Let's try this again - Why the F.B.I. Raid Is Perilous for Michael Cohen — and Trump

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Wait what?

 

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[Brad_ATX 13,654]

Amazing how quiet it is here tonight from some of our regular right wing brethern.

[TitanTiger 20,482]

They're waiting for today's round of howler monkeys to tell them what to think about it.

[AuCivilEng1 11,010]

1 hour ago, TitanTiger said:

They're waiting for today's round of howler monkeys to tell them what to think about it.

I was thinking the same. Tucker Carlson hasn't given them word on how to spin this, yet. I will give Trump some credit. He has been able to get away with a lot more than anyone else ever could. Barry O would have been gone by now if he was living Trumps life. The party has become completely shameless, in the name of pushing through judges and tax cuts. 

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Popehat with another NYTs op-ed.

Can Michael Cohen Bring Down Trump?

Who knows, the once-cocky fixer, now humbled, could find himself a star witness at hearings on impeachment of our 45th president.

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On Tuesday, Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former consigliere and a man who had a talent for ostentatious indifference, walked into federal court and pleaded guilty to eight felonies. Remember during the election when he was confronted on CNN with dismal polls suggesting his candidate was losing, and he scoffed, “Says who?” That time his bravado was warranted.

But yesterday it was a remarkable reversal of fortune for the man who styled himself the president’s attack dog and fixer, a man quick with a threat of a libel suit or a promise to destroy journalists who vexed him or his boss. Mr. Cohen was forced to abase himself before a roomful of reporters, admitting to a wide range of serious wrongdoing, including tax evasion and bank fraud — while also directly implicating the president of the United States in federal campaign finance violations.

This preposterous age of manic news cycles — Mr. Cohen’s admission came on the same day that Paul Manafort, the president’s former campaign chairman, was convicted of eight counts of tax and bank fraud — weekly bombshells and improbable politics has left us deadened to amazing developments. So let me repeat it for emphasis and for history: The president’s personal lawyer pleaded guilty to a federal crime and testified under oath that the president told him to do it.

In the most explosive admissions, Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty to two federal campaign finance violations on behalf of — and, according to Mr. Cohen, testifying under oath, “in coordination with and at the direction of” — President Trump. The charging document describes a scheme to pay off Karen McDougal, the former Playboy model, and the adult film actress Stormy Daniels to buy their silence about their affairs with Mr. Trump. Mr. Cohen admitted to arranging for American Media, Inc. — publisher of The National Enquirer — to pay Ms. McDougal $150,000 to keep her story quiet to protect the Trump campaign, thus causing a prohibited corporate campaign contribution.

 

[Mikey 16,600]

1 hour ago, TitanTiger said:

They're waiting for today's round of howler monkeys to tell them what to think about it.

This forum is all I know about it, but.....Cohen pleads guilty to paying off hookers to shut up? I have never been able to make the connection between giving hookers hush money and campaign violations. To me, campaign violations was Mr. T. B. standing outside the Randolph County Courthouse with a stack of $5 bills and paying lower income folks to "Pull the donkey's tail (vote the straight democrat ticket) as many times as you can."  "I have more names right here for you to use the next time through." Of course, that was 1976 so I expect things are more sophisticated these days.

To me, that's election fraud. Isn't paying hush money somewhere in the same area as buying television ads?

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Radio silence lasted longer than I expected. 

He's going to leave him a bad review on Google, I guess. 

[homersapien 11,373]

2 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

They're waiting for today's round of howler monkeys to tell them what to think about it.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sean-hannity-hillary-clinton-manafort-cohen-convicted_us_5b7cb953e4b0cd327df7b1e2

Sean Hannity Melts Down About Hillary Clinton On Day Manafort, Cohen Become Felons

But her emails, the Fox News host lamented.

[homersapien 11,373]

31 minutes ago, Mikey said:

This forum is all I know about it, but.....Cohen pleads guilty to paying off hookers to shut up? I have never been able to make the connection between giving hookers hush money and campaign violations. To me, campaign violations was Mr. T. B. standing outside the Randolph County Courthouse with a stack of $5 bills and paying lower income folks to "Pull the donkey's tail (vote the straight democrat ticket) as many times as you can."  "I have more names right here for you to use the next time through." Of course, that was 1976 so I expect things are more sophisticated these days.

