Evidently, First Republic followed all the rules and reported the money transfer to the Treasury Department. The bank is not the issue here, except, it was used for illicit purposes by still yet another Trump lawyer.
5 March 2018
By Kevin Breuninger
Trump's lawyer's payment (click here) to former adult film star Stormy Daniels was reportedly flagged as suspicious and sent to the Treasury Department.
Cohen complained that the money he sent out of his own pocket had not been reimbursed, the WSJ reports, citing sources.
Daniels reportedly received the payment as part of a nondisclosure agreement regarding an alleged affair with Trump.
A $130,000 payment to a former adult film star by President Donald Trump's lawyer was flagged as suspicious and reported to the Treasury Department, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer, sent the money through an account he created at First Republic Bank, the report says. Stephanie Clifford, known in her films as Stormy Daniels, received the money under the pseudonym Peggy Peterson, according to previous reports.
The payment, which Cohen said he paid out of his own pocket, was given to Clifford as part of an agreement not to discuss an alleged affair with Trump in 2006, people familiar with the matter told the Journal....
5 March 2018
By Kevin Breuninger
Trump's lawyer's payment (click here) to former adult film star Stormy Daniels was reportedly flagged as suspicious and sent to the Treasury Department.
Cohen complained that the money he sent out of his own pocket had not been reimbursed, the WSJ reports, citing sources.
Daniels reportedly received the payment as part of a nondisclosure agreement regarding an alleged affair with Trump.
A $130,000 payment to a former adult film star by President Donald Trump's lawyer was flagged as suspicious and reported to the Treasury Department, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer, sent the money through an account he created at First Republic Bank, the report says. Stephanie Clifford, known in her films as Stormy Daniels, received the money under the pseudonym Peggy Peterson, according to previous reports.
The payment, which Cohen said he paid out of his own pocket, was given to Clifford as part of an agreement not to discuss an alleged affair with Trump in 2006, people familiar with the matter told the Journal....
The law was misused once again by Mr. Trump.
My understanding of non-disclosure agreements is usually linked to company business and their relationships with employees. Such as, a company engaged in research and hiring personnel of any kind that comes in contact with that research.
Now, unless Ms. Clifford was employed by Mr. Trump there really is no room for a non-disclosure agreement as far as I am concerned. See, she was involved on the emotional level with Mr. Trump and that is not really an issue of non-disclosure so much as the privacy a couple seeks with intimacy. Now, either Ms. Cifford was an employee which is highly illegal if it was for sex or the relationship with Mr. Trump was one of the heart.
I think using the law inappropriately is a pattern for Mr. Trump. He uses it to advance his wealth through bankruptcy and he uses it to shield his image from the press in imposing his personal preferences on his relationships even long after they have ended. That is a pattern. That is not a pattern the average American can undertake either.
I think it is a character issue that includes the idea of "an exclusive elite" in the USA with entitlements.
See, it is my belief that people, in general, talk to each other about the troubles in their lives. They use dialogue to cope with life. I think to inhibit that dialogue is harmful. If we are to believe that any relationship of the elite is protected by law when others aren't, it creates a barrier to understand the true character of a person.
If a man like Mr. Trump wants to put forward an image as an international playboy able to charm any women in the world, then there are consequences that go along with that. Heartbreak and heartache is real. There is no reason why a relationship of a celebrity should be secluded by legal entanglements imposed to prevent the real world from seeing the truth. This is not a contract to protect a precious invention, it is a contract to control the image known to the public. That is dishonest. There is a great deal of dishonesty in Mr. Trump's use of the law.
What concerns me more is that we are seeing a White House continually disintegrating. Not only that but, there are staffers who believe they should be whistleblowers. This is not a relationship, this is not a business, this is the Executive Branch of the United States of America.
There is also the issue most prevalent regarding the rights and abuse of women by men. This is sexual assault, folks. It is knowing that when a woman goes on a date she will be returned to home in one piece without abused or scarred emotions or body. What warning signs a woman feels on a date needs to be respected.
There is a lot here with Ms. Clifford. In a way, we are lucky she feels legally safe to come forward and bring the truth to people in what she understands about her relationship with Mr. Trump and why the need for a non-disclosure agreement and a payout to maintain her silence. She has a heavy burden. There is every reason to believe she is not alone. This is important. It is important for many reasons and not just the next best headline for the "National Inquirer." Women. Average women are counting on people like Ms. Clifford to change the reality for them. This is important on many levels and I think Ms. Clifford and those like her are very brave.
My understanding of non-disclosure agreements is usually linked to company business and their relationships with employees. Such as, a company engaged in research and hiring personnel of any kind that comes in contact with that research.
Now, unless Ms. Clifford was employed by Mr. Trump there really is no room for a non-disclosure agreement as far as I am concerned. See, she was involved on the emotional level with Mr. Trump and that is not really an issue of non-disclosure so much as the privacy a couple seeks with intimacy. Now, either Ms. Cifford was an employee which is highly illegal if it was for sex or the relationship with Mr. Trump was one of the heart.
I think using the law inappropriately is a pattern for Mr. Trump. He uses it to advance his wealth through bankruptcy and he uses it to shield his image from the press in imposing his personal preferences on his relationships even long after they have ended. That is a pattern. That is not a pattern the average American can undertake either.
I think it is a character issue that includes the idea of "an exclusive elite" in the USA with entitlements.
See, it is my belief that people, in general, talk to each other about the troubles in their lives. They use dialogue to cope with life. I think to inhibit that dialogue is harmful. If we are to believe that any relationship of the elite is protected by law when others aren't, it creates a barrier to understand the true character of a person.
If a man like Mr. Trump wants to put forward an image as an international playboy able to charm any women in the world, then there are consequences that go along with that. Heartbreak and heartache is real. There is no reason why a relationship of a celebrity should be secluded by legal entanglements imposed to prevent the real world from seeing the truth. This is not a contract to protect a precious invention, it is a contract to control the image known to the public. That is dishonest. There is a great deal of dishonesty in Mr. Trump's use of the law.
What concerns me more is that we are seeing a White House continually disintegrating. Not only that but, there are staffers who believe they should be whistleblowers. This is not a relationship, this is not a business, this is the Executive Branch of the United States of America.
There is also the issue most prevalent regarding the rights and abuse of women by men. This is sexual assault, folks. It is knowing that when a woman goes on a date she will be returned to home in one piece without abused or scarred emotions or body. What warning signs a woman feels on a date needs to be respected.
There is a lot here with Ms. Clifford. In a way, we are lucky she feels legally safe to come forward and bring the truth to people in what she understands about her relationship with Mr. Trump and why the need for a non-disclosure agreement and a payout to maintain her silence. She has a heavy burden. There is every reason to believe she is not alone. This is important. It is important for many reasons and not just the next best headline for the "National Inquirer." Women. Average women are counting on people like Ms. Clifford to change the reality for them. This is important on many levels and I think Ms. Clifford and those like her are very brave.
