Trump's Lawyer Warns Scarborough: 'Better Have Proof' For Your 'Big Mouth'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By MATT SHUHAM Published MARCH 15, 2017, 10:59 AM EDT

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer warned Joe Scarborough that he “better have proof” to back up the claim that Trump himself leaked his tax returns to the journalist David Cay Johnston.

Michael Cohen, a longtime Trump associate and fixture on cable television, warned the MSNBC host after Scarborough said Trump had "cherry picked" a return to leak in order "to distract from Russia hearings and the Trumpcare meltdown."

Scarborough – known in the past for his connections to Trump’s inner circle, and to the President himself – made the charge on his on his Twitter account Wednesday:

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Responding to Scarborough, Cohen did not dispute the claim:

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Scarborough responded in kind:

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/michael-cohen-warns-joe-scarborough

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I never thought I'd offer a "bravo!" to Scarborough,

but that was really excellent. "Save your dumb thug routine for someone who gives a damn."

[dalton99a]

5. It is a good description of Cohen who is a despicable and shady character.

[Botany]

14. Says who?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

49. Ohhhh THAT bag of douche. Figures.

[lagomorph777]

27. Me too. It sure looks like Little Donnie leaked it.

Or perhaps it was "John Barron."

[calimary]

50. As long as we're talking about "dumb thug routines", let's come up with a dumb thug name

for trump!

How 'bout Donnie Short-Fingers?

[MontanaMama]

69. Dumb Ass Donnie Tic Tacs?

Heard that one on Stephanie Miller.

[SkyDaddy7]

74. DONNIE...

"THE ORANGE PHLEGMBALL" TRUMP

[spooky3]

28. Ditto!

[whathehell]

36. Me either, but, yeah, I liked the 'dumb thug" remark.

Go for it, Joe.

[yardwork]

47. Same exact reaction here!

[dalton99a]

2. Sounds like Scarborough won't be invited for dinner anytime soon

[heaven05]

38. oh he'll find

a way to kow tow, kiss boots and grovel at the feet of his true masters in the upper echelons of NBC and the WH. He knows a majority of americans have seen seen the truth about the ameriKKKans posing as our leaders and his ratings are going to suffer IF he doesn't throw those who watch him a bone. Fuck that scar on humanity.

[monmouth4]

44. I have never heard Scar mention Rachel in any way. She has had several wonderful moments

on her show and not once has he ever recognized her..

[HurricaneWarning]

65. It goes way back.

She handed him his ass once, he walked out, and hasn't spoken to her since.

[monmouth4]

66. Scar was really showing his smarm on that one. Good for Rachel..n/t

[gopiscrap]

72. Scar is such a douchebag pos

[FakeNoose]

75. This is great - never saw it before :-)

You go girl!

[Rebl2]

68. He's

jealous of her ratings I'm sure.

[rzemanfl]

3. Fighting amongst themselves. K&R n/t

[Snackshack]

4. This would be a first...

Agreeing with Scarborough that is.

[KittyWampus]

13. only slightly less astounding then agreeing with Glenn Beck.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

6. DISTRACTION! DISTRACTION! DISTRACTION!!!

[MaeScott]

7. Well, damn.

Get more 🍿..

[Bengus81]

8. Joe serious or wanting ratings?? Pretty much a first for him n/t

[Sanity Claws]

9. Dumb thug routine

I like the phrase. I think we'll have a lot of opportunity to use it in the next couple of years.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Says who?

Oh, never mind.

Putin.

[beachbum bob]

11. gotta enjoy the in-fighting....perhaps Joe will have a "come to Jesus" moment and

realize what evil is now resident in the whitehouse....and start doing his job

[still_one]

12. can't believe I am saying this, good for Scarborough

[Gore1FL]

15. Where did Cohen get his law degree? Liberty? nt

[OnDoutside]

17. Trump U ?

[elmac]

30. Beck University nt

[onenote]

60. Thomas M Cooley Law School

currently affiliated (since 2014) with Western Michigan State University.

It is, at least today, a bottom tier law school. Per Wikipedia: According to Cooley's ABA required disclosures, only 27.4% of graduates from the class of 2015 obtained full time, long term, bar passage required employment 9 months after graduation. 23.8% of graduates were unemployed 9 months after graduation. Only 51.86% of graduates managed to pass a state bar exam in 2015, a requirement to practice law. Cooley's bar passage rates have averaged about 20% less than the state average pass rates. According to Law School Transparency, Cooley is considered one of the most at-risk law schools for exploiting students for tuition (remind anyone of Trump U?). And one law professor described Cooley's 2015 entering class as "statistically the worst entering class of law students in the history of American legal education at an ABA-Accredited law school."

Yeah, dumb thug seems to fit.

[mountain grammy]

16. Why Joe, seems you've found your spine..

[IdiotsforPalin]

21. He's just renting Mikas

[mountain grammy]

23. For sure!

[nikibatts]

18. All he has to say is "It is possible that he released his own returns."

Bullies all. Take him to court. Let's see what happens...loving it.