To me, that's election fraud. Isn't paying hush money somewhere in the same area as buying television ads?

"Mr. Cohen admitted to arranging for American Media, Inc. — publisher of The National Enquirer — to pay Ms. McDougal $150,000 to keep her story quiet to protect the Trump campaign, thus causing a prohibited corporate campaign contribution."

[AuCivilEng1 11,010]

I wonder how the election would have gone if the holy rollers knew Trump was paying off porn stars to keep quiet about his affairs. I suspect Darrell Castle  would have had a stronger showing. Haha

[TitanTiger 20,482]

Gotta love how Fox groupies think that's the network giving them the truth:

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The Federalist is literally claiming Manafort won because of the mistrial on 10 counts. They act like it's a 10-8 win. It's more like an 8-0 shutout with 10 runners left on base.

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[TitanTiger 20,482]

1 minute ago, AUDub said:

The Federalist is literally claiming Manafort won because of the mistrial on 10 counts. They act like it's a 10-8 win. It's more like an 8-0 shutout with 10 runners left on base.

It's so disheartening to see the extent to which previously respectable publications whore themselves out to Trump.  Total loss of any integrity they once had.

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Others I found funny:

Titanic dodges most icebergs, only striking one during its maiden voyage to America.

Majority of homes in Atlanta still standing after Sherman passes by.

Major league pitcher fails to strike out all 27 batters in perfect game.

Tsunami only damages one nuclear power facility in Japan. Most power plants safe.

Lizzy Borden spares her sister.

Most of New York not damaged in attack.

Ten structures survive Hiroshima bombing.

[AuCivilEng1 11,010]

Crazy time we're living in, boys and girls. Truth isn't Truth. You can't believe what you see. Alternative facts are a thing. It's like we're living in the twilight zone.

[TitanTiger 20,482]

 

But her emails!

[DKW 86 7,423]

I am having a smiling to myself good day.

Like the Clintons, the Kennedys, the Bushs, the Harvard Educated DC Elites, the etc, etc, etc, I never thought I would see the day Trump would be in actual trouble. I just never thought we would actually SEE IT. In America $$$ Trumps it all. Please forgive the pun. It wasnt collusion however that may well do DJT in this time. It may be good old paying your whores with campaign money? THAT is too frickin funny!!!!!!!!! To about to be crap-canned over paying off his mistresses...WITH CAMPAIGN MONEY...THAT IS COSMIC KARMA. I got a new plan. How about politicians in DC actually keep their damn pants zipped and quit lecturing us about how noble they are?

Song in my head today: (To the tune of Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing") Money for Hookers, Prison Stripes for free.

[AuCivilEng1 11,010]

35 minutes ago, DKW 86 said:

I am having a smiling to myself good day.

Like the Clintons, the Kennedys, the Bushs, the Harvard Educated DC Elites, the etc, etc, etc, I never thought I would see the day Trump would be in actual trouble. I just never thought we would actually SEE IT. In America $$$ Trumps it all. Please forgive the pun. It wasnt collusion however that may well do DJT in this time. It may be good old paying your whores with campaign money? THAT is too frickin funny!!!!!!!!! To about to be crap-canned over paying off his mistresses...WITH CAMPAIGN MONEY...THAT IS COSMIC KARMA. I got a new plan. How about politicians in DC actually keep their damn pants zipped and quit lecturing us about how noble they are?

Song in my head today: (To the tune of Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing") Money for Hookers, Prison Stripes for free.

The most ironic part of all of this, is what's going to end up getting the ,man who was supposed to bring a moral standard, back to this country, down is that he was having an affair and paying of his ladies of the night. We get to witness first hand what is more important to the "family values party". 

[alexava 6,973]

1 hour ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

The most ironic part of all of this, is what's going to end up getting the ,man who was supposed to bring a moral standard, back to this country, down is that he was having an affair and paying of his ladies of the night. We get to witness first hand what is more important to the "family values party". 

According to my shitgibbons on Facebook he let God back into the White House after Obama kicked him out. 

[TexasTiger 12,868]

4 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

 

But her emails!

She also survived 13 hours of hostile questioning.