Don't understand. Of course I attacked Edwards. He cheated on his dying wife when his loyalty to her was a root of his campaign. I also tried-semi-competently-to expose him when MSM ignored. But I didn't think he should be indicted and said so when he was: https://t.co/qKIxDt5Mhe https://t.co/C9UMyrKfVx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 10, 2018
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But it would be Banana Republicy to prosecute your predecessor in office. Norms! Remember? I actually don't think it would happen, @AndrewCMcCarthy. notwithstanding. I suspect this is all basically impeachment grist. https://t.co/SXlyItnwgR
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 10, 2018
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Also in both cases were other possible motives. Edwards' case here might even be weaker.1) Edwards wife knew of affair 2) Trump has multimillion $ brand–ample business reason to keep seediness under wraps; 3) Suspect Trump may have history of payoffs (in non campaign contexts)? https://t.co/JaMtNWe351
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 10, 2018
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"He said he could be to poverty what Al Gore was to the environment." Edwards explainng why he wanted to keep mistress story quiet (per witness). https://t.co/YMGKeLi3u4 – i.e.- plenty of evidence in Edwards case too–hush $ *obviously* helped campaign in both cases. #onpoint https://t.co/1fqDfoUYdb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 10, 2018
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Jay Leno can be Chief of Staff and ivanka can host the Oscars.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 10, 2018
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THANKS, PROP. 47! Since CA's Prop. 47 downgraded many theft crimes (e.g. <$950) to misdeameanors, seems like those crimes have sharply increased. More evidence: This warning sign just appeared in a local coffee shop in a nearby hard-working middle class community… pic.twitter.com/4eGOhd9AhI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 10, 2018
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SQUISHEDAMMERUNG Pt. 2: I Ieft out a lot of people! See the striking chart in the middle of a @DavidNakamura piece: https://t.co/C3mt1PyuCN Of 23 GOPs who signed squishy discharge petition, only 9 are left. (5 retired, 9 lost )…. https://t.co/UuevYUQVrD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 10, 2018
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Paul Ryan pushes stealth labor-importation from Ireland–plus amnesty for Irish illegal immigrants https://t.co/oA3IQyysXY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Pence Chief of Staff Nick Ayers won’t be next White House staff chief, officials say https://t.co/VxTb73bDuZ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Prosecutors:** “In the process, Cohen deceived the voting public by hiding alleged facts that he believed would have had a substantial effect on the election.” How many campaigns try to do this? My rough guess: all of them. https://t.co/tavyP1wVUc
** SDNY. [Corrected]
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Mulvaney a disaster for restrictionists. He's one of the people who jammed Trump on the no-wall omnibus. https://t.co/iDiG87Hy7c
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Article limns** the issue in Edwards (and Trump) payment cases.
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** Good Twitter word. https://t.co/6xrPmahFXA— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Whether or not it's illegal is what we're arguing about. https://t.co/Gp5eIknYnA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Not rooting for recession like 75% of the other people on my Twitter feed? https://t.co/3ylNzfS1bz
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Quote is from Southern District of NY prosecutors' memo, not Mueller's. Point is the same. Don't think anti-Trumpers should get so excited about this charge. It's an iffy theory (even if prosecutors got Cohen to plead guilty under it) https://t.co/gIx0YBxhYh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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You think that instruction would have held up on appeal? It would REQUIRE campaigns to pay for LOTS of personal expenses, no?. Good news for Duncan Hunter! Your honor, he thought it would help his campaign to be seen with the family pet on vacation … https://t.co/nJ6IQvCYzc https://t.co/XfcxyQRPQo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Influence? You mean "manipulate" https://t.co/nJ6IQvCYzc https://t.co/wKlk31XBOg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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John Edwards was one of the most hated men in America, and they still couldn't get a conviction based on Mueller's hush-money-is-a-campaign-expense theory. What does that tell you? https://t.co/9kxFu8iOml
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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For the record, I thought Edwards' prosecution (on charges similar to those Mueller seems to be making against Trump) was wrong at the time (2011). https://t.co/qKIxDt5Mhe https://t.co/BKRb6edla7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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Mueller: “In the process, Cohen deceived the voting public by hiding alleged facts that he believed would have had a substantial effect on the election.” How many campaigns try to do this? My rough guess: all of them. https://t.co/tavyP1wVUc
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 9, 2018
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A.K.A.: John Edwards' Dilemma. You have to decide if it's "campaign" or expenditure you'd ordinarily make if you weren't running. Whatever you pick, prosecutors can say you picked the wrong one & haul you before criminal jury? https://t.co/fseSiDrDRG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 8, 2018
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Still … https://t.co/ntfwtdZhYh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 8, 2018
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At what height does wall go from moral to "immoral"? Say Pelosi's barrier is 12 ft high. Trump's is 30 ft. Is 20 ft the morality line? Or does it stop being moral at 13 ft & enter a sort of film noir zone of moral ambiguity for a few yards until it emerges as pure evil (28.5 ff)? https://t.co/a6hYogyi1R
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 8, 2018
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What if expenditure wasn't so sleazy–ie. Trump knew he might run for President in a year, so he spent $130,00 repaying people he'd unfairly stiffed so they wouldn't badmouth him. Is that a campaign expenditure? Or just doing the right thing? Should we criminalize? https://t.co/ZHUwVMeON4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 8, 2018
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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) December 8, 2018
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