google and ask yourself why the media did not give his lawyer Mr. Cohen a call
Donald J. Trump NAFTA FATCA
Methinks if you seek a little enlightenment that Trump and the Media will never inform you of all you have to do is surf the Internet N'esy Pas?
For instance try typing the following words into Google and ask yourself why the media did not give his lawyer Mr. Cohen a call
Donald J. Trump NAFTA FATCA
Gord Moore
@Kham Hammerschmam Actually what I mentioned is a fact.
David Amos
@Gord Moore Methinks you should have checked out my facts as well N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks everybody knows how much I enjoy the circus N'esy Pas?
Nick O'Reilly
Stormy Daniels is not going to win the election for the Democrats.
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly Methinks its true that many a true word is said in jest N'esy Pas?
Kham Hammerschmam
@Nick O'Reilly
Fake up-votes on a Canadian news site won't win it for the Republicans, either.
Fake up-votes on a Canadian news site won't win it for the Republicans, either.
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David Amos
@Kham Hammerschmam Methinks you have the right to know that my down vote of your comment is genuine N'esy Pas?
David Amos @Kham Hammerschmam Methinks that you have no idea how much I am enjoying the fact that my reply to you was blocked N'esy Pas
Nick O'Reilly
Trump is trying to secure the southern border wall and is facing resistance. What kind of person opposes legal immigration?
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly Methinks Trump should do us a favour and build a wall on the Yankee border with Quebec ASAP N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly Methinsk you understand by now why I already blogged and tweeted about this article N'esy Pas?
Nick O'Reilly
Why can't Stormy keep her mouth shut for money?
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly "Why can't Stormy keep her mouth shut for money?"
Methinks her greedy lawyer has a plan to extort even more money and the Dems and the media are all for it N'esy Pas?
Methinks her greedy lawyer has a plan to extort even more money and the Dems and the media are all for it N'esy Pas?
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David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly "No, at the end of it all only I was piniked. Story of my life."
Methinks you know as well as I that I responded to your snide comment before it was disabled it N'esy Pas?
Methinks you know as well as I that I responded to your snide comment before it was disabled it N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly "No, at the end of it all only I was piniked. Story of my life."
Methinks that you know that you are not alone N'esy Pas?
Methinks that you know that you are not alone N'esy Pas?
Nick O'Reilly
It'll be 2025, Trump times out for president, and Mueller will still be going. And then it will be, 'What about his tax records?!'. It's like the swamp needs the swamp!
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly "Mueller will still be going. And then it will be, 'What about his tax records?"
Methinks you may enjoy Googling the following N'esy Pas?
IRS FBI Trump David Amos
Methinks you may enjoy Googling the following N'esy Pas?
IRS FBI Trump David Amos
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly Methinks you should have discovered that I am a whistle blower against the IRS and the FBI and Trump knows it
BTW your joke about "N'esy Pas?" is closer that you think I was talking to Premier Moe's office the other day about what Louis Riel and I have in common.
BTW your joke about "N'esy Pas?" is closer that you think I was talking to Premier Moe's office the other day about what Louis Riel and I have in common.
Nick O'Reilly
@David Amos
Trump considers leakers as traitors. How do you justify that with yourself?
Trump considers leakers as traitors. How do you justify that with yourself?
Nick O'Reilly
@David Amos
My reply was pinked, too. What is the connection there, at the end?
My reply was pinked, too. What is the connection there, at the end?
Kham Hammerschmam
@Nick O'Reilly
"Trump considers leakers as traitors. How do you justify that with yourself?"
Except if they're Russian hackers or Julian Assange, and the information is about a Secretary of State, right? How do you justify that with yourself, Nick?
"Trump considers leakers as traitors. How do you justify that with yourself?"
Except if they're Russian hackers or Julian Assange, and the information is about a Secretary of State, right? How do you justify that with yourself, Nick?
Nick O'Reilly
@Nick O'Reilly
No, at the end of it all only I was piniked. Story of my life.
No, at the end of it all only I was piniked. Story of my life.
Nick O'Reilly
@David Amos
Methinks you have been avoiding responding. Doth that et-voila?
Methinks you have been avoiding responding. Doth that et-voila?
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly "Trump considers leakers as traitors. How do you justify that with yourself?"
Methinks that you do not have the first clue as to who I am Trust that "everybody in the know" knows that I sued 3 US Treasury agents and a host of others in the USA in 2002 that was two years before I ran in the election of the 38th Parliament N'esy Pas?
