It appears that pretty much everything Cohen has done since he was potty trained has been somehow corrupt. No wonder he found an ally in Trump, and Trump in him. They are natural companions. Now, we shall see if there is or is not really honor among thieves.
Are you sure the firm is not
Getzel, Schitt & Pesce ?!
I feel no compulsion to hold my breath for that answer.
Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis said that he could offer no comment due to “the ongoing investigation.”
Well, that’s a switch. Cohen better be a little more ready to give Mueller and SDNY everything he’s got on everybody he’s got it on. Still, his chances of making a deal may be dwindling.
Excellent write-up, Ms. Kirkland. Thanks.
a former federal prosecutor told TPM. He requested to speak on background because he is currently representing an individual involved in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
[This is me, smiling.]
Rick, this is actually a good sign that they’re not talking to reporters. Every article I read said that if Cohen wants a deal he better shut his mouth and talk to prosecutors and not the media.
Some of Hair Furor’s attorney’s might want to take lessons from Lanny.
Must be satisfying to prosecutors to set two pieces of shit against each other and watch them battle it out to see who can be the more valuable rat.
Well, it’s a perk, yes.
Yes. Partly it’s because prosecutors like to preserve the element of surprise for Trial Day, and partly it’s because people who talk to the press all the time often say inaccurate or contradictory things, which reduces the value of their eventual testimony in court.
Well, yeah. Imagine if Trump had to defend 1/1000th of what he says in court. He contradicts himself from sentence to sentence.
Surprising that Cohen let over half his fleet in Chicago sit idle due to lack of insurance. From the Chicago Tribune on April 13th this Spring:
Cohen operates 22 taxicabs in Chicago, more than half of which are immobilized due to violations, according to the city’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
Cohen has 10 cabs that are in compliance with city code, five working under Rush Hour Cab Corp. and another five under Love Bug Cab, city records show. The remaining 12 cabs are with Tailgater Cab, Gridlock Cab and Fender Cab, and all of them have been suspended since Jan. 1, when their insurance policies lapsed, a department spokeswoman said.
I would guess that the cabs didn’t make much money for him or he would’ve kept them running.
Cohen has so much to lose; his freedom, money, family. It’s hard to imagine he’d “take a bullet” for the Orange Oaf of Office and never flip. Then again, maybe by turning state’s evidence he’d get a chance to live up to that dramatic promise.
Cohen’s problems, and the pressure he is under to cooperate with prosecutors, reminds me of A Christmas Carol.
The Dybbuk of Purim Past takes Cohen back to his mother’s kitchen, were he is arguing with his family. “I don’t want to go to Sunday School tomorrow! English is good enough for me! I don’t want to memorize all those letters, and who reads backwards anyways!”
Flash forward to the present: Cohen’s family is making hamantaschen at the dinner table, and Cohen’s younger sister cries “But I don’t like mixed fruit as the filling! Why can’t we use prune or poppy seeds like we always do?”
Jump now to the future: at the cemetery, nine aged men, standing waiting for the tenth who never arrives, the Kaddish never recited.
Cohen bolts upright in his bed and swears that from this day forward, he will gladly tell everyone at SDNY everything he knows about Trump, and he joyfully joins the resistance and is welcomed back into the community with open arms.
“Accountants flip often,” the former prosecutor added.
Bialystock and Bloooom!
Getzel’s small accounting firm in Woodbury, Long Island, specializes in servicing the taxi, cannabis, entertainment, and catering industries, among others.
Getzel’s small accounting firm in Woodbury, Long Island, takes anything that walks in the door, including clients from the the taxi, cannabis, entertainment, and catering industries, among others.
Mob type clients to be sure.
Takes a lot to shut Lanny up so must be serious.
Wait, it’s a comedy!