Lawrence Tribe: Watching Cohen go off to prison...

[kpete]

Watching Cohen go off to prison for crimes that Individual #1 directed him to commit so that Individual #1 could become POTUS — while Individual #1 lounges in the White House disobeying his oath and corrupting everything — just feels so wrong. So not what America is all about.

Link to tweet

[Iliyah]

1. I'm pretty sure Cohen will be glued to

Mueller's testimony.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Bridget Kelly would say that's exactly what America is about

[StarfishSaver]

3. True. But every time I start to feel really sorry for him

I remember how obnoxious, cruel and bullying he was to people when he was riding high as Trump's fixer.

Cohen got what he deserved. The unfortunate thing is not that he's being treated unfairly but that, so far, his co-conspirator hasn't paid the same price.

But he eventually will.

[calimary]

10. Who? Are you talking about Mr. "Sez WHO???!?!?" ?

I can’t ever unsee that belligerent bullying in-yer-face intimidation shtick of his.

“Sez WHO!!!!?!?!?”

So he finally comes around after being force-fed a big platter of extra-large humble pie and an entire festival season of face-the-music? And now he says there’s so much more to tell? Well why haven’t you already been talking? What are you saving it for? Some book that’ll come out after nobody cares anymore?

Cough it up, Cohen. NOW.

[lunatica]

13. Oh! I'm sure he'll write a book

I imagine he feels quite aggrieved by Trump. Especially when it’s crickets on the Presidential pardon. I would.

[samnsara]

18. That was my introduction to him...'what polls' umm.... all of them....

that little weasel. But I dont feel that way now. He was like a lover scorned. Whatever motivated that love for trump and his corruption was too strong for him to fight. As much as he liked to portray himself as a fighter.. i just think of him as a scared boy now.

Hes guilty as hell dont get me wrong.. the taxi cab medallion shit was going on way before trump. He knows he fucked up..he knows what he did was wrong..he knows he deserves prison..he knows he betrayed his family. He tried the tough guy suit on for awhile and it just never fit right.

I dont think we have seen the last of him and i dont think he will be the same person when we do see him again.

i for one would like to see him get a second chance.

[kag]

11. You read my mind, StarfishSaver.

The problem here isn't that Cohen is going to jail, just that the orange menace isn't with him.

When I think about it, I hope Trump is convicted in state court and sent to a state prison. None of this "Club Fed" for the Traitor in Chief.

[ooky]

23. Doubt it. I suspect when the time comes for that he will have already run

to another country (Russia) and live out his life of privilege. I don't see any way that coward will ever allow himself to be taken into custody.

[Duppers]

17. Same thoughts here.

[Stuart G]

4. Many more chapters to this story. More coming and stay tuned..

How many more?........" I don't know nothing"
When will it end?........." I don't know nothing"
How will it end? .......... "The future is foggy"

Will Trump win? .......... "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[samnsara]

5. i know. I felt the same way......

[Botany]

6. Remember when President Obama, Obama's lawyer, Obama's campaign manager, Obama's #2 campaign ...

... manager, National Security Director, A.G., & Hillary Clinton went to prison, were facing prison, and or
contempt charges, impeachment, or other legal/congressional sanctions? Neither do I.

[erronis]

14. But the victors get to write the history. Screw the facts.

I imagine that the Texas School Book Commission is getting ready for a revision to all of its history texts.

[progressoid]

15. Sadly, there are a few million people in America who think they should be in jail.

Facebook and Twitter are polluted with these delusional people.

[Botany]

19. They have been sold a false narrative for years.

Did you know that Hillary had people killed to
hide Bill's cocaine ring?

[progressoid]

20. And Obama's mother-in-law practiced voodoo in the White House.

Yes, I actually heard that one in person.

[pdsimdars]

7. Tell that to congress.

[bullwinkle428]

8. Unfortunately, that's EXACTLY what America is all about these days.

[SunSeeker]

9. That's what most of the replies to Tribe's tweet are saying. nt

[maxsolomon]

12. Further, such corruption is not unprecedented.

The Post-War era of accountability is an aberration. Since most American's can't be bothered to care unless the economy is shit, maybe we're heading back to the Teapot Dome.

[debsy]

16. Actually, I think it represents our justice system fairly well...

The criminals with the most dollars and power can do whatever the hell they want. Even if they do go to "prison", like Michael Cohen is today or Martha Stewart did years ago, or Jeffrey Epstein Serial Pedophile did for a few months, it is a CAKE WALK. The well-funded top 1% aren't often thrown into the general population of a maximum security prison. This bullshit about separate facilities for white-collar criminals from everyone else is rampant and exactly what America is all about. It was built that way on purpose.

[UniteFightBack]

21. If it ENDS UP that Cohen is the ONLY ONE to pay regarding this case then that is the time to be all

it feels so wrong. Jury is still out on this one.

[judesedit]

22. But...Cohen did it for money and/or power. Drumpf'll get his, too

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