"Cohen would tell clients that they should ‘fire’ their current lawyers and hire him because ‘I’m closest to the President. I’m his personal lawyer’…”
“…‘And,’ Cohen’s pitch continued, ‘if you don’t hire me, you’ll wake up with your lawyer’s head in your bed’.”
What’s also amusing is Cohen, acting like he was down to his last dime said he took out a home equity loan to make the payment to Daniels, . Thank goodness she didn’t ask for more or Cohen would have had to get a payday loan or a loan on his car title.
If these contracts were entered into and still ongoing, they could be rescinded with Cohen returning all the money as he did nothing. On the other hand, if the contract period is over or it’s already a different tax year, it would be difficult. At that point, we probably need the IRS or somebody to determine the nature of these contracts, where the money came from, what was the consideration promised by Cohen, whether he performed, and where the money went. If money or something of value was flowing to Trump making him a beneficiary of the contract, then the legal test would be knew or should have known. If this was the case and Cohen was Trump’s attorney under contract, Cohen had a duty to communicate with his client. The legal presumption would be that Trump knew and Rudy needs to rebut that.
Sad, but Trump may need to remind his best people to #BeBest.
“I doubt it. Yeah, I doubt it. He didn’t know about any of the original stuff.” That has to be about the feeblest denial in recent memory. Rudy might be realizing he is up to his knees in dog poop and sinking fast.
You can use an egg timer to clock how long it takes to disprove any statement Giuliani makes about Trump.
Also “uh, not the eighteen crossing guards in the group originally mentioned”. Holy shit. It’s like a three-story neon sign with “GUILTY” in big red letters.
It’s also a wonderful example of Giuliani’s elegant legalese. Geez, he’s even beginning to sound like Trump.
“The facts are getting a little contorted.” Just a little? C’mon Rudy, you need to contort the facts harder than that.
This from the guy who told us that Trump was lying earlier when he said he didn’t know what Cohen was doing.
No, the White House will announce that Michael Cohen has NEVER been in the employ of Donald Trump.
Sorry, can’t help it. I read that as “Piss Bitches”, not Biz Pitches. My bad.
There is some version of a pun to be made here about getting thrown under the bus and loyalty being a one way street. Thinking… thinking…
Rudy Giuliani makes Nosferatu look like Brad Pitt.
“I don’t believe we’ve ever met.”
“how much of the extortion money went to pay for tRUmp’s hush money hunnies/bunnies?” would be a good follow up
“Why, I don’t think a person named Michael Cohen has ever even lived in the state of New York!”
Giuliani added. “I doubt it. Yeah, I doubt it. He didn’t know about any of the original stuff.”
Ghouliani has no credibility – he’s as implicated as his so-called client (partner.)
We’ll know when SDNY is done following the money through the LLC it was laundered through.
Yeah, LLC. These clowns can’t even be bothered to spend the time to laundering money thoroughly to protect themselves.
It’s stupid Watergate, after all.
From Josh’s pod cast ad…
“…mob friendly business man who is now president of the United States”
It brings to mind this prescient scene in Godfather 2 brought to real life…
Since Trump hired Giuliani, the internet and airwaves have had that distinctive odor.
Piercing the corporate veil is going to be really tough. Think wet tissue.