Michael Cohen suggests he's never been approached by the Feds. . .

[RexCasual]

Now, I'm no expert, but I don't understand why Mueller hasn't reached out to him yet. His friends are saying he's ready to sing, with Donnie Deutsch going so far as suggesting Cohen might be able to connect some dots in the Russia investigation. At this point, Cohen seems ripe for the picking. I say, let's see what he's got, before 45 sees the error of his ways and picks up Cohen's legal tab in return for his silence.

[NCTraveler]

1. I imagine they want to fully look into everything they can with him.

I think it would have to be assumed any interaction he has with Mueller will find it's way right to Trump.

[spanone]

2. Cohen lies.

[Achilleaze]

3. He's a republican, and they have earned a low reputation as liars

a well deserved reputation

[marble falls]

4. I don't think Robert Mueller has ever dropped the ball in his entire professional ...

life. His picture is included in the dictionary definition of "straight arrow". If Mr Cohen is playing games, it will avail him not. Maybe these 'hints' from Cohen aren't for Mueller. maybe he's fishing for some legal funding from cheetolini for his silence.

[former9thward]

8. Mueller's press releases would indicate "he has never dropped the ball".

Any defense attorney knows better. Mueller was behind the infamous prosecution of Steven Hatfill as the 2001 anthrax killer. He was completely innocent and the DOJ paid Hatfill $5.8 million as a result of his constitutional rights be violated. Mueller then went after another person who finally commited suicide. The crime has never been solved.

Mueller, as a U.S. attorney, tried to keep four innocent persons in prison in the Whitey Bulger investigation. Mueller put four people in prison for years and the four turned out to be entirely innocent, and they were released. Eventually the survivors were paid more than $100 million for false imprisonment.

[shraby]

5. Mueller tossed Cohen to the SDNY to take care of. Soooo

Mueller wouldn't be the one to interview him and make a case against him.

I think that may have been to keep trump from pardoning because it will be in a state court.

[RexCasual]

6. I agree, but. . .

I believe Mueller handed off a bunch of Cohen's state crimes to SDNY; that doesn't let him off the hook for federal crimes, which Mueller certainly has jurisdiction over and can act upon at any time. So in spite of the state charges, I would imagine that the prospect of Cohen flipping would be of huge interest to Mueller.

Just mho, of course.

[Jersey Devil]

7. Mueller probably knows everything Cohen has to tell but doesn't want to use the lying sob

as a witness when he has others who make much more credible witnesses.

[rusty fender]

9. This!

Exactly what I was going to write. The Feds have everything they need, from Cohen, to bury Boss Tweet.

[Corgigal]

10. That what I think.

Cohen so wants to deal, no takers.