OT Michael Cohen Reaches Plea Deal

[EL PRESIDENTE]

You're parroting a talking point. Don't be a Trumpet.

What Mueller is doing is what America is and why America has never been great.

 

[dviss1]

What Mueller is doing is what America is and why America has never been great.

Investigating the Treasonous is as American as Apple pie!

Ask Nixon.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Investigating the Treasonous is as American as Apple pie!

Ask Nixon.

Nothing will come up with Russia, so they will settle for some campaign finance violation or some other bullshit.

Mueller is usually good at making shit up to fit a narrative.

 

[dviss1]

Nothing will come up with Russia, so they will settle for some campaign finance violation or some other bullshit.

Mueller is usually good at making shit up to fit a narrative.

If he's making it up, why did Cohen plead guilty?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

If he's making it up, why did Cohen plead guilty?

To what? Russia?

Oh wait, paying off sluts to shut their trap.

Like i said, oh noes.

 

[dviss1]

Donald Trump's new nickname:

Unindicted Co-conspirator

 

[dviss1]

To what? Russia?

Oh wait, paying off sluts to shut their trap.

Like i said, oh noes.

Lol.

“I participated in this conduct, which on my part took place in Manhattan, for the principal purpose of influencing the election for president in 2016", Mr. Cohen said.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Lol.

“I participated in this conduct, which on my part took place in Manhattan, for the principal purpose of influencing the election for president in 2016", Mr. Cohen said.

Yeah, that is in reference to the stormy daniels payment

 

[dviss1]

Yeah, that is in reference to the stormy daniels payment

He's going down....

Michael Cohen's lawyer says his client has information about Trump 'that should be of interest' to Mueller

Lanny Davis, Michael Cohen's attorney, says his client has information "that should be of interest" to special counsel Robert Mueller, following his plea deal with federal prosecutors on Tuesday.

Cohen pleaded guilty to five counts of tax evasion, one count of bank fraud, one count of making an unlawful corporate contribution, and one count of making an illegal campaign finance contribution.

Cohen claimed that his campaign finance violations, related to a $130,000 payment made to the porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence — were made "at the direction of the candidate" with "the purpose of influencing the election." Davis confirmed that candidate was Trump.

"Mr. Cohen has knowledge on certain subjects that should be of interest to the special counsel, and is more than happy to tell the special counsel all that he knows," Davis said during an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.

In a later interview on CNN, Davis suggested Cohen's tenure in Trump's inner circle made him privy to details that have yet to be revealed to Mueller and the broader Russia probe.

"Michael Cohen, being a lawyer for Donald Trump for many, many years, knows almost everything about Mr. Trump," Davis said.

Cohen's plea deal with prosecutors does not so far include a cooperation agreement.

Legal experts say that could be for one of two reasons: either Cohen chose not to cooperate, or prosecutors do not feel that he has enough information to offer them in exchange for a further reduction in sentence.

The longtime former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Cramer said Tuesday that if Cohen chose not to cooperate, it may be because he is still holding out for a pardon from Trump.

"If Cohen flips on Trump, that pardon flies out the window," Cramer said.

But Davis's comments to Maddow suggest his client may still be angling for a better plea deal by making it clear he has information of value to Mueller.

Cohen is currently a subject of interest in several threads of the Russia investigation, including the Trump Organization's push to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, the creation of a Russia-friendly "peace plan" during the early days of Trump's presidency, and his potential involvement in an unconfirmed trip to Prague during the summer of 2016 to meet with Kremlin-linked officials.

Last month, it also emerged that Cohen said Trump knew in advance about a Russian lawyer's offer to the Trump campaign of dirt on then Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.

CNN, citing sources with knowledge of the matter, reported that Cohen claims he was one of several people who were present when Donald Trump Jr. informed Trump of the offer. Cohen reportedly says that Trump greenlit the meeting after hearing about it from his son.

If Cohen gives Mueller information of value, the special counsel could then push for a reduction in his sentence.

Cohen was released on a $500,000 bond and is scheduled for sentencing on December 12.

 

[dviss1]

Yeah, that is in reference to the stormy daniels payment

If you don't think Trump's "fixer" doesn't know anything about Russia...

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

 

[barfo]

You could also lose it all, as many do.

