Guiliani says Trump might have talked to Cohen about his testimony: 'So what?'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY ALICIA COHN - 01/20/19 09:22 AM EST

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Guiliani maintained that the Buzzfeed story was "phony" and "scandalous...fake news." However, he said although he had no knowledge of such conversations, the president may have discussed Cohen's testimony with him without directing him to lie.

"If he had any discussions with him, they'd be about the version of the events that Michael Cohen gave them which they all believe was true," Giuliani said.

Giuliani said during a separate appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he is “100 percent certain” that Trump never once asked Cohen to do anything but tell the truth to Congress.

“I can tell you his counsel to Michael Cohen throughout that entire period was, ‘Tell the truth.’ We thought he was telling the truth. I still believe he may have been telling the truth when he testified before Congress,” he told host Chuck Todd.



Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426202-guiliani-says-trump-might-have-talked-to-cohen-about-his-testimony-so

[beachbum bob]

1. discussin testimony with people under same investigation is breaking the law.....its witness

tampering and now Guiliani has admitted trump has done that too

[PatSeg]

9. But he conveniently said

he "had no knowledge of such a conversation". So why even bother talking about it? I can't believe this man is really a lawyer.

[flibbitygiblets]

10. Imagine the damage they could do, if Rudy and Donald had full control of their minds.

[PatSeg]

11. Terrifying thought!

[justhanginon]

19. Fortunately, that ship sailed some years back. No worries.

[Iliyah]

2. Boom. Confirmation.

[madashelltoo]

3. Th Tangerine Terrorist never

Tells anyone to lie. He writes the note of lies for them. Please.

[Cold War Spook]

4. Guiliani says that he believes he may have been telling the truth when he testified before Congress.

So even Guiliani isn't sure if he told the truth or lied. So why doesn't he just shut up?

[safeinOhio]

5. Giuliani: 'Truth isn't truth'

President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Sunday claimed “truth isn’t truth” when trying to explain why the president should not testify for special counsel Robert Mueller for fear of being trapped into a lie that could lead to a perjury charge.


Well of course Mr. Mayor.

[KayF]

6. their conversation may have been like in "the West Wing"

Trump: I'm confident in your love for me. If you lie to protect me. If you lie just once. If you lie just a little. If you lie 'cause you can't stand what's happening to me and the people making it happen. If you ever ever lie, you're finished with me. . . . Go back to work."

Cohen:"Is there anything you need?"

Trump:"I need you to go to law school and graduate as soon as humanly possible."

or maybe it was different?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

7. Giluiani might want to brush up on his ethics.

Avoiding impropriety or the appearance of impropriety is an important part of practicing as an attorney. In case he's rusty, here's the ABA Rules of Professional Conduct.

[BigmanPigman]

20. He has no ethics ormorals.

A can't believe he was even a decent lawyer at one time.

[ET Awful]

8. So Ghouliani, tell me, in your days as a prosecutor if Paul Castellano had "talked" to a witness

before he gave testimony, would you have been so nonchalant?

[Botany]

12. IOW Buzzfeed had it right

Trump told Cohen to lie to congress about his Trump Tower Moscow Project.

[Canoe52]

13. These people are a trip...

[Firestorm49]

14. "Scandalous" - from Guiliani - no shit! Morning belly laugh of the day.....so far.

[Major Nikon]

15. Drip by drip we are getting closer to the truth

[pnwmom]

16. OF COURSE HE TOLD HIM TO TELL THE TRUTH.

And, yes,I know I'm shouting.

Out of sheer frustration. Okay, I'll try to calm down.Here's what probably happened.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11698244

[marble falls]

17. Who's side is Guiliani on?

[bluevoter4life]

18. Ghouliani has got to be the most inept attorney I have ever seen

[LiberalLovinLug]

21. LOL