Cohen Confides In Friends: 'I Just Can't Take This Anymore'

[babylonsister]

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Cohen Confides In Friends: ‘I Just Can’t Take This Anymore’
By Nicole Lafond | May 17, 2018 8:26 am


President Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen has reportedly confided in friends that he’s at his wit’s end with federal investigations into his business dealings, Vanity Fair reported Wednesday.

According to two people familiar with Cohen’s thinking who spoke to Vanity Fair, Cohen is “fuming” over Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti’s release of information about his bank records and has grown weary of all the news coverage surrounding his attempts to sell access to Trump after the 2016 election. Cohen has reportedly confided in friends that he “just can’t take this anymore” and is focused on protecting his family, whom he thinks is suffering because federal investigators want to get to Trump, a friend told Vanity Fair.

Despite his exasperation over the probe, he spends hours every day with his lawyers reading through documents that the government has returned to him after the FBI raided his house, hotel and office last month and has told friends, “I’m not going to roll over.”

Cohen has been bombarded with headlines in recent weeks, ever since the FBI seized documents related to his business dealings and a $130,000 payment he made — and Trump reimbursed — to porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair she had with Trump a decade ago. The barrage continued after Avenatti released information related to payments Cohen received from companies like Novartis and AT&T in 2017. Most of the businesses confirmed they made deals with Cohen in order to gain access to Trump.

[Turbineguy]

1. Yeah. That why we vote for trump

so we can get away with shit.

But for some unknown reason that doesn't seem to be working.

[MontanaMama]

2. Then don't.

You can flip anytime, you traitor.

[brush]

61. Pls, pls, pls let that be what he means. We don't need anything desperate like...

taking himself out, or giving the trump/putin crowd any ideas to make him wind up"accidentally" dead.

They've done it before.

[MontanaMama]

70. I don't see MC

harming himself. I could imagine a mysterious accident. I sincerely hope that doesn’t happen. They have done it before and I wouldn’t put it past that crowd.

[CTyankee]

3. If you can't do the time, then don't do the crime...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. You can take that to the bank...

[louis-t]

26. I'm always saying "and that's the name of THAT tune.."

[Hassin Bin Sober]

39. .

[GusBob]

4. You're going to jail asshole, might as well face it

Turns out he fraudulently represented his company to the bank. He blames Avenatti for his troubles, but the bank flagged the deposits as suspicious. a concerned law enforcement officer released the information to the public

He caused this problem himself, unless he had help. If he was following orders or not, he is going to prison

[Sneederbunk]

5. Take heart Michael. There are one or two people who feel sorry for you.

[kentuck]

6. It's easy to play "victim" when...

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...you've been promised a pardon.

[justgamma]

7. Makes the pukes quid pro quo

seem rather quaint and petty.

I remember when they were all yelling that on tv every chance they got. "Quid pro quo" They were outraged and accused President Clinton of "renting out the Lincoln bedroom".

[dawg day]

11. I think you have forgotten about the Obama scandals--

Tan suit!

Feet on desk!

Nuff said.

[CentralMass]

27. Don't forget that he liked Arugula .

[flibbitygiblets]

30. I actually started eating arugula because of that.

A little olive oil and salt, then crush it up real good to soften it up--delicious!

[3catwoman3]

67. One of our cats totally...

...LOVES arugula. He's such an elitist -

[flibbitygiblets]

69. LOL. Cats are elitists by nature. Now I have to see if my cat like arugula.

She likes pretty much everything if I'm eating it, I suspect mostly to torment the dog.

[barbtries]

42. and grey poupon

i mean, really.

[Paladin]

8. Go talk to that nice Mr. Mueller. He'll make things better. (nt)

[SummerSnow]

9. HE"S ABOUT TO CRACK!!!!

[spanone]

12. well mikey, when you're the 'fixer' for the mob boss, there are repercussions

[maxsolomon]

14. he even calls the Dotard "Boss"!

when he was mewling about not being with him in DC.

[underpants]

13. Soooo how's that working with Trump thing going?

[Yavin4]

15. "Sing" by The Carpenters

[Yavin4]

17. Or if you prefer a funkier version

[flibbitygiblets]

38. for the Beatles fans out there:

[bdtrppr6]

16. i hope he rots in a jail cell soon.

along with the rest of the gang.

[kwassa]

18. Cohen has friends?

[rurallib]

24. Just wait til he turns to the "Boss" for help

and finds that the "Boss" won't help.

[duforsure]

19. He knows

How dangerous his friends can be, maybe towards him if he talks. He should be scared.

[barbtries]

43. i always think of that.

imagine your choices being going to prison for years or going free and watching your back for the rest of your life.

[malaise]

50. My dad always told us that before we made any decision

we should think of the consequences of said decision.
The prisons are full of folks who thought they could get away with anything.
Fugg him!

[barbtries]

62. oh yeah.

he's the one put himself in this position. crime is not supposed to pay.

[Thekaspervote]

20. Weasel! He even looks like a weasel. No sympathy here

[beachbum bob]

21. Happens when the light turns on the cockroaches scatter.

[mcar]

22. Flip, Mikey, flip

[Control-Z]

23. Did he just get a family?

No. He's been married to a Ukrainian woman for more than 20 years and has adult children. I guess he knew what he was getting himself and his family into.

