Does this mean that Cohen has been told to take the 5th due to the ongoing investigations at this point, or is this for his own protection? That part seems to be a bit confusing.
I'm sure of that. However, it sort of sounded like the only reason he was taking the 5th was that due to the on-going investigations he was told to take the 5th for some reason. Like, what does the on-going investigations have to do with him taking the 5th? As if they didn't want him to give away too much info at this point in their own investigations. That is why it was a bit confusing to me.
I think his many reason is that there is something in those documents that the FBI confiscated from his office that show he broke the law.
For sure. That being said, the reason he took the 5th is that he long ago blurred the line between attorney and client. He has probably committed fraud somewhere along the line. He is not much of a lawyer, certainly not in the category of Michael Avennati, who has made a complete fool of him. This isn't really about Cohen and his crimes or Daniels and her lawsuit - It's all about getting Trump.
This isn't really about Cohen and his crimes or Daniels and her lawsuit - It's all about getting Trump.
Only in right wing land.
Documents show that Cohen was being investigated months before the Stormy Daniels story came out, and he was being investigated by New York, not Mueller or the FBI. The search warrants were initiated by a Trump appointee in New York and signed off by a Trump appointed judge. Cohen was going down whether Mueller got involved or not.
However, do not misunderstand that once facts about Cohen's dealing came out, Mueller was not interested. I'm sure it perked his ears up, and gave him a method of egress into Cohen's documentation and records. As more and more of the info gets released, we are starting to learn just how bad of a lawyer Cohen was, and what he was actually being used for by his 3 clients. (I guarantee that Hannity is in full blown panic mode along with Trump)
I'm sure it won't matter in the long run, but it's at least a little comical that things are starting to crumble in almost exponential fashion with Trump's cronies.
Trump will fight every inch over his massive personal corruption and eventually drag the Republican Party down the drain with him. That can be his one true gift to the country.
If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?
It's a naive point of view. Sometimes the ordinary truth can be twisted into something evil - even if not criminal - and thus, motivate a jury to convict when they otherwise might not have. Sometimes just the way a person presents themselves can get them convicted (that's why you wear a suit in court).
If the prosecutor or plaintiff has a genuinely good and solid case for conviction, let them put it out there. Why should the defense help them?
I'm wondering if Trump paid him off, or threatened him with something. At some point, a logical person would look at Trump and say, "Fuck off, Jethro. You are just not worth it." But I guess Cohen isn't one of those people. Yet.
I'm wondering if Trump paid him off, or threatened him with something.
Now Sister, you know that Trump lives on everyone else's money and credit cards, and he skips out on his bills. Thus, naturally, he would not be paying anyone off himself. So, it would stand to reason that Trump would be more likely to threatened him with something.
However, Trump himself has said that only guilty people take the 5th. So......oh...wait......eh....he surely means everyone but himself.
But what could trumpy threaten Cohen with if Cohen knows where all the bodies are buried? Probably and empty threat or trumpy got another lawyer to pay off Cohen
There is something to think about in this case, if Cohen pleads the fifth enough he could become a conspirator in the case. Case law says so, which means attorney-client won't exist.
Yet another interesting question is when the adverse inference may be used to break through attorney–client privilege by way of the crime–fraud exception, and force an attorney to disclose communications with the client, over the client’s objection. The Southern District of New York tore through that one back in February: “Stern invoked his privilege against self-incrimination in response to nearly every question asked of him during his deposition. By refusing to answer any questions, Stern obstructed the discovery process, which justifies drawing an inference that any answers he gave in response to the questions would have been unfavorable to him. … Accordingly, plaintiff will be permitted to draw adverse inferences against Stern to support its efforts to invoke the crime/fraud exception.” The Court then used those negative inferences to find the crime–fraud exception likely applied.
I don't believe it will matter anyway, from what I've heard they collected enough to bury him. They have 16 cell phones, two blackberry's, computers, files and, memo's, yeah, they got him even if he doesn't testify.