[Vinca]

19. Michael Cohen could have been a character on "The Sopranos."

Perfect mob lawyer.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. Cohen is deeply enmeshed in the Russian Scandal. . . nt

[LakeArenal]

22. If Scarborough can not follow this up with 3 "dushie" comments...

I might begin, to start, to sorta, maybe, perhaps, think he has a soul...

[Liberalagogo]

24. "You better have proof to back up your claim."

Irony just ass-ploded.

[murielm99]

34. Yup.

Like trump's proof that President Obama tapped him.

[Leith]

51. Exactly

You better have proof to back up your claim and big mouth!

Uuhhhmmmm.......

[Doreen]

25. So, in some words he is backing that Rachel was not just getting duped by

Trump like some are trying to say. If his lawyer is unhappy and challenging to others to provide proof then I have a feeling it is not a leak from trump himself.

[joanbarnes]

26. Interesting how Joe Suck Up did a 180 on Trump.

Nevertheless, I agree here, Trump did leak taxes for these exact reasons. NOT FOOLED!

[More_Cowbell]

39. Thanks so much for not saying "did a 360"

Drives me crazy.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

48. But what happens when he does the inevitable 180?

For the record, I think he is on about 1080

[Blue Idaho]

29. Trump always threatens law suits

But never follows through. Cohen is a paper tiger.

[juxtaposed]

59. cohen is a punk nothing more.

[FakeNoose]

76. That's why his lawyers love him

They've become multi-millionaires from all of Trump's lawsuits.

Wait a minute, Trump can't start any new lawsuits while he's POTUS, can he?

[dem4decades]

31. I would love to have Joe say "Sue me" Discover time

First question, are your taxes under audit.

[usaf-vet]

32. Who cares Scarborough is a GOP tool

is now and always has been.

[Cryptoad]

33. Damn ,,,,,,

and jo jo didnt even compare it to something Bill Clinton did 20 yrs ago.....

btw. is jo jo getting his own show?

[Hekate]

43. Check gangster history, though

[NastyRiffraff]

37. David Cay Johnston has said

there's a good chance Dump may have leaked it himself. Johnston has been reporting on Dump for years and says he often "leaks" about himself if he believes it will benefit him.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/14/trump-may-have-leaked-his-own-tax-return-award-winning-journalist-says.html

The benefit here, of course, is twofold: It's an innocuous tax return that's far from complete, and DISTRACTION.

[Hekate]

40. Need screen cleaner.... Coffee all over the place...

[WePurrsevere]

58. I'm so very glad...

I had swallowed just before reading that.

I don't care for Joe at all but once in a while he'll say something that almost makes me like him a tiny bit for a split second or two... than like a bit of gas it passes.

[barbtries]

41. i think that's the first time

i ever liked joe scarborough. ever.

[TacoD]

42. Cohen will always be nothing but a punchline, the "says who" guy, to me (nt)

[C_U_L8R]

45. I usually detest Scarborough and consider him a small-minded bully

But that smack-down was commendable.
Good job.

[Mr.Bill]

46. Someone from the Trump crew

telling someone they better have proof to back up their big mouth?

You can't make this stuff up. One of the funniest things I've read all day.

[SunSeeker]

52. That was comedy gold.

[pansypoo53219]

54. you KNOW he went thru his taxes to find the BEST year for OPTICS.

[JHan]

55. wow Joe.

[NCjack]

56. Likely exchange:

Trump's mouthpiece: "Joe Scum, you better have proof for what you are saying."
Joe Scum: "Likewise for your client."

[PearliePoo2]

57. Well...well...this could get good in a hurry.

Scar has a nasty temper too. I've seen him go off several times on his show. One time, I thought the chairs were gonna fly!
Cohen is going to be on the receiving end for quite a spell, me thinks. Love it.

PS. Oh, and donald? When you've lost Joey Scar, it's not lookin' good for ya, pal.

[Angry Dragon]

61. Is Cohen the same guy Joe Communist McCarthy used??

and Joe is still a killer

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

70. That was the late Roy Cohn

[Paladin]

62. That's nice. Fuck Joe Scarborough, anyway. (nt)

[flying-skeleton]

63. Michael Cohen is a Moron from the WHitehouse ShitGibbon's Swamp

[Honeycombe8]

64. Good response by Scarborough. Cohen IS a thug. And part of the Russian connection...

from what I've read.

[bora13]

67. just sayin

the social media comment boards have been lighting up like
4th of july.
We must be over a crucial target if the flak is this heavy.

[xor]

71. Gotta wonder if the founders of Twitter had any idea what they were creating a little over a decade

ago.

[Cha]

73. Wow.. Scarborough!

Link to tweet

Mahalo, Don!

[Beartracks]

77. The phrase Joe should've used would be....

... "so-called attorney."

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