He did lose it all. Then he turned to crime.

barfo

 

[dviss1]

Yeah, that is in reference to the stormy daniels payment

Yeah, campaign shit. Why are you not seeing this?? Just because it's not Russia YET, doesn't mean your president isn't a criminal.

Russia is next. Watch Cohen flip like a pancake.

 

[dviss1]

He did lose it all. Then he turned to crime.

barfo

Yup. Lost a billion, got into it with the Russians, got peed on, the history is being written as we speak!

 

[barfo]

El Prez, it seems like you should be happier than everyone else about today's news.

If you really like watching things burn, why don't you want to watch a big fool like Trump burn?

barfo

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

El Prez, it seems like you should be happier than everyone else about today's news.

If you really like watching things burn, why don't you want to watch a big fool like Trump burn?

barfo

Im try to keep my emotions balanced. No reaction either way.

 

[barfo]

Im try to keep my emotions balanced. No reaction either way.

Oh, ok. Balance is good.

barfo

 

[Lanny]

Per CNN
Still, sources told CNN that Cohen is not cooperating and instead entered the guilty plea to avoid a messy trial.

Trump has blasted Cohen in recent weeks for secretly recording their conversations, including one discussing the payment of hush money to a porn star.

The feds are probing more than $20 million in loans obtained by Cohen’s family’s taxi business — and whether the porn star payments violated campaign-finance rules.


porn star is not "Russia"

You know damn well he's cooperating. It all fits this scenario. He already said he was directed by a person running for Federal office. Who do you think that was. I think I know, I think I know.

 

[Lanny]

OMG, this is hilarious. Amazing how little you know about any of this.

That's not what he pleaded guilty to.

 

[Lanny]

typical harassment case

Getting more typical by the day with this White House. My God, they're getting a lot of guilty pleas and guilty verdicts out of these mobsters.

If I felt like I was just being harassed and that I was innocent of a felony, I sure as hell wouldn't either plead guilty or get convicted. Was the jury insane also?

 

[yankeesince59]

https://www.politico.com/story/2018...-incriminating-information-about-trump-791277


...ooops.

 

[BonesJones]

Its more understandable than cheating on a sick spouse. Not saying its ok, but its more fucked up if she has cancer.

Melania Trump is nothing more than arm candy. Can't really take her seriously.

So if you're wife is arm candy, then don't take her seriously? And it's not a horrible thing to cheat on her because at least she doesn't have cancer?

My goodness, these Trumpets only play one note.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[julius]

Does he not understand that if you plead guilty to something, that means it's a crime?

The courts aren't going to have you plead to stealing a paper towel from mcdonalds.

 

[julius]

So if you're wife is arm candy, then don't take her seriously? And it's not a horrible thing to cheat on her because at least she doesn't have cancer?

My goodness, these Trumpets only play one note.

I am always perplexed at the # of people here who take anything El Presidente says seriously or try to engage in an actual discussion with him. Haven't you learned yet?

 

[yankeesince59]

I am always perplexed at the # of people here who take anything El Presidente says seriously or try to engage in an actual discussion with him. Haven't you learned yet?

...yup, it took me a couple of weeks but I finally realized that he's not interested in engaging in cognitive discussions....virtually all of his posts are trollish.

 

[yankeesince59]

Does he not understand?

...FIFY and condensed it.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

So if you're wife is arm candy, then don't take her seriously? And it's not a horrible thing to cheat on her because at least she doesn't have cancer?

My goodness, these Trumpets only play one note.

Yes.
No.

 

[Further]

This is some pretty entertaining stuff. No need for Netflix when all the drama I could want is unfolding in real time.

Plot questions: What other info will Cohen provide? What conversations do the tapes include? Will Melania turn? Is Gates, Manafort and Cohen all going to tell the same story. Will Trump JR or Kushner be indicted soon? What do these folks know of Russia?

So much fun and intrigue

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This is some pretty entertaining stuff. No need for Netflix when all the drama I could want is unfolding in real time.

Plot questions: What other info will Cohen provide? What conversations do the tapes include? Will Melania turn? Is Gates, Manafort and Cohen all going to tell the same story. Will Trump JR or Kushner be indicted soon? What do these folks know of Russia?

So much fun and intrigue

The key to all of this is Paul Ryan. Watch him.

If the repubs feel they're going to lose control of both houses they will impeach Trump. Paul Ryan will become president. That's why he's not running for reelection.