If his family means that much to him I guess he better think about "rolling over".

ETA: He may be in a position that rolling over will hurt him as much or more. Now that's a shitty spot to be in. Jail may be the safest place for him.

[cungar2000]

28. Yeah he's know for things like this

Link to tweet

[flibbitygiblets]

32. I have never seen a single picture of him with his mouth closed.

Is he also the "flycatcher to the president"? WTF dude.

[FirstLight]

55. typical thug "mouth-breather" nt

[babylonsister]

37. Ewwww! nt

[Control-Z]

44. Hmm. I wonder, did Trump teach him

to exploit his daughter? Or is that an inherent characteristic? Do these men just naturally gravitate to each other? Like in a club, do they exchang stories about their daughters?

I know a narcissist who attends men's AA meetings where they share/brag about their narcissistic behavior with each other. I imagine something like that.

[flibbitygiblets]

68. Interesting question. I think Cohen looks up to Trump, so if Trump thinks it's okay, it must be ok

in his reasoning. When I see people do things like this, I ask myself "would her mother have said that/posted that picture?" Unless their daughter is an underwear model, the answer is almost certainly "no". Therefore, whether they realize it or not, they are setting their daughters up for a life of being used by men.

Ivanka is an interesting case though. She seems completely disassociated, which I suppose is one way o deal with having your own father sexualize you. God, that's so fucking awful. I actually feel sorry for her.

[Downtown Hound]

25. Feel free to flip.

It will be the first decent thing you've done in your life.

[Pachamama]

29. I am concerned that Cohen is going to be "suicided" soon....

Dead men don't talk and he is dead man walking because there are so many who don't want him talking....he knows too much that is very very damaging....

[ginnyinWI]

31. Lie down with dogs, rise up with fleas. n/t

[Glamrock]

33. Well Mikey, perhaps The Allman Bros.can steer you in the right direction....

I think the gist is, start singing baby. Start singing.

[NurseJackie]

34. Aw. Poor ting.

[SWBTATTReg]

35. If he's bitching now that he can't take anymore, just wait...

I expect that he's going to have a lot more to worry about before too long...when the Feds and / or NY state authorities nail his ass to the wall before too long. More than likely, Cohen has probably been a subject of interest long before now, and he's finally given them / FBI a reason to seize records/documents stored at multiple locations...after all, they did basically a no knock search of his premises (in short he wasn't aware of anything happening until it did).

What that reason was? Don't know, but the Feds obviously felt that they had to move quickly before documents and records were destroyed or the like.

[world wide wally]

36. Neither can we, asshole.

Lock him the fuck up!

[awesomerwb1]

40. Start singing then a-hole.

The planet can't take this anymore either

[safeinOhio]

41. Karma....

"I will make sure that you and I meet one day while we're in the courthouse. And I will take you for every penny you still don't have. And I will come after your Daily Beast and everybody else that you possibly know," Cohen said. "So I'm warning you, tread very fucking lightly, because what I'm going to do to you is going to be fucking disgusting. You understand me?"

[blugbox]

49. HAHA Perfect!!

I love these subtle rephrasing of quotes!! Reminds me of the one that probably started them all: The Soldier of Fortune Ultimate Internet Badass(TM) that would "end" you a million different ways...

[asiliveandbreathe]

54. All the smart people are on DU...you are awesome....

[malaise]

66. Perfect

[SammyWinstonJack]

45. Another repuke snowflake.

[grantcart]

46. "I'm not going to roll over."

So you can take more.

More coming up

[asiliveandbreathe]

47. That's right cohen..just to get to trump..not gonna roll over eh...as your client

likes to say "we'll have see about that" I'll raise you one, and one bettah!!!

[DFW]

48. Newest idea for a parody song

"Roll Over Mike Cohen (got subpoenaed again today)"

[TNNurse]

51. Poor baby

[Champion Jack]

52. Easy fix Mikie

Roll, Baby Roll!!!!

[3Hotdogs]

53. Everybody, all together now,

Thoughts and prayers for Michael.

[Botany]

56. Well Mikey all you gotta do is ....

....

[paleotn]

57. Not going to roll over?

Then you will take the fall, just like Manafort. What's the point in that? Want to protect your family? Turn state's evidence. Done.

[Me.]

58. I Wonder How All The People He Threatened Felt?

sweet justice

[usaf-vet]

59. You think the rest of us aren't tired of "NO COLLUSION! NO! COLLUSION! Trump.

When Trump grows up and stops lying....... LOL

We might just for a moment believe something...anything he has to say.

BUT I AM NOT HOLDING my breath.

[AJT]

60. I think with people like Cohen the term "friends" has a different meaning than

most people. Real friendship is impossible for people with no moral compass.

[Honeycombe8]

63. He's not going to roll over?

We'll see.

[Honeycombe8]

64. Hey, Cohen! Can you sing?

There's a way to get out of this...can you sing like a boid?

Hey, Cohen....there's a way to get out!

[SCVDem]

65. Bill Maher said,

So Cohen is bragging about being willing to take a bullet for trump.

But will he take a dick?

Confession is good. He could share with Colbert!

[Orsino]

71. Friends Suggest Horse's Head in Mueller's Bed. n/t

[MicaelS]

72. Fuck him and feed him fish heads. n/t