Methinks that you do not have the first clue as to who I am Trust that "everybody in the know" knows that I sued 3 US Treasury agents and a host of others in the USA in 2002 that was two years before I ran in the election of the 38th Parliament N'esy Pas?
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David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly "My reply was pinked, too. What is the connection there, at the end?"
Methinks you should Google the following then give Trump's lawyer Mr; Cohen a call and tell him I said Hey N'esy Pas?
Donald J. Trump NAFTA FATCA
Methinks you should Google the following then give Trump's lawyer Mr; Cohen a call and tell him I said Hey N'esy Pas?
Donald J. Trump NAFTA FATCA
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly
"Methinks you have been avoiding responding. Doth that et-voila?"
Methinks CBC knows that I have been responding N'esy Pas?
"Methinks you have been avoiding responding. Doth that et-voila?"
Methinks CBC knows that I have been responding N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks folks should Google the following
Donald J. Trump NAFTA FATCA N'esy Pas?
Donald J. Trump NAFTA FATCA N'esy Pas?
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David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly Methinks you know that is not true FYI several of my replies have been blocked as well However you should not deny the fact that I replied to one of your comments before it was disabled N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Kham Hammerschmam "Trump considers leakers as traitors. How do you justify that with yourself?"
Methinks that Nick was talking about me However I trust that you know that many Yankees and Russians know exactly who I am N'esy Pas?
Methinks that Nick was talking about me However I trust that you know that many Yankees and Russians know exactly who I am N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Nick O'Reilly "It'll be 2025, Trump times out for president, and Mueller will still be going."
Methinks the Feds won't like that comment In fact I won't be a bit surprised to see this entire thread go "Poof' in short order because even your minions in the RCMP know that I butted heads with Mueller and the boyz and girlz in the FBI in Beantown in January of 2002 N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger?
Methinks the Feds won't like that comment In fact I won't be a bit surprised to see this entire thread go "Poof' in short order because even your minions in the RCMP know that I butted heads with Mueller and the boyz and girlz in the FBI in Beantown in January of 2002 N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger?
Frank Clark
Trump: Promises made. Promises delivered.
William Zandoli
@Frank Clark
When is Trump going to Lock Her Up?
Promise not kept.
When is Trump going to Lock Her Up?
Promise not kept.
David Amos
@William Zandoli Good Point Sir
Don Brown
Disgraced the Oval Office in such a way which will be tough to beat . The GOP is the swamp party.
David Amos
@Don Brown Methinks many Yankees have Disgraced the Oval Office since Canadians set fire to it during the War of 1812. However General Andrew Jackson one of the dudes our forefathers fought against in the aforesaid war brought some honour into the Oval Office when he stopped the banksters for a while. However what he did to the Cherokee people was more than merely disgraceful. It was genocide N'esy Pas?
Evan Mulligan
The fact that hard-right Xtians still support a serial philanderer and confirmed spewer of falsehoods tells you everything you need to know about the morality and character of those supporters.
So much for religion providing a moral touchstone.
Hardee Hamlin
@Evan Mulligan
Calling yourself a Christian is easy. Acting like one is much harder.
Steve Cowell
@Hardee Hamlin
If every self-professed Christian began living in accordance with the teachings of Jesus, the world would be instantly transformed.
David Amos
@Steve Cowell Oh So True
Bill McBirnie
So,...what will he lie about next?!... :-)
David Amos
@Bill McBirnie "So,...what will he lie about next?!... :-)"
Methinks nobody cares N'esy Pas?
Methinks nobody cares N'esy Pas?
Mike Martin
@David Amos
You have four too many words in that post (three, if you think the apostrophe creates a compound word), and one of them is nonsense in either official language.
You have four too many words in that post (three, if you think the apostrophe creates a compound word), and one of them is nonsense in either official language.
David Amos
@Mike Martin Methinks thou doth protest too much but at least you just proved my point in spades N'esy Pas?
Jay Dean
The biggest problem is Trump's history of corruption.,
He just can't stop lying , cheating and pilfering even when he knows he's being watched.
He just can't stop lying , cheating and pilfering even when he knows he's being watched.
FlagDavid Amos
@Jay Dean Methinks his biggest Faux Pas is what he is doing with Israel right now N'esy Pas?
Kevin Graves (AKA Jaspersdad)
" Why isn't the enemy press reporting on me donating my salary?"
Perhaps it's the $67,333,289 of taxpayer dollars that he's spent golfing.
