To play your game for the sake of playing. Hush money can have a business purpose and thus can be deductible. Anyone can make an argument as to why it should be deductible, the IRS can disagree. Yet that doesn't make it a crime.
Hush money payments are frequently made in the business world. The irony here is that Stormy Daniels committed a crime by not reporting income. While a plausible defense can be made for the deduction, none can be made for the omission
Stick to simpleton arguments, stay in your lane