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WTF?! Trump personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has hired his own counsel (Original Post) HAB911 Jun 2017 OP
LOL they are going down.... Historic NY Jun 2017 #1
Good! I think he realizes the worm has started to turn. Raster Jun 2017 #2
LOLOL Tell me Netflix is buying the rights to this series! leftstreet Jun 2017 #3
Yes, that would be great! FM123 Jun 2017 #29
The only question is who will play tRump? stopbush Jun 2017 #35
Declan Mulholland or Larry Ward... dchill Jun 2017 #44
In this case cojoel Jun 2017 #60
Pizza the Hutt is a character from "Spaceballs"... dchill Jun 2017 #63
you are correct cojoel Jun 2017 #78
Alec Baldwin should be the frontrunner NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #50
LOL, beat me to it! Amimnoch Jun 2017 #59
Greenstreet and Buono are deceased, but just maybe...a zombie Trump movie?? n/t dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #61
I'm think some CGI would be involved. stopbush Jun 2017 #62
Greenstreet would make a nice Kislyak... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #66
gorilla bora13 Jun 2017 #67
Game of Cohen's? WinkyDink Jun 2017 #70
Lawyers hiring lawyers hiring lawyers, JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #4
Better Call Saul nt geek tragedy Jun 2017 #8
LOVE THAT SHOW !!!! YCHDT Jun 2017 #49
Well, as the saying goes, Ms. Toad Jun 2017 #23
Lawyer Inception! nt geek tragedy Jun 2017 #5
+1 Nevernose Jun 2017 #12
Not dream; nightmare. caballojm Jun 2017 #56
You're waiting for a train C_U_L8R Jun 2017 #20
It takes you to a bus, and Donald Trump is there, waiting to throw you under it nt geek tragedy Jun 2017 #26
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Jun 2017 #6
When your lawyer lawyers up you are screwn. nolabear Jun 2017 #7
Geez... Even the lawyers are lawyering up. BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #9
Of course he has. He's neck deep in this scandal Renew Deal Jun 2017 #10
Says who? hatrack Jun 2017 #11
Katy Tur HAB911 Jun 2017 #13
Low energy! No sta-mi-na! Sad! hatrack Jun 2017 #17
*snort* smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #80
Who pays for all these lawyers? Laf.La.Dem. Jun 2017 #14
As always HAB911 Jun 2017 #16
Pence is having a fund raiser, BarbD Jun 2017 #42
"Pence for Pence!" WinkyDink Jun 2017 #71
AFAIK each person has to pay for his own. Pence is doing fund raisers, but the others get to pay napi21 Jun 2017 #53
let's just say they will be paid in caviar n/t SethH Jun 2017 #81
Yayyy Corvo Bianco Jun 2017 #15
Soon we'll have a Trump's personal lawyer's counsel's lawyer who will hire a spokesperson dalton99a Jun 2017 #18
Then there us Kasowitz, who crossed a line when he told WH staff NOT to hire tblue37 Jun 2017 #40
The Feds are coming Thrill Jun 2017 #19
oh, this makes me grin!! Thanks, HAB! eom Leghorn21 Jun 2017 #21
When you get a subpoena, you get a lawyer. (n/t) FreepFryer Jun 2017 #22
Even the lawyers are lawyering up Gothmog Jun 2017 #24
Even the lawyers are lawyering up. Wow! n/t CousinIT Jun 2017 #25
Cohen is a shady character, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #27
I wonder if any of these people regret the day madaboutharry Jun 2017 #28
Golly, first Pence, now Cohen and he's hired an experienced, respected DC lawyer. I guess that means mulsh Jun 2017 #30
"If you represent yourself you have a fool for a client" nycbos Jun 2017 #31
All sounds very RICO to me... HopeAgain Jun 2017 #32
Two points. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #33
Pass The Popcorn Please.....This Show Is Too Damn Good.... LovingA2andMI Jun 2017 #34
So, when tRump fires his lawyer, does the lawyer hired by his lawyer stopbush Jun 2017 #36
Gonna need a lotta Cousin Vinnies! Cracklin Charlie Jun 2017 #55
Lawyer conga line! n/t awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #37
... orangecrush Jun 2017 #47
"As your attorney's attorney's attorney, I advise you to rent a very fast car with no top." n/t Orsino Jun 2017 #38
Good money to made being a DC Lawyer get the red out Jun 2017 #39
Rachel said he should do this a few days ago. BigmanPigman Jun 2017 #41
Republican tRump thinks he only hires "the best", such as Cohen. He eats his own BS. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #43
You can't make this shit up NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #45
Yeah, there's a lawyer for that. dchill Jun 2017 #46
They're Russian Nested Dolls ... aggiesal Jun 2017 #48
Awe. Some. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #72
Pee resident twump BHDem53 Jun 2017 #51
Trump has created lots of jobs! BillyBobBrilliant Jun 2017 #52
Russian nesting lawyers. kairos12 Jun 2017 #54
Trump's entire business is a criminal operation...Michael Cohen is its Saul Goodman alcibiades_mystery Jun 2017 #57
i was thinking that bora13 Jun 2017 #68
They elected a clown. We get to watch the circus amuse bouche Jun 2017 #58
Pretty soon the lawyers lawyers will be hiring lawyers. TNLib Jun 2017 #64
The lawyers are lawyering up. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #65
A comedian was interviewed on CBC last night TrogL Jun 2017 #69
Well, they are creating jobs TNNurse Jun 2017 #73
They are going to the mattresses Botany Jun 2017 #74
I went home with the waitress, the way I always do Big_K Jun 2017 #75
And why did Trump's lawyer Cohen, take a trip to Prague to meet w/Russians? Botany Jun 2017 #76
Yes. See also: TPM: "What Happened to the Michael Cohen Ukraine Dossier?" emulatorloo Jun 2017 #77
Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2017 #79
MAGA.Make Attorneys Get Attorneys. lostnfound Jun 2017 #82