Wasn't this whole thing supposed to be about Russian collusion?? I guess the left really wants to follow in the footsteps of Ken Starr and Newt Gingrich. I hope you all find your way out of Wonderland when you get to the end of your rabbit hole.
In 2000, when New York was considering expanding Native American casinos in the Catskill Mountains, a series of TV, newspaper and radio ads popped up in the state accusing the Mohawk Indian tribe of having long criminal records and ties to the mob. The ads showed pictures of cocaine lines and syringes and asked: “Are these the new neighbors we want?”
As far as the public knew, the ads were sponsored by a newly formed group called the Institute for Law and Safety. The group claimed that it was funded by 12,000 “grass-roots, pro-family” donors.
But in reality, it was bankrolled by Trump’s casino company. Stone asked a friend to pose as the group’s leader, but Stone designed the ads and Trump signed off on them. “Roger, this could be good!” Trump scrawled on a proof of the ad with the cocaine lines and syringes, according to documents first reported last month by the Los Angeles Times. Another ad warned of the ills that casino gambling would bring to the community: “increased crime, broken families, bankruptcies, and in the case of the Mohawks, violence.” Trump paid more than $1 million for the campaign.
Trump and Stone never reported the ad spending as a lobbying effort, as state law required, and acknowledged their role only after regulators launched an investigation. In a deposition, Stone told regulators that the only reason the organization was set up was to hide Trump’s involvement because a “pro-family” group would have more credibility with the public. The state lobbying commission imposed its largest-ever civil penalty — a $250,000 fine — and Trump and his associates agreed to issue a public apology.
Don't you love the notion that the right projects when it comes to the Mueller investigation? Imagine if you called the cops on your neighbors for a noise complaint. Then they open the door to speak to the cops, and in plain view on the dining room table is a pile of white powder next to several neat lines of white powder. I wonder if they can just tell the cops they'll keep the noise down, now get the fuck off my porch.
Dennis, someone can be a criminal without having been in jail. Trump defrauded hundreds of people, failed to pay his bills hundreds of times (even though he couldn't plead poverty), engaged at least twice in "pyramid schemes" , cheated the investors in his casino business by paying himself bonuses at the same time he was preparing to go bankrupt (causing the investors to lose most of their investment), bribed government officials here and abroad, and tried to cheat illegal immigrants out of pay they were promised for tearing down a property he wanted to redevelop. .
Wasn't this whole thing supposed to be about Russian collusion??
Nope. Mueller is following the evidence where ever it leads. That's what investigators do. If you are pulled over for speeding, are you going to tell him he cannot arrest you because you happen to be drunk as well? Doesn't work that way, sorry.
I guess the left really wants to follow in the footsteps of Ken Starr and Newt Gingrich.
There are no democrats in the Mueller investigation that I know of, it's all republicans. So why are you bringing up the "left"?
I hope you all find your way out of Wonderland when you get to the end of your rabbit hole.
I am sure Flynn, Manafort, Gates and Popadopalous all said the same thing.
"Nope. Mueller is following the evidence where ever it leads. That's what investigators do. If you are pulled over for speeding, are you going to tell him he cannot arrest you because you happen to be drunk as well? Doesn't work that way, sorry."
This coming from somebody who thinks cops shouldn't check on someone's legal status or not be able to defend themselves if attacked by a criminal who just happens to be a minority.
The truth is your whole narrative is falling apart and to quote Pelosi these are the only crumbs you've got.
This coming from somebody who thinks cops shouldn't check on someone's legal status or not be able to defend themselves if attacked by a criminal who just happens to be a minority.
You know what I think now? Wow, are you the amazing Karnack??????!!!!!!! Stick to what you think, and stop trying to tell others what they are thinking, ok? Good talk.
The truth is your whole narrative is falling apart
Yea, Cohen also said that investigation was wrapping up and would be over by Christmas.... Oh well! But hey, look at it this way...if this investigation fails, we can instigate trump 8 more times before you can complain. I mean, you cheered for all 9 investigations into benghazi, right? Of course you did. So buckle up Mando, this show is just getting started!
