Steve Van Zandt's Wife Maureen Says Cohen Lied; They Were Never in Capri, Reports "ShowBiz 411"

[kpete]

“Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told BuzzFeed’s Anthony Cormier last year that in July 2016 he was in Capri, Italy with actor and musician Steve van Zandt and friends.

But I can tell you exclusively that Cohen lied. Sources tell me that Maureen van Zandt, Steve’s wife, has confirmed that even though she was in Rome with her husband at the time for work, they know nothing about Cohen or his statement. They weren’t in Capri.

Cormier wrote: Cohen, 50, said he understands the scrutiny this will bring. He said credit card receipts would prove he stayed in Capri, an island off the Italian coast, but he declined to make those receipts available. Cohen was with family and friends, he said, including the musician and actor Steve Van Zandt. Van Zandt did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

But it’s not true. It’s a total lie. The source confirms: “The E Street band did play in Rome July 16, 2016. But there was no trip to Capri. The band stayed in Rome a few days after the show until the band had to travel to the next gig. The van Zandts never left the city.”


http://www.showbiz411.com/2018/04/13/exclusive-michael-cohen-alibi-blown-he-lied-about-july-2016-capri-vacation-with-rock-star-steve-van-zandt
via: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/4/14/1757076/-Steve-Van-Zant-s-Wife-Maureen-Says-Cohen-Lied-They-Were-Never-in-Capri-Reports-ShowBiz-411
https://www.buzzfeed.com/anthonycormier/trumps-lawyer-showed-you-the-cover-of-his-passport-heres?utm_term=.qw0632xXq1#.tlEb0Kq6dy

[drray23]

1. you would think that if you are trying to lie dont pick one that

is very easy to check. especially when it involves a celebrity..

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Especially when it's a celebrity with a good moral track record

such as Steven van Zandt, founder of Artists United Against Apartheid.

[SunSeeker]

25. Got that right! Love this video he made:

[dawg day]

2. For some reason, rightwingers keep thinking that The Boss is with them.

Springsteen and his band are idols to Chris Christie and this jerkoff, and come on. It's like they don't even listen to the music and lyrics-- this is not a Trumpist band.

[madaboutharry]

4. I am very confused.

I swear I read earlier today that Cohen was claiming he was in L.A. With his son. I can't remember where, but it was this morning.

Now he is admitting he was in Europe.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. I have been confused too but this is re 2016. In 2013 Cohen was in San Diego with his son

I think you may have seen a post I made about it in error that Right Wingers think he was in San Diego, but at that point I was confused between 2013 and 2016.

[wishstar]

8. He was in Italy in July 2016 and in LA in August 2016 for about a week with son

But new reporting speculates he could have been in Prague in early September. But the McClatchy report is questionable and possibly just a Roger Stone-type attempt to plant false story to discredit Mueller and Steele Dossier if report turns out to be false.

[madaboutharry]

23. Oh ok.

I can't keep up anymore!

[pnwmom]

13. That was August. This Italian trip was July, but since the Steele dossier said the August date

wasn't certain, there were questions about Italy, too.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Receipt just means someone borrowed his card to give him cover. Not that he was there. . . nt

[Corgigal]

7. Mrs. Van Zandt

Please pick up line 2. Line 2, please. It's the Feds.

[oberliner]

9. Maybe he was cheating on his wife?

And Cohen was helping to facilitate?

[CentralMass]

10. I'll opt for Cohen is lying his @$$ off and Mr's Van Zandt is telinng the truth.

[RhodeIslandOne]

11. That's the sort of garbage the ilk of Laura Ingraham would cook up

Good job.

[oberliner]

12. Huh?

Isn't paying off mistresses Cohen's claim to fame?

[RhodeIslandOne]

16. I thought you were implying Van Zandt was somehow not where his wife thought he was

If not I apologize

[oberliner]

17. Was trying to make a crack about Cohen

Joke didn't land, I guess.

[CentralMass]

18. I thought that you were suggesting that Van Zandt was cheating on his wife.

[oberliner]

19. I was - but in the service of a joke

Cohen saying he met with a guy. Wife saying they didn't. Explanation: Cohen was setting up and covering for a liaison. Idea being - where Cohen is concerned, shady business with women is usually not far behind.

[pnwmom]

15. Cohen himself also provably lied, because he contradicted himself.

In January 2017 he told the WSJ he had gone to Prague once, in 2001.

Now he's saying he's never been to Prague ever.

[oberliner]

20. Lying to the Wall Street Journal is not a crime

No doubt Cohen lies all the time to the press.

[pnwmom]

21. No, it isn't. But his credibility on this issue is shot. nt

[orleans]

22. maybe i missed something

but why does it matter where he was in july 2016?

[ProudLib72]

26. His Italy trip is his alibi for meeting Russians in Prague.

[orleans]

27. thank you! n/t

[BobTheSubgenius]

24. What an odd and specific lie to tell.

Did he think that Miami Steve would be so flattered by his brush with greatness - even if untrue - that he and his family wouldn't talk about it?

I mean, what is being a longtime personal friend and collaborator of The Boss, compared to having a drink with the personal shystererrand boy of one of the world's most notorious conmen?