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Ted Cruz: “The 2016 max legal contribution was $2,700.”

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THE SMIRK HEARD ROUND THE WORLD | Verdict Ep. 202

Published | Video Starts at 33:20

Either way, we have to have a campaign contribution that allegedly occurred when Cohen advanced money to pay the Stormy Daniels settlement. FICA defines a contribution as a payment made, quote, for the purpose of influencing an election. The 2016 max legal contribution was $2,700. This looks bad for Trump. It's pretty easy to conclude the payment was made to influence an election by buying Daniels silence. Right? And Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 way over the limit. (33:20–33:25)

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