"You're going to see very soon, in my opinion, indictments are going to start flying" --

[soothsayer]

Link to tweet

?s=21

Jennifer Taub
@jentaub
“You’re going to see very soon, in my opinion, indictments are going to start flying” — @MichaelCohen212 on @maddow with @AliVelshi

[Beachnutt]

1. Is that what Cohen said ?

Best thing I've heard all year...

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Well that would certainly be delightful ... but I'll believe when I see as the saying goes (nt)

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Weird that the same predictions are being made on RW platforms.

They think a 100,000 indictments are going to be served on Biden and the Democrats. By the military. Because they will install Trump back to his deserved place as POTUS......seriously.

[Deacon Blue]

8. They BELIEVE

[PortTack]

4. There were several domestic terrorists indicted today for their part in 1/6 capital attack

[empedocles]

5. Here's hoping . . .

[Blue Owl]

6. This better not be a Fatzmas farce

[maxsolomon]

7. At this point, I'll believe it when I see it.

I don't expect to be impressed by the scale of the accusations, either.

And I expect Trump to laugh, pay a fine and fuck off back to Maralago.

[soothsayer]

9. I think he might be in a bit of trouble

Here’s hoping anyway

[maxsolomon]

10. Bit being the operative word.

His $100 million tax refund? Still sitting in limbo thanks to a Congressional Committee.

This one: https://www.jct.gov/about-us/committee-members/

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. What $100 million tax refund?

[maxsolomon]

20. The one he got from the IRS. This committee decides if he keeps it.

sorry, I rounded up.

73 million: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/trumps-seventy-three-million-dollar-tax-refund-is-the-biggest-outrage-of-all

[Laura PourMeADrink]

48. Thanks. Knew it was a lot but that just sounded like way more

Then I remember. Geez you have to give them some degree of credit. Mastermind deviant or something? To be able to skillfully avoid taxes and get loans on false information they must have been constantly dodging this person and that person. Our accountant will call us to ask us if a $20 lunch was with a client. I guess that's what comes with being super wealthy on paper anyway you get the best accountants that exist.

[maxsolomon]

22. I re-read the article

The refund “would eventually grow to $70.1 million, plus $2,733,184 in interest,” the Times reports. “He also received $21.2 million in state and local refunds, which often piggyback on federal filings.”

So, 70.1 + 2.7 + 21.2 = 94 million.

[triron]

11. I heard this as well!

[triron]

12. knr

[BigmanPigman]

13. That perked up my ears when I watched the show tonight.

[demtenjeep]

14. NOT SOON ENOUGH for me

get that bastard

[Corgigal]

16. Does appear,

at least starting in the past few days, that SDNY is doing a media push these last few days. Must be a reason. I thinking they are cooking someone , seeing if they become soup.

Tic tock.

[Eyeball_Kid]

23. I've seen a lot of print about Vance,

not much about SDNY.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. All that matters! Sweet Justice! Thank you Michael. Know you

were an asshole, but thank you NOW!

[monkeyman1]

19. he's a trapped rat at his c-19 infection club at it's best !!!

[LudwigPastorius]

21. I'm going to believe Mikey the Fixer?

I mean, it'd be nice, but I don't think prosecutors would go out of their way to tell him what charges they're filing.

[Eyeball_Kid]

24. Here's a thought:

A huge part of the public is quietly demanding that there be something trustworthy about the DOJ. A swath of the public wants accountability. We see nor hear anything from the WH that can be perceived by the DOJ as a demand of restraint regarding their treatment of Trump.

When Trump was president, we could rest assured that Trump would do ANYTHING to enhance his wealth. Biden's major task is to restore confidence in government. He knows how close we came to losing the Constitution. So he has to convince the public that the government is worth keeping.

[soothsayer]

32. No, but they've brought him in 8 times now to interview him

Including yesterday. So he knows what they’re exploring because they’re asking him about this or that.

