LEAKED Contract EXPOSES Alleged Trump PAYOFF to RFK

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What does the leaked legal contract reveal about a $100,000 payment from Trump to RFK Jr.'s law firm?

Ben Meiselas 0:00
follow the money folks donald trump's campaign allegedly paid rfk jr's law firm at least 100 000 that we know about 11 days after rfk jr dropped out and endorsed donald trump Hat tip to the American muckrakers for breaking this story and getting their hands on these leaked documents. For now, we're saying allegedly, but Americanmuckrakers.com got a copy of the legal contract between RFK Jr.' 's law firm and Donald Trump's campaign, so we know at least $100,000 worth was paid and then rfk jr endorses was that a quid pro quo let's just take a look at the source documents so you can see it for yourself we're going to be looking at these fec documents which i think the latest they would have to be filed is october 15th by the trump campaign to disclose this we'll see if that's on the disclosure form
Ben Meiselas 1:07
Let's pull open the source documents right here from American Muckrakers. Let's take a look at this agreement. You see the firm right here, J.W. Howard Attorneys. This is a legal services contract. It is a flat fee, meaning it's just basically a one-time payment. for services rendered. Here's $100,000. It's not billing hourly like most lawyers do. It's just a flat fee. Here's $100,000. Take a look right here at the letterhead you see of counsel, RFK Jr. You see that on the top right that shows you that this is where RFK works. Legal services contract flat fee client Donald J. Trump for President Inc., Client is Donald J. Trump for President Inc., hereby retains the law firm J.W. Howard Attorneys Ltd. to represent client, so client always means Donald J. Trump, in the matter referenced above.
Ben Meiselas 2:05
In consideration of the legal services rendered by attorneys, client agrees to pay a flat fee, means a one-time payment of $100,000. The fee will be paid within seven days of the date that the parties execute this agreement. Let's take a look at what the scope of work for this flat fee is. Attorneys will provide client with the following services. Political legal research regarding presidential candidate Kamala Harris and any other services reasonably related to those services right here. It's interesting when you look at JW attorneys and their website and see like the type of work that they do or JW Howard attorneys and the work they do. It says that they provide superlative representation to business leaders for more than 40 years.
Ben Meiselas 2:57
They are business litigators of the highest caliber.

How does the contract describe the scope of legal services provided for the Trump campaign?

Ben Meiselas 3:01
So what they do is business litigation, meaning they sue people and they defend people who are sued. They're not... at least based on this website, like a political research firm that would do opposition research on people like Vice President Kamala Harris, but apparently they're getting $100,000 immediately as RFK Jr. endorses Donald Trump. So you take a look at other sections of this retainer. It talks about, there's disputes, talks about the client file, Otherwise, it's a pretty bare bones agreement. You see that it's signed by David Warrington on behalf of the Trump for President Inc. And then it's signed by someone on behalf of the J.W. Howard attorneys, $100,000. There you go right there. And look, what's interesting about all of this, right?
Ben Meiselas 3:56
is that RFK Jr., I mean, had previously said that he was never going to endorse Donald Trump. I mean, if you look at all of the statements that RFK Jr.' 's made, you hear my cute doggies in the background. If you take a look at all the statements that RFK Jr. made in the past, you know, he basically says that Donald Trump's the worst human being ever to live, essentially, if you take the cumulative nature of his statements. And here he is a year ago saying that he would have dropped out that he if he ever dropped out he would never endorse trump because his wife would divorce him play this clip so naturally there's been calls for trump to pick you to be his running mate if donald trump picked up the phone right now asked to be his vice president would you say yes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 4:38
no
Ben Meiselas 4:39
and why
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 4:40
well First of all, I would be getting a divorce from my wife.
Ben Meiselas 4:47
And let me show you here what Donald Trump had said about RFK Jr.

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