The Mueller investigation keeps revealing, first with Manafort and now with Cohen and I think ultimately with Trump, that there is a ton of un-prosecuted white collar crime in America.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 13, 2018
Now, I’m not saying it’s all Republicans (she said, sanctimoniously), but there does seem to be something about that group’s cultural norms which encourages rule-breaking. Perhaps it is a failure of their upbringing, or they might be genetically inclined towards criminality…
Breaking: RNC deputy finance chair resigns after reports of $1.6 million payment to Playboy Playmate https://t.co/zVSFdhf9NG
— Cristiano Lima (@viaCristiano) April 13, 2018
Lots going on in this scoop. Big RNC fundraiser Elliott Broidy kept an ex-Playboy model on a paid sexual-services retainer. She got pregnant. Trump lawyer Michael Cohen negotiated a $1.6m hush-money payout. She had an abortion. https://t.co/fLC8Scky9t
— Daniel Nasaw (@danielnasaw) April 13, 2018
has Kevin Williamson called for Elliott Broidy to be executed yet?
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) April 13, 2018
Why did @StormyDaniels get only a tenth of this for her NDA? https://t.co/onyH32JqMH
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) April 13, 2018
(My guess: Donald Trump has only a tenth, or less, of Briody’s wealth!)
And Broidy is reportedly under investigation by Mueller for his ties to unregistered United Arab Emirates fixer (and convicted pedophile) George Nader. Swell bunch. https://t.co/jvXVbBhEDg
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) April 13, 2018
It’s like RNC finance committee is a street gang where you have to sleep with a playmate & pay hush money to join https://t.co/9Rf7boYmZO
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) April 13, 2018
Evening Round-Up Open Thread: The GOP, Party of White Collar CriminalsPost + Comments (106)