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(28,270 posts) Sat Dec 8, 2018, 09:01 AM Dec 2018

The latest filings show that nobody can save Trump now [View all]

By Paul Waldman Opinion writer December 7 at 6:01 PM

At the end of the day Friday, we learned what federal prosecutors in New York think of Michael Cohen:

Federal prosecutors said in a new court filing that President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen should spend significant time in prison saying his assistance to investigators probing the president does not outweigh his past crimes.

This is bad news for Cohen, but there’s something else interesting in the filing: Prosecutors explicitly state that Cohen coordinated with President Trump on hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal over his alleged affairs with them: “as Cohen himself has now admitted, with respect to both payments, he acted in coordination with and at the direction of Individual-1.”

That’s Donald Trump.

We knew this already — and we knew that Trump lied about it, claiming not to know about the payments — but this says that prosecutors believe that Trump ordered Cohen to commit a crime.

In contrast to the New York prosecutors, Mueller states that Cohen’s cooperation in his investigation was substantial and helpful. But much of what Mueller has to say is vague. For instance:

Cohen provided the [special counsel’s office] with useful information concerning certain discrete Russia-related matters core to its investigation that he obtained by virtue of his regular contact with [Trump Organization] executives during the campaign.

What does that refer to? We don’t know. That means that there is more to this story that Mueller has yet to reveal.

And he will reveal it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/07/latest-filings-show-that-nobody-can-save-trump-now/

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The latest filings show that nobody can save Trump now [View all] workinclasszero Dec 2018 OP

So Cohen is trying to keep himself out of prison Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #1

Good question workinclasszero Dec 2018 #3

On pence. joshdawg Dec 2018 #5

I think it's more than that, watoos Dec 2018 #6

Yes. volstork Dec 2018 #9

If they are both impeached humbled_opinion Dec 2018 #7

Yes it would! volstork Dec 2018 #10

Can I rec this comment a hundred times? No? Dang... AllyCat Dec 2018 #18

Will never happen because there is no way that many Senators let Pelosi replace a Republican karynnj Dec 2018 #12

I think it would, here's why... Javaman Dec 2018 #15

There would be no gap of any size because that gap starts when the President and VP step down karynnj Dec 2018 #16

Agnew resigned well before the impeachment proceedings FakeNoose Dec 2018 #20

True, but the investigations definately overlapped karynnj Dec 2018 #23

It certainly would be, except it'll never happen. No way would 13 Republican senators vote catbyte Dec 2018 #13

After Christie was ousted as Transition Chair, Pence in ........ ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2018 #2

It is difficult to contend that Pence was not aware of what was transpiring. olegramps Dec 2018 #8

That's exactly what I think Pence did, so he is likely to survive marylandblue Dec 2018 #17

He is the ultimate two-faced, fork tongued beaded eyed weasel. Typical hypocritical evangelical nut. olegramps Dec 2018 #24

Well a lot of it was redacted lunatica Dec 2018 #4

Save him from what? What do you think will happen, if report shows he's conspired w/Russians? Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #11

I find it interesting that though the reporting was all LibDemAlways Dec 2018 #22

Yes, that's what I fear. If the House doesn't do something.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #25

Cohen must have to hide some terrible stuff for him to refuse a cooperation agreement. NCjack Dec 2018 #14

What's odd is that Cohen cooperated with the Mueller investigation... Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #26

All of tRumps minions will be rioting in the streets if anyone messes with him elmac Dec 2018 #19

The Senate will never follow through with impeachment so he can't be touched until he leaves office elmac Dec 2018 #21