DOJ: Cohen Lied To Us About His Interest In Working For Trump’s White House | Talking Points Memo

In early 2019, Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was trying to offer more cooperation to the government, hoping to reduce his three-year jail sentence for various crimes.


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Pot meet Kettle…I seem to remember a certain multi-page document from BARR sucking up to Donnie…and then denying it. Oh well…Do as I SAY…and all that.

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Shit! Cohen was lying? What kind of world are we in?

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Everyone in Trump’s cesspool lies. This is news?

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Hint: he did not actually have an attack of contrition. He’s good at going from thug to apologetic whining at the drop of a handset.

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I’m glad I’m SITTING in my FAINTING chair.Outraged I tell you.:laughing:

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Hate to admit it, but the GOP did call him out on this during his hearing. Doesn’t mean that everything else he said wasn’t true.

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“Cohen falsely told investigators in early 2019 interviews that he had ‘no actual interest in being Attorney General or Trump’s Chief of Staff.’ But that was false, the DOJ said.”

If only Cohen had been as amoral, slimy, bootlicking, shameless, and utterly evil as Bill Barr…

Who knows how high he might’ve risen in the Trump administration?

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Where have Cohen’s recordings of Trumps crimes gone? Cohen wanted to testify but they would not let him. Cohen tried to hand over more incriminating evidence against Trump but they refused it. Why is Cohen sitting in prison for the crimes he committed on behalf of Trump? This whole investigation of Trump was seriously mishandled by conservatives to protect Trump. Cohen handed Trump to them on a silver platter and they put him in prison instead, no wonder he’s pissed but if he thinks any of these folks will do the right thing he is sadly mistaken. If he tries to write a tell all book he will end up Epsteined.

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the DOJ included texts from Cohen to unidentified individuals

Now, is this the good DOJ or the bad DOJ?

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Although its gone out of fashion honesty is still a virtue. Optimistically hoping for a popular turn around regarding its usefulness.

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Ten years of proximity to Spankee. He should have learned how to be a better liar.

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Jail must not be to his liking, already trying to be on home arrest. This wouldn’t even be a remote possibility of your average criminal, but in tRump world, anything’s possible.

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I know this was supposed to be a big "Ah ha!’ moment for the DoJ, but all I can think is “So what?”

I think we all knew Cohen was a self-serving liar before today.

Oh, and, by the way, so is Trump.

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Oh come on now everybody, even gnat would know that any and all persons around Trump whether active in his campaign or not, expected to get a position in Trump’s administration. For this to come out now is really stating the obvious.

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Take note: Barr is Trump’s angel of vengeance and will be seeking revenge on his behalf against anyone and everyone who Trump feels has slighted him.

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It sounds like Giuliani got the gig that Cohen wanted. “hybrid”?

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This is Barr’s Department of Just Us.

Trump is ratcheting up his revenge on all his enemies, real and imagined.

Buckle up.

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Why do I feel these two headlines have something in common?

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The DOJ now feels like it is expedient to back up their assertions with documentation…lets hope it is an enduring precedent…Barr didn’t think it was necessary when working his Donnie magic on any number of other more critical items.

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