Hillary sat for an 11 hour long interrogation in front of the Republican Benghazi witch hunt committee, and they couldn't lay a glove on her.
Yep, she sat there and smiled and was totally calm the entire time while Gowdy sat there sweating like a whore in church. I wonder if Gowdy ever got Hillary's boot print off of his forehead.
Hillary had Elijah Cummings run defense for her for eleven hours and her performance was so underwhelming she couldn't convince enough people she wasn't a criminal to win the election.
"You know what I think now? Wow, are you the amazing Karnack??????!!!!!!! Stick to what you think, and stop trying to tell others what they are thinking, ok? Good talk"
But with the left is so easy to predict what they're thinking when they get all the same talking points from CNN and MSNBC!
This coming from somebody who thinks cops shouldn't check on someone's legal status or not be able to defend themselves if attacked by a criminal who just happens to be a minority.
Actually, Rosenstein gave Mueller pretty wide powers when he appointed him as special counsel in the probe, notice what Rosenstein did,
Mueller oversees the investigation into "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump, and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation"
You will notice the part in red, it gives Mueller a pretty wide spread, it doesn't just cover the investigation into what may have happened during the election as far as Russian meddling in the election and, what Trumps campaign might have done to help it along, it can also cover money laundering between Trump or, any member of his campaign, administration or, private business, it can also cover what happened in the Stormy Daniels case, etc., etc.
Hillary had Elijah Cummings run defense for her for eleven hours and her performance was so underwhelming she couldn't convince enough people she wasn't a criminal to win the election.
Why don't we compare how Hillary handled herself for the 11 hour interview with the Republicans, with how Trump handled himself during his interview with Mueller's team?
Oh wait, despite saying that he wanted to a dozen times, he refused to interview with them. But, at least he did offer to take their questions home with him, and returned a typed response in a week or so. I'm sure his responses would have been from Trump himself, not one of his lawyers. /s
The only reason Hillary testified was because she was running for president and wanted to make up for her callous "What difference does it make?" line. I don't blame Trump for not jumping into Muellers perjury trap. Any pal of Comey is not to be trusted.
We all know the Mueller probe is an open ended witch hunt.
No we don't and multiple polls have shown that a majority of Americans don't believe it is as well.
If someone had accused me of a crime that I didn't commit, I would cooperate to the best of my ability and show that I didn't commit it. Trump has done the opposite, he couldn't act more guilty.
We all know the Mueller probe is an open ended witch hunt.
Five "witches" so far have pled guilty and, another, Trump's "personal attorney" has pled the fifth in court, seems to me that the old adage is true, sometimes when there is a witch hunt, you actually catch witches. So, call it what you want but, it seems to be getting results.
Actually, Gates, Flynn, Papadopoulos, Richard Pinedo and, Van der Zwaan have all pled guilty in the Mueller probe. A full list of indictments is here,
Let us remember this as well, none of the people I listed above could have or, would have pled guilty in the probe, if they hadn't been indicted first. They also pled guilty to the lesser of all the charges to avoid a longer prison sentence WHEN they were convicted, they wouldn't have pled guilty to those lesser charges if they knew they were innocent of the other charges.
So what? All he is doing is joining a long list of Obama appointees or democratic operatives who did the same during his administration, ones that the loony left cheered for doing so.
Obama appointee pleads the fifth..Liberals.....yaaaaayyyyy, that person is exercising the Constitutional rights....even though we hate the Constitution.
Trump supporter or appointee pleads the fifth...liberals.....he must be lying or has something to hide.
After all the previous indictments and guilty pleas now we have a swamp toad refusing to croak. He is pleading the fifth in this matter but he is going to regret it. The fact he took the fifth is almost like admitting it was to cover up for Trump and to wait while other charges that he cannot escape are being investigated. This plea is just a bandaid for now.
Why wouldn't you plead the 5th in this political climate?
