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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDELICIOUS IRONY! Trump's current Cohen-fueled shit storm can be traced back to FOX & FRIENDS.
Anderson Cooper broke the exclusive news, having reporter Gloria Borger on to explain what shed learned.
Michael Cohen was under the impression that if he stayed on message and continued to protect the president, that either a pardon or some kind of protecting would be in the offing for him, she said. We are unclear about who exactly conveyed that message to Michael Cohen, but we know that he came away early on saying, OK, Im in a good spot, Im going to be protected. And we then know that everything kind of fell apart.
Cohen knew Trump would not protect him after one of the presidents appearances on Fox & Friends, where he minimized the work that Cohen did for him, Borger reported.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/michael-cohen-impression-trump-pardon-loyalty-cnn-report/
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Dean decided to testify when he realized Nixon was setting him up to be the fall guy.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)McGahn said to have spent 40 hours with Mueller.
Hmmmmmm
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Same movie, different script.
Amazing.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Watergate, while a number of top WH aides [including numbers 1 and 2, Haldeman and Erlichman], went to jail - Nixon went free and the serious stuff was covered up, [ no more 'wallowing in Watergate', 'the nation needs to heal' crap'. Fixer Ford [known in his career, only for manipulations'] was installed. Followed by the insidious Reaganhood [who gave to the rich by robbing from everyone else - income tax 'reform' 'reform' rates for the rich went from 90%+ to 39%?]. Great Scotus Justice Brandeis said, 'we can have great concentration of wealth, or democracy, - but not both'.
In the traitortrump sequel, if the republican party gets sufficiently disabled and Dems don't corrupt too much, real and extensive punishments and reforms may be enacted.
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)Turbineguy
(37,213 posts)Trump Street.
And others who may feel they're "special" had better take note.
harumph
(1,871 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)he will likely be found to be smarter than trump
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)certainly someone would bring this to his attention at some point that a Federal pardon wouldn't necessarily keep his dumb ass out of prison.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)can never understand the cost of betrayal. I think Trump is about to learn.