Cohen signals openness to cooperate with Feds

[George II]

Source: CNN

(CNN) President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has indicated to family and friends he is willing to cooperate with federal investigators to alleviate the pressure on himself and his family, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Cohen has expressed anger with the treatment he has gotten from the President, who has minimized his relationship with Cohen, and comments from the President's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the source said. The treatment has left him feeling isolated and more open to cooperating, the source said.

Asked by reporters Friday if he was worried about Cohen cooperating, Trump said, "I did nothing wrong, nothing wrong." He also said he hasn't spoken with Cohen "in a long time," adding, "I always liked Michael and he's a good person."

CBS News reported Thursday that Cohen believes Trump and his allies are turning against him.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/15/politics/michael-cohen-cooperation-federal-investigators/index.html

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This just announced on CNN, I think we all knew this was coming - trump is going DOWN!

[heaven05]

1. I hope you are right about trump

not looking forward to pence, though

[Squinch]

3. Me either, but anything is better than this. Even Pence will be a big improvement.

[lagomorph777]

13. Taking down Trump will leave a very weakened Pence and weakened RePutin Party.

[Squinch]

16. Exactly. And on the deplorables side, even they don't like the guy.

[Dave Starsky]

21. In Dungeons and Dragons parlance...

Pence is lawful evil as opposed to Trump's chaotic evil. You could at least start to reason with him, even if he is a shithead.

The Deplorables can't stand that quality, though. Trump is their Lord of Chaos.

[Squinch]

2. Publicly begging for a pardon.

Which it seems like maybe Rudee is telling whiny donnie he doesn't have to give.

I can't figure that one out. They seem to be antagonizing Cohen.

[forgotmylogin]

22. Someone probably clued Trump in...

...that pardoning Cohen will compel him to open up the kilt completely since he would no longer be in jeopardy of incriminating himself under the 5th Amendment privilege and he'd have to cooperate. Without a pardon, Cohen can go "FIF'!" over and over, but Muller has that mountain of seized evidence.

Also, it seems like Muller is good at not overplaying his hand too early and holding some indictments in reserve if a target should decide not to cooperate.

[displacedtexan]

4. Trump is working overtime (Never thought I'd say that!)...

He's working overtime to improve his bogus Good Guy points column, like claiming to prevent nuclear war with NK, getting soldiers' remains returned because he says their parents have begged him to do so (even though those parents would be a century old today), and pardoning 1 elderly black woman from prison because Kim K. Asked him to.

Someone has convinced him that his bogus Good Deeds will sway the senate's ultimate vote to convict him after impeachment.

[blugbox]

5. I really really hope this is why trump and mcCONnel are freaking out this morning

And calling for an end to the investigation... I mean how obvious could they be with the timing?!?

Also... trump's language there about cohen... "I always liked Michael"... that sends chills down my spine. Someone needs to watch his back.

[George II]

7. Wonder if donnie will kiss Fredo, ummmmm...Cohen?

[blugbox]

11. HAHA YES!

Exactly! trump will need some lip balm though... he's gonna be doing a LOT of kissing in the future! Plenty of Fredos on his team.

[lagomorph777]

14. McConnell is implicated big-time. Probably on lots of Cohen's audio tapes.

Or cancelled NRA Rouble checks.

[olddad56]

6. he is stuck between a rock and a hard place...

if he doesn't cooperate, he is going to jail. If he flips, he is in danger of being suicided by the people who own Trump. Putin is not going to let him sing to the Feds.

[Liberalagogo]

8. Rock and a hard place:

[BumRushDaShow]

12. !!!!!

[CountAllVotes]

9. Maybe Manafort will be safer in ...

JAIL where he belongs!

Lock him up indeed!!! !!

[forgotmylogin]

23. If he flips, Mueller can probably protect him.

He'll probably vanish into witness protection and have to live someplace like Arkansas for the rest of his days.

[Iliyah]

10. Purity and

loyalty is a one way street that travels only to t-rump.

Cohen is learning the reality of things and about a so called "friend". I'm pretty sure he has bend backwards, sideways, and frontward for t-rump. t-rump don't care about anyone except for his daughter girlfriend, Ivanka.

t-rump stop paying for Cohen's lawyers. Cohen on the other hand would have keep payments up if it were t-rump.

[CanonRay]

15. So he's worked with Trump for what, 20 years

and he's surprised that Trump is all about saving his own skin? Really? He's dumber than Trump.

[duforsure]

17. Cohen and Manafort both ready to flip

Is why trump and his criminal minions are now trying desperately to stop the investigation now, and why trump is distracting this morning because he and many others , especially both Ryan and McConnell know their being paid off by putin will become exposed along with trumps conspiring with putin all along. That's why they now are acting this way, Criminals always with power always try to undermine the rule of law, but these two flipping has them all dead to rights on committing acts of treason against our country. Is this going to expose all of them very soon? I think it will, and no matter what they do its already known what they have done, and will come out. Especially against trump , his family, and Ryan and McConnell.

[George II]

18. Manafort just got sent to jail until his trial. Here they are soon:

[Backwoodsrider]

19. wonder if doj put these 2 men together today

Together Manafort and Cohen can complete with each other ie whos going to fold first?

[beachbum bob]

20. Perhaps RICO application and forfeited family assets of all family members

Had some effect?...A pardon doesn't restore assets as now you have acknedged guilt to all charges. What happens when amateurs like Cohen and trump messes with an experienced special prosecutor in Mueller.

[Julian Englis]

24. It's funny how CNN is recycling this story from last week today

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/politics/michael-cohen-criminal-lawyer-guy-petrillo/index.html