Look at what's going with the White House doctor. The guy has been handing out sleeping pills on Air Force One for years. He did it for Obama, who praised him as a great doctor and a good person. The practice has been going on for decades, apparently. In other words, it's business as usual. I don't know what we expect of people who jump from country to country and their only chance to sleep is on the plane.
And, by the way, this is information he volunteered several months ago when he did the Trump physical press conference. So, it's not like he was trying to keep it a secret.
So this doctor - a good guy and a consummate professional by all accounts up until last week - gets nominated to be Surgeon General and he's suddenly the most notorious drug pusher on planet Earth. They're even calling him "The Candyman."
Ordinary behavior coupled with honesty gets turned into something criminal or scandalous by political nutjobs and the insane media. So, yeah, why wouldn't you take the 5th?
The dirty water is beginning to swirl around the bottom of the bowl.
JUST IN: Michael Cohen formally states that he will assert his 5th Amendment rights against self-incrimination in Stormy Daniels' civil case in California due to the ongoing criminal investigation against him in New York. https://www. documentcloud.org/documents/4447 050-Clifford-v-Trump-Cohen-Declaration-042518.html …
Does this mean that Cohen has been told to take the 5th due to the ongoing investigations at this point, or is this for his own protection? That part seems to be a bit confusing.
He knows what they confiscated from his office. Obviously there was something there that could be used against him by Stormy Daniels.
"He knows what they confiscated from his office."
I'm sure of that. However, it sort of sounded like the only reason he was taking the 5th was that due to the on-going investigations he was told to take the 5th for some reason. Like, what does the on-going investigations have to do with him taking the 5th? As if they didn't want him to give away too much info at this point in their own investigations. That is why it was a bit confusing to me.
I think his many reason is that there is something in those documents that the FBI confiscated from his office that show he broke the law.
For sure. That being said, the reason he took the 5th is that he long ago blurred the line between attorney and client. He has probably committed fraud somewhere along the line. He is not much of a lawyer, certainly not in the category of Michael Avennati, who has made a complete fool of him. This isn't really about Cohen and his crimes or Daniels and her lawsuit - It's all about getting Trump.
I totally agree.
Only in right wing land.
Documents show that Cohen was being investigated months before the Stormy Daniels story came out, and he was being investigated by New York, not Mueller or the FBI. The search warrants were initiated by a Trump appointee in New York and signed off by a Trump appointed judge. Cohen was going down whether Mueller got involved or not.
However, do not misunderstand that once facts about Cohen's dealing came out, Mueller was not interested. I'm sure it perked his ears up, and gave him a method of egress into Cohen's documentation and records. As more and more of the info gets released, we are starting to learn just how bad of a lawyer Cohen was, and what he was actually being used for by his 3 clients. (I guarantee that Hannity is in full blown panic mode along with Trump)
The news said that he pled the fifth in LA to keep from revealing something about the case in New York.
I agree with what you said but, there is this from Trump.
Also, let's not forget Trumps thirty minute rant on FOX yesterday,
lol.
I'm sure it won't matter in the long run, but it's at least a little comical that things are starting to crumble in almost exponential fashion with Trump's cronies.
Trump will fight every inch over his massive personal corruption and eventually drag the Republican Party down the drain with him. That can be his one true gift to the country.
“The mob takes the Fifth. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” ~ @ realDonaldTrump
Trump tweeted that?
That was a few years ago I think, in another matter.
Worse, he did it on TV. The video of him saying, will not (of course) prevent him from denying it.
It's a naive point of view. Sometimes the ordinary truth can be twisted into something evil - even if not criminal - and thus, motivate a jury to convict when they otherwise might not have. Sometimes just the way a person presents themselves can get them convicted (that's why you wear a suit in court).
If the prosecutor or plaintiff has a genuinely good and solid case for conviction, let them put it out there. Why should the defense help them?
Tell it to Trump, it's his point of view...
I would, but he's not taking my calls.
