The Election Interference Trial (The People vs Donald J Trump)

I worked in Accounts for 40 years, I know how accounting departments work. If someone tells you to cut cheques for something, you don’t ask for the boss’ approval, you follow the orders you’ve been given by your supervisor. It’s the usual chain of command. The boss’ signature on his personal cheque is proof enough of his intention to pay, especially if he is as stingy as Donald J Trump was during the first year of his presidency. (He wouldn’t spend his own money unless it was completely necessary.)

Up until yesterday, we were in the dark about how the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels’ lawyer eventually got grossed up to $420,000 payback to Michael Cohen. Now we have it in black and white.

For some reason, the other $50,000 payment paid by Michael Cohen to “Red Finch” for tech services is being overlooked, at least for now.

According to what someone, commenting on the line, said: this is for polling work for the Trump 2016 Presidential campaign. If this is part of the grossing up amount, then it implies that it was an underhanded way to bolster poll numbers. Otherwise, it would have gone through normal election expenses.

So, the question is: who (or what) is “Red Finch”?