Trump appears to have been done in by.......pardon the pun........

And what did I say about it? Read slowly.

 

You said it is illegal.

 

No. Read again. More slowly this time if need be.

 

Trump hasn't been indicted for "catch and kill".

 

Cohen wasn't reimbursed for making a contribution. He was reimbursed for paying Stormy Daniels to keep quiet.

 

Yes, even in conjunction with a presidential campaign.

 

Which was a contribution

 

And he paid her to help Trump get elected. The very definition of a campaign contribution.

 

Since he got reimbursed, it wasn't a contribution. Had he not gotten reimbursed, it would have been an in-kind contribution. It wasn't a "straw donation" since he didn't make the contribution in someone else's name.

 

Not if he got reimbursed.

If I'm working for a campaign and I go out to hang political signage for that campaign and I get pat paid by the campaign, I'm not making a contribution.

 

It is still a contribution if you are reimbursed. Look up straw contribution.

 

A straw contribution is when you make a contribution in someone else's name. You, should look up straw contribution.