He not only tweeted it, he said it, in front of camera's over five different times.
I'm sure Avenatti will oblige you.
No, it can't. Facts are facts, they can't be, "spun", into anything.
I'm wondering if Trump paid him off, or threatened him with something. At some point, a logical person would look at Trump and say, "Fuck off, Jethro. You are just not worth it." But I guess Cohen isn't one of those people. Yet.
Now Sister, you know that Trump lives on everyone else's money and credit cards, and he skips out on his bills. Thus, naturally, he would not be paying anyone off himself. So, it would stand to reason that Trump would be more likely to threatened him with something.
However, Trump himself has said that only guilty people take the 5th. So......oh...wait......eh....he surely means everyone but himself.
But what could trumpy threaten Cohen with if Cohen knows where all the bodies are buried? Probably and empty threat or trumpy got another lawyer to pay off Cohen
Is that sort of like the IRS lady who took the 5th?
There is something to think about in this case, if Cohen pleads the fifth enough he could become a conspirator in the case. Case law says so, which means attorney-client won't exist.
I don't believe it will matter anyway, from what I've heard they collected enough to bury him. They have 16 cell phones, two blackberry's, computers, files and, memo's, yeah, they got him even if he doesn't testify.
How dare somebody use their constitutional rights!!!!
I guess the left will start attacking the Fifth Amendment just like they do the 1st, 2nd and 4th.
I think you are forgetting that trump himself said that only guilty people plead the 5th. Oops.
So now you're a devotee of Trump and believe in his words?
One can't lie 100% of the time. You have to allow for at least 10% honesty with Trump.
Actually, it's 5%.
And you are calling him a liar? I am no fan of trump, just pointing out what he said. Do you not agree with trumpy?
oh for gawd's sakes! Give it up!
You're generous. I would have said 0.0001%
Wasn't this whole thing supposed to be about Russian collusion?? I guess the left really wants to follow in the footsteps of Ken Starr and Newt Gingrich. I hope you all find your way out of Wonderland when you get to the end of your rabbit hole.
Trump is a lifelong criminal. Maybe they are going after him the way they went after Al Capone.
Trump is an amateur compared to the Clintons.
They haven't been sued for fraud over 3,500 times either. But leave it to you, when all else fails, deflect.
Is fraud a crime? Yes. Trump has been sued for fraud over 3,500 times. Trump University ring a bell?
In 2000, when New York was considering expanding Native American casinos in the Catskill Mountains, a series of TV, newspaper and radio ads popped up in the state accusing the Mohawk Indian tribe of having long criminal records and ties to the mob. The ads showed pictures of cocaine lines and syringes and asked: “Are these the new neighbors we want?”
As far as the public knew, the ads were sponsored by a newly formed group called the Institute for Law and Safety. The group claimed that it was funded by 12,000 “grass-roots, pro-family” donors.
But in reality, it was bankrolled by Trump’s casino company. Stone asked a friend to pose as the group’s leader, but Stone designed the ads and Trump signed off on them. “Roger, this could be good!” Trump scrawled on a proof of the ad with the cocaine lines and syringes, according to documents first reported last month by the Los Angeles Times. Another ad warned of the ills that casino gambling would bring to the community: “increased crime, broken families, bankruptcies, and in the case of the Mohawks, violence.” Trump paid more than $1 million for the campaign.
Trump and Stone never reported the ad spending as a lobbying effort, as state law required, and acknowledged their role only after regulators launched an investigation. In a deposition, Stone told regulators that the only reason the organization was set up was to hide Trump’s involvement because a “pro-family” group would have more credibility with the public. The state lobbying commission imposed its largest-ever civil penalty — a $250,000 fine — and Trump and his associates agreed to issue a public apology.
This might help.
Of course Trump isn't a criminal......he merely has mob ties and uses various aliases because he's publicity-shy.