Perhaps it's the $67,333,289 of taxpayer dollars that he's spent golfing.
David Amos
@Igor Nordham True
David Amos
@Debbie Matin Who cares?
Ray Stas
It would be richly delicious if Trump goes down because of the "Stormy" sewer.
David Amos
@Ray Stas Methinks many people are already down there N'esy Pas?
Glen Parrott
So, how many "alternative truths" has the President trotted out so far in the course of this (dare I say it) affair?...Here's just 7 of the more flagrant "alternative truths" trotted out by the Pres or his staff.
- Nov 2016 - "“absolutely, unequivocally” untrue that Daniels had a tryst with Trump."
- Jan 2018 - " the hush agreement is an old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.”
- Feb 2018 - “Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed (Cohen) for the payment, either directly or indirectly,”
- Mar 2018 - "there was no knowledge of any payments from the president, and he’s denied all of these allegations.”
- Apr 2018 - "Trump told a reporter “no” when asked if he was aware of the payment to Daniels."
- May 2018 - "Giuliani argued that the $130,000 was “not campaign money” nor a “campaign finance violation” because Trump reimbursed Cohen. "
- May 2018 - "Giuliani said the payments were set up after Cohen “had complained to some people” that he hadn’t been paid. “It clearly was a payment to reimburse expenses,” Giuliani said "
Is there any doubt that there are more layers of Alternative truths to go through before we get to the real and honest truth? Why would anyone (world leader or average joe) believe one word that comes from this guys mouth or office?
Glen Parrott
Formerly known as The Bird
- Nov 2016 - "“absolutely, unequivocally” untrue that Daniels had a tryst with Trump."
- Jan 2018 - " the hush agreement is an old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.”
- Feb 2018 - “Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed (Cohen) for the payment, either directly or indirectly,”
- Mar 2018 - "there was no knowledge of any payments from the president, and he’s denied all of these allegations.”
- Apr 2018 - "Trump told a reporter “no” when asked if he was aware of the payment to Daniels."
- May 2018 - "Giuliani argued that the $130,000 was “not campaign money” nor a “campaign finance violation” because Trump reimbursed Cohen. "
- May 2018 - "Giuliani said the payments were set up after Cohen “had complained to some people” that he hadn’t been paid. “It clearly was a payment to reimburse expenses,” Giuliani said "
Is there any doubt that there are more layers of Alternative truths to go through before we get to the real and honest truth? Why would anyone (world leader or average joe) believe one word that comes from this guys mouth or office?
Glen Parrott
Formerly known as The Bird
David Amos
@Glen Parrott How many years ago did Daniels purportedly have a tryst with Trump?
Why did he have to pay her for anything in 2016?
Why did he have to pay her for anything in 2016?
Caprica Tonks
@David Amos He paid her to keep her mouth shut as an election was about to happen and he didn't want any [more] bad press.
David Amos
@Caprica Tonks Methinks Extortion is a Crime Ya think Trump's lawyers and the FBI would know that N'esy Pas?
Trump financial disclosure lists Cohen reimbursement
Rudy Giuliani said earlier this month that Trump repaid Cohen $130K for Stormy Daniels payment
Cohen made a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, shortly before the Nov. 8, 2016, presidential election in exchange for her staying silent about an alleged affair she had with Trump.
- Read the full document from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics here
But the acting director of the ethics office, David Apol, in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said it should have been disclosed in ethics documents that Trump filed in June 2017. Apol's letter was released with the Trump disclosures.
The ethics office is a government watchdog that provides oversight of the executive branch program designed to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest.
Trump's latest disclosure filing said Cohen incurred the expense in 2016 and that the lawyer "sought reimbursement" in 2017. "Mr. Trump fully reimbursed Mr. Cohen," the report said.
Trump had previously disputed whether he was aware of the payment by Cohen and whether he reimbursed his attorney.
Cohen has publicly acknowledged paying Clifford, saying he obtained the cash through a line of credit on his home.
Public financial disclosure reports, which are filed annually, were due on Tuesday for more than 25,000 senior executive branch officials, the Office of Government Ethics said.
For instance, it showed that Trump received more than $25 million in income in 2017 from Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Fla., and more than $15 million in income from his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.
Trump spends time and vacations at both clubs.
While Trump's annual ethics disclosure reveals information about his personal finances, it lacks details of the sort found in an income tax return. Unlike past presidents of both parties in recent decades,
Trump has refused to release his tax returns.