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
35. The only question is who will play tRump?
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:21 PM
Jun 2017

Sidney Greenstreet or Victor Buono? Maybe they could get tRump fan Tim Allen to put on the Santa fat suit one more time.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
66. Greenstreet would make a nice Kislyak...
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:00 PM
Jun 2017

Did you know that he did not even appear in movies till he was 62?

You know who else would do as Kislyak? The guy who played Harry Potter's uncle.
altho he may be dead also ...

Ms. Toad

(34,060 posts)
23. Well, as the saying goes,
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 12:57 PM
Jun 2017

Any lawyer who represents himself has incompetent counsel and a fool for a client.

C_U_L8R

(44,997 posts)
20. You're waiting for a train
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 12:54 PM
Jun 2017

A train that'll take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you. But you can't know for sure. Yet it doesn't matter.

HAB911

(8,880 posts)
16. As always
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 12:50 PM
Jun 2017

we will, one way or another

Reminds me of my divorce. The judge told me, "Somebody has to pay, and you have the money." (paraphrased slightly)

napi21

(45,806 posts)
53. AFAIK each person has to pay for his own. Pence is doing fund raisers, but the others get to pay
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 02:08 PM
Jun 2017

what could be a very big bill. I don't know how some of the staffers will do it because mosy of them don't have wealthy backgrounds.

dalton99a

(81,450 posts)
18. Soon we'll have a Trump's personal lawyer's counsel's lawyer who will hire a spokesperson
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 12:53 PM
Jun 2017

who will hire an assistant

tblue37

(65,319 posts)
40. Then there us Kasowitz, who crossed a line when he told WH staff NOT to hire
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:37 PM
Jun 2017

their own lawyers. Potential witness tampering???

madaboutharry

(40,207 posts)
28. I wonder if any of these people regret the day
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:09 PM
Jun 2017

they hitched their wagon to Trump.....he is such a loser.

mulsh

(2,959 posts)
30. Golly, first Pence, now Cohen and he's hired an experienced, respected DC lawyer. I guess that means
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:10 PM
Jun 2017

that Cohen probably doesn't have a rep for stiffing hirelings.

Here's a bit from Mr. Ryan's law firm bio:

"He also served as an Assistant US Attorney in Washington, DC, prosecuting criminal cases. Steve received a special commendation from the Attorney General and other Justice Department awards."


[link:https://www.mwe.com/en/team/r/ryan-stephen-m|

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
36. So, when tRump fires his lawyer, does the lawyer hired by his lawyer
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:22 PM
Jun 2017

take over defending tRump?

Very confusing! Sad!

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
45. You can't make this shit up
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:55 PM
Jun 2017

I know I keep saying that, but every time I think we've seen the bottom, a sinkhole appears.

aggiesal

(8,910 posts)
48. They're Russian Nested Dolls ...
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:57 PM
Jun 2017

Cheetolini hires Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen hires Stephen Ryan
Stephen Ryan hires ...

BHDem53

(1,061 posts)
51. Pee resident twump
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 02:06 PM
Jun 2017

did promise to create jobs. In the words of Arte Johnson," Verrrrry interesting"

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
57. Trump's entire business is a criminal operation...Michael Cohen is its Saul Goodman
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 02:15 PM
Jun 2017

He's a two bit criminal, just like Trump, the brothers, Kushner, etc.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
65. The lawyers are lawyering up.
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 02:55 PM
Jun 2017

They all know Trump is toxic and they all know they've been a part of it.

TrogL

(32,822 posts)
69. A comedian was interviewed on CBC last night
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:04 PM
Jun 2017

...complaining that it's impossible to write material because the stuff that's happening in real time is crazier than anything he could put on a show.

Big_K

(237 posts)
75. I went home with the waitress, the way I always do
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:51 PM
Jun 2017

How was I to know
she was with the
Russians too?



(or maybe for Jared)

Send lawyers, guns and money
Dad, get me out of this, hah!

Botany

(70,489 posts)
76. And why did Trump's lawyer Cohen, take a trip to Prague to meet w/Russians?
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:55 PM
Jun 2017

Feb. 19, 2017

"The F.B.I. is reviewing an unverified dossier, compiled by a former British intelligence agent and funded by Mr. Trump’s political opponents, that claims Mr. Cohen met with a Russian representative in Prague during the presidential campaign to discuss Russia’s hacking of Democratic targets. But the Russian official named in the report told The New York Times that he had never met Mr. Cohen. Mr. Cohen insists that he has never visited Prague and that the dossier’s assertions are fabrications."

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-russia.html?_r=0
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