Don't you love the notion that the right projects when it comes to the Mueller investigation? Imagine if you called the cops on your neighbors for a noise complaint. Then they open the door to speak to the cops, and in plain view on the dining room table is a pile of white powder next to several neat lines of white powder. I wonder if they can just tell the cops they'll keep the noise down, now get the fuck off my porch.
Dennis, someone can be a criminal without having been in jail. Trump defrauded hundreds of people, failed to pay his bills hundreds of times (even though he couldn't plead poverty), engaged at least twice in "pyramid schemes" , cheated the investors in his casino business by paying himself bonuses at the same time he was preparing to go bankrupt (causing the investors to lose most of their investment), bribed government officials here and abroad, and tried to cheat illegal immigrants out of pay they were promised for tearing down a property he wanted to redevelop. .
Nope. Mueller is following the evidence where ever it leads. That's what investigators do. If you are pulled over for speeding, are you going to tell him he cannot arrest you because you happen to be drunk as well? Doesn't work that way, sorry.
There are no democrats in the Mueller investigation that I know of, it's all republicans. So why are you bringing up the "left"?
I am sure Flynn, Manafort, Gates and Popadopalous all said the same thing.
"Nope. Mueller is following the evidence where ever it leads. That's what investigators do. If you are pulled over for speeding, are you going to tell him he cannot arrest you because you happen to be drunk as well? Doesn't work that way, sorry."
This coming from somebody who thinks cops shouldn't check on someone's legal status or not be able to defend themselves if attacked by a criminal who just happens to be a minority.
The truth is your whole narrative is falling apart and to quote Pelosi these are the only crumbs you've got.
You know what I think now? Wow, are you the amazing Karnack??????!!!!!!! Stick to what you think, and stop trying to tell others what they are thinking, ok? Good talk.
Yea, Cohen also said that investigation was wrapping up and would be over by Christmas.... Oh well! But hey, look at it this way...if this investigation fails, we can instigate trump 8 more times before you can complain. I mean, you cheered for all 9 investigations into benghazi, right? Of course you did. So buckle up Mando, this show is just getting started!
Hillary sat for an 11 hour long interrogation in front of the Republican Benghazi witch hunt committee, and they couldn't lay a glove on her.
Trump's own lawyer has to plead the right not to incriminate himself.
Yep, she sat there and smiled and was totally calm the entire time while Gowdy sat there sweating like a whore in church. I wonder if Gowdy ever got Hillary's boot print off of his forehead.
I watched Hillary's inquisition on TV. She equated herself quite well through the grilling. She was presidential.
Hillary had Elijah Cummings run defense for her for eleven hours and her performance was so underwhelming she couldn't convince enough people she wasn't a criminal to win the election.
"You know what I think now? Wow, are you the amazing Karnack??????!!!!!!! Stick to what you think, and stop trying to tell others what they are thinking, ok? Good talk"
But with the left is so easy to predict what they're thinking when they get all the same talking points from CNN and MSNBC!
If I were to write a martial art book, this would make a good cover.
But with the right is so easy to predict what they're thinking when they get all the same talking points from fox news and infowhores!
But donny said only guilty people plead the 5th...
But, if he hasn't committed a crime why is he worried about incriminating himself in court?
Actually, Rosenstein gave Mueller pretty wide powers when he appointed him as special counsel in the probe, notice what Rosenstein did,
You will notice the part in red, it gives Mueller a pretty wide spread, it doesn't just cover the investigation into what may have happened during the election as far as Russian meddling in the election and, what Trumps campaign might have done to help it along, it can also cover money laundering between Trump or, any member of his campaign, administration or, private business, it can also cover what happened in the Stormy Daniels case, etc., etc.
Why don't we compare how Hillary handled herself for the 11 hour interview with the Republicans, with how Trump handled himself during his interview with Mueller's team?
Oh wait, despite saying that he wanted to a dozen times, he refused to interview with them. But, at least he did offer to take their questions home with him, and returned a typed response in a week or so. I'm sure his responses would have been from Trump himself, not one of his lawyers. /s
trumpy got an open book test?????
