A lot of chatter and confusion about Michael Cohen's passport in light of news that he may indeed have been in Prague during the campaign, as alleged in the Steele Dossier. A few facts:
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Cohen initially denied ever going, tweeting a picture of his passport cover as proof of the fact.pic.twitter.com/2CPI6X2wv7
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But then he admitted to the Wall Street Journal that he had in fact gone to Prague in his life, back in 2001. https://www.wsj.com/articles/intelligence-dossier-puts-longtime-trump-fixer-in-spotlight-1484178320 …pic.twitter.com/RprQyiqeMo
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Then Cohen let my colleague
@a_cormier_ take pictures of the inside of his passport, revealing that it had no stamps from the Czech Republic, as proof he hadn't been there. https://www.buzzfeed.com/anthonycormier/trumps-lawyer-showed-you-the-cover-of-his-passport-heres?utm_term=.emx8Njzw4#.idko3MV2J …4 replies 45 retweets 146 likesShow this thread -
But here's the thing: the Czech Republic is part of the Schengen Zone. That's a group of contiguous European countries that have agreed to allow travel between them without immigration controls at all. Germany is also part of the Schengen Zone.
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It is entirely possible to cross the border (by train or car) between