I’m hopeful still. I’m prepared for a fitzmas letdown, but all this activity and the forensic accountants and the RICO (suave) guy and the pressure on the weisselburgs and looking at his Chicago property is encouraging.

[misanthrope]

25. One word: Fitzmas

If it happens, fine but I'm not counting on it. I have seen the way the rich and connected get away with crime in this nation.

[winstars]

27. That word still brings a pain to my heart... What year was that? So long ago,

[Celerity]

28. The term was coined October 6, 2005

1st known use

http://2millionthweblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/night-before-fitzmas-or-visit-from.html

2nd

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4988201&mesg_id=4989080


Full story

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002604.html

[winstars]

29. The years go by so fast, 15+ since we all were soooooo excited here on DU. Sad.

[Celerity]

30. I was 9 years old and a happy girl in West London, lol. Never heard of

Fitzmas until ages later. I do remember well, despite my age, the huge scandal for Blair coming out in mid 2005. The Downing Street Memo.

[soothsayer]

33. It was horrible

[mia]

26. Endlessly teasing Democrats to snag our attention.

The "ongoing investigations" will never amount to anything.

[soothsayer]

34. I refuse to give up hope

[fescuerescue]

46. Just give it 24 more business hours.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. Video:

Cohen Assesses Prosecutors Have Enough To Charge Trump With Or Without Weisselberg - Ali Velshi - MSNBC

Michael Cohen, former personal attorney for Donald Trump, author of "Disloyal" and host of the Mea Culpa podcast, discusses his eighth visit with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and what the millions of pages of Trump Organization financial documents are showing them. Aired on 03/19/2021.

[DFW]

35. How refreshing

I have no idea whether any of this will actually bear fruit, but it was nice to see a post with this title that was NOT about how other Democrats are frothing at the mouth to destroy Andrew Cuomo.

I get the (mistaken, I hope) impression that, these days anyway, Democrats are more interested in bringing down Andrew Cuomo than they are in bringing down Gregg Abbott.

[soothsayer]

36. I think the Cuomo hunt might be tied to this story

We shall see.

[DFW]

37. I don't know. Cuomo is a non-story here, where no one has even heard Cuomo's name.

I have never met Cuomo, have no idea what merit there is to the allegations against him. But I am willing to wait for an impartial investigation to attempt to get to the bottom of it all.

I do know Al Franken, and know that the whole scam against him was orchestrated and contrived. I marvel at all the explanations and theories about how he reacted, how, when and why he chose to resign, and why he hesitates to say anything about a return to the Senate, almost all of them wrong (at least the ones posted here). I'm not bothering to run down that whole scenario for the 47th time. Al has somewhat calmed down after three years, but if you really want an earful, talk to Franni. She most definitely has NOT!

[soothsayer]

38. NY goes hard after drumpf, someone goes hard after cuomo

It’s just the timing is interesting.

[DFW]

40. Interesting, indeed

And to this old political hack, hardly coincidental. Nothing of this nature is EVER coincidental.

That is no statement one way or the other in the merits of the "case." However, whether it is being contrived, or else a case of someone holding back hard evidence for the "right" moment, it is never coincidental.

[triron]

41. Funny how media seems oblivious to this.

[shrike3]

42. I remember Juanita Broaddrick tweeting, "Bannon is working on it. Good things are coming."

It was obvious it was contrived. Probably as payback for him getting Jeff Sessions to recuse himself.

[malaise]

39. Yep

Lock them all up!

[triron]

49. Have to believe it will happen.

[triron]

43. kick for visibility

[fescuerescue]

44. Been hearing that since the Mueller days

And impeachment days.

And inauguration week.

I'm sure it'll be true now though.

[soothsayer]

45. It could happen

[fescuerescue]

47. It 24 business hours right?

[Mr.Bill]

50. Gee, what makes me think

that as soon as the indictments start coming, there will be a flood of women coming forth saying they were sexually harassed/assaulted by the prosecutors years ago?

[triron]

51. I really doubt it.