No, Mueller turned that request down flat.
We all know the Mueller probe is an open ended witch hunt. That's not news. At yet Mueller still has nothing on Trump.
The only reason Hillary testified was because she was running for president and wanted to make up for her callous "What difference does it make?" line. I don't blame Trump for not jumping into Muellers perjury trap. Any pal of Comey is not to be trusted.
Buy a calendar, your claims would look less ridiculous.
No we don't and multiple polls have shown that a majority of Americans don't believe it is as well.
If someone had accused me of a crime that I didn't commit, I would cooperate to the best of my ability and show that I didn't commit it. Trump has done the opposite, he couldn't act more guilty.
Five "witches" so far have pled guilty and, another, Trump's "personal attorney" has pled the fifth in court, seems to me that the old adage is true, sometimes when there is a witch hunt, you actually catch witches. So, call it what you want but, it seems to be getting results.
Buy a calendar?? Ok, here's an easy question: Did the hearings take place BEFORE or AFTER the election?
But, but Hillary, Bill, Obama.....LOL some of our right wing members are going to be triggered over this...
Actually I can say McCabe, Comey or the rest- they're all under investigation and will be enjoying some of our nice federal facilities.
Yup, your triggered. LOLOLOL
Sure thing... and you said, "Hillary will be arrested any day now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" for over 20 years. LMFAO!!!!!
I think you are thinking of Michael "Lock Her Up!!!!" Flynn, who has already plead guilty. I think you are confused.
So how many of Trump's crew have already pled guilty or been indicted? I like this game!
As I recall, Gates' lawyer plead guilty, as did Flynn. Manafort, Gates and Popadopalous have all been indicted.
Actually, Gates, Flynn, Papadopoulos, Richard Pinedo and, Van der Zwaan have all pled guilty in the Mueller probe. A full list of indictments is here,
Let us remember this as well, none of the people I listed above could have or, would have pled guilty in the probe, if they hadn't been indicted first. They also pled guilty to the lesser of all the charges to avoid a longer prison sentence WHEN they were convicted, they wouldn't have pled guilty to those lesser charges if they knew they were innocent of the other charges.
But, but Hillary, Bill, Obama.
So what? All he is doing is joining a long list of Obama appointees or democratic operatives who did the same during his administration, ones that the loony left cheered for doing so.
So you are saying that Cohen is as bad as those Obama appointee's that you hate so much?
Where did I say I hated Obama appointees?
Obama appointee pleads the fifth..Liberals.....yaaaaayyyyy, that person is exercising the Constitutional rights....even though we hate the Constitution.
Trump supporter or appointee pleads the fifth...liberals.....he must be lying or has something to hide.
By pleading the 5th, he is admitting that he has done something illegal, otherwise, he wouldn't be taking the 5th.
After all the previous indictments and guilty pleas now we have a swamp toad refusing to croak. He is pleading the fifth in this matter but he is going to regret it. The fact he took the fifth is almost like admitting it was to cover up for Trump and to wait while other charges that he cannot escape are being investigated. This plea is just a bandaid for now.
Why wouldn't you plead the 5th in this political climate?
Look at what's going with the White House doctor. The guy has been handing out sleeping pills on Air Force One for years. He did it for Obama, who praised him as a great doctor and a good person. The practice has been going on for decades, apparently. In other words, it's business as usual. I don't know what we expect of people who jump from country to country and their only chance to sleep is on the plane.
And, by the way, this is information he volunteered several months ago when he did the Trump physical press conference. So, it's not like he was trying to keep it a secret.
So this doctor - a good guy and a consummate professional by all accounts up until last week - gets nominated to be Surgeon General and he's suddenly the most notorious drug pusher on planet Earth. They're even calling him "The Candyman."
Ordinary behavior coupled with honesty gets turned into something criminal or scandalous by political nutjobs and the insane media. So, yeah, why wouldn't you take the 5th?
after all the people in obamas admin pleading the 5th? ask me why am I not surprised about this?
too funny