Cohen just delivered a total haymaker

[BeyondGeography]

R’s are doing what I did for 10 years: cover for Trump.

[manor321]

1. Holy shit he brought the hammer down!

HA HA HA HA! OMG that was supremely awesome!

[UniteFightBack]

2. I swear I just posted that the Pukes are where Cohen was! Cohen is hitting it out of the PARK. nt

[gabeana]

3. I just posted the same thing

it was beautiful

[BeyondGeography]

5. R's ask for a break

[NoMoreRepugs]

10. They need to regroup - or ask for a 10 TKO rule to be initiated.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. There's not much you can do to a guy who has nothing to lose.

[mitch96]

13. I think he wants to "lose" the three years... nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. And the only way he might get his sentence reduced is by cooperating further

with the OSC.

[WhiteTara]

51. I hear he's spending lots of time with SDNY

They weren't happy with his lack of songs, so here they come.

[Bettie]

21. I think those three years are locked in

however, if he lies again, he can get more added to it and there is a great deal of discretion over WHERE he spends those three years.

His life can get a lot worse or it can stay where it is, with a fairly light sentence served in a place that is relatively pleasant (compared to other options).

[BeyondGeography]

23. Yup, no time off for good answers

Potentially extra time for false ones.

[Bettie]

30. Yep, his reason for telling the truth

is that he has nothing to gain, but everything to lose.

[mitch96]

48. "I think those three years are locked in"

The reason I mentioned it was a comment by one of the talking head lawyers on the tv machine. She said the length of time can be modified by the presiding judge if "extra" cooperation was deemed appropriate for the case..
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[Bettie]

49. Oh, I didn't hear that

hey, gives him even more incentive to be truthful.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. They're going to regret handing him that opening. It'll get plenty of replay.

[barbtries]

7. yeah.

i liked the way he just explained that everybody's job in trumpworld is to protect trump. the republicans are all in for trumpworld.

[C Moon]

16. Ouch!

[Politicub]

8. I was struck by the people who work for the Trump Org whose job is to physically harm others.

According to Cohen’s testimony.

[KLRIQ2]

9. That last 5 minutes before the break is EVERYTHING

Its the entirety of the culture of trumps sphere of influence and operations.

Cohen was just a man laid bare before the world, the epitome of speak truth to power.

[Awsi Dooger]

15. It will be difficult to top those 5 minutes

I just wish Cohen were the type of conclude every segment with something like that, like a boxer flurrying in the final seconds to steal a round

[True Blue American]

11. Jordan

Thanks if he shouts it is effective, but what Cohen told Republicans what they were doing in a soft voice that will be on the news.

[Ligyron]

24. I think you meant "think" instead of thanks?

As in GrOPer asshole "Jordan thinks if he shouts...". Don't mean to be picky, it just took me a minute to figure you meaning.

I think.

[True Blue American]

26. Typo.

I just noticed, but bear with me, I am good at that.

[Ligyron]

29. Oh, me two...

[True Blue American]

34. Too?

[Ligyron]

39. Yeah, just me trying to be funny.

I should have used "toe".

[True Blue American]

41. I thought it was funny!

But then I have a big sense of humor, especially on myself.

[NewJeffCT]

36. Jordan and the Republicans are playing for Trump's eyes and ears

Brett Kavanaugh cried, yelled ans sniveled in his follow-up testimony before the Senate. Trump supposedly LOVED it, so the House GOP is trying to repeat the same tactics.

[Blue Owl]

12. And look where it gets ya!

n/t

[Reader Rabbit]

17. Oh, snap!

They thought they were going to brutalize him the way they did Dr. Ford, but since he was one of them, he knows their game. Dayum, this is going to be seriously ugly for Republicans—and no one deserves it more!

[nolabear]

18. His entire testimony is supporting it.

I hope the Democrats get together and pound that home this afternoon.

[pdsimdars]

19. I wish he would keep rubbing their noses in it.

[Firestorm49]

20. Not Enough

Calling tRump a liar, racist and cheat, and calling Republicans complicit is just what I feared we’d hear. It sounds cute but it’s not enough to rid us of this sham of a president. Everybody knows this stuff. It’s all just fluff to appease a few journalists.

[oldsoftie]

27. I agree. Cohen isnt going to say anything groundbreaking. Nothing new.

Trump is a liar, cheat, self-aggrandizer, dirtbag, etc. We already know all that. I would add to your comment about the journalists, its also to provide soundbites for House representatives.
We're not gonna get anything solid regarding Russian involvement in the election, collusion, treason, etc.
I could be wrong, but thats my feeling.

[Volaris]

43. Not here, today ..

But the closed session is upcoming, and I would at least guess that behind closed doors, in a CLASSIFIED SETTING he will be able to offer testimony about things that are thus far classified (OR UNDER SEAL WITH THE GRAND JURY?).

I'm not a lawyer. Somebody who is, can chime in please, and educate me?

[oldsoftie]

46. Thats true; a closed session is an opportunity for something new.

But as we've seen already, i dont think it'll have anything to do with Russia. All he would say is that he wouldnt put it past trump, which none of us would. But no info of actually working WITH any russians other than the hotel deal. And he also said he never thought the tape existed too.
But there could be stuff we havent even THOUGHT of that would fall under the "classified" category

[GetRidOfThem]

47. the one disturbing thing he said was

That if Trump loses the next election he is not going to cede power peacefully...

[oldsoftie]

50. Well, it wont be UP to him. He's not Maduro; the Cubans or Russians aint coming to help.

Hell, the Secret Service would probably just take him into custody.
These types always have people like Cohen to do dirty work for them. But when the shit hits the fan, they find out no one close to them is loyal to them at all.
I'm sure the forefathers of this country wrote up how to deal with a usurper.

[Awsi Dooger]

37. Nothing was going to be enough

I'm just hoping to keep Trump's approval rating down toward 2020. Any drop of a point or two is significant. I realize others have hopes of ending Trump's presidency but I just don't view that as realistic.

We should have college campus registration drives in full swing right now.

[Corktown]

22. You're spot on...

Cohen lied on 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 of the president, at the 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 of the president. The rePubs oh so conveniently don't address that fact.

They seem to forget that a person is judged by the company that they keep ....

[Ligyron]

25. I gotta admit...

Cohen is sharper than I thought.

[underpants]

28. Here's his warning

“I can only warn people, the more people that follow Mr. Trump as I did, blindly, are going to suffer the same consequences that I’m suffering,” Cohen said.

[ECL213]

31. I wish when Cohen would slap down Jordan with a quip about protecting child molesters.

Jordan: If it was so bad working for Trump, why did you work for him for ten years?

Cohen: Well, how long did you work side by side with a child molester before you were able to become a Congressman.

[True Blue American]

35. 7 years?

[Mr. Ected]

32. So out of curiosity

Has any Republican Congressman offered one piece of information or evidence that runs counter to Cohen's testimony? Or just a barrage of hateful non-sequiturs?

[True Blue American]

38. Not one word about Trump!

The only thing they have done is insult Cohen.

They have Trump tar all over them.

[DirtEdonE]

33. You have to wonder what trump has on the entire gop

To make them this subservient and complicit in his crimes.

pootin pulled the same sting on them he pulled on trump. pootin has the entire gop in, let's just say, "compromising" positions. And on his payroll, obviously, considering the gop traitors who have accepted russian money and the outrageous amounts involved - not to mention the sex tapes on each and every one of those perverts.

Remember when that gop delegation went to russia? I'll bet they all wet the same bed trump did. On video. 4K. With Dolby sound.

[True Blue American]

40. Most of them

Are just like Trump. Sleazy cheats that will do anything.

[Volaris]

44. The only thing he needs to keep them in line is the knowledge that they all took

The dirty Russian RNC money. They all know this as well.
Getting them to play ball is just a matter of knowing who cashed the checks.

[Uncle Joe]

42. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread BeyondGeography.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

45. I think this old song about covers what Cohen was saying in his warning to those republicans

He may have been saying get out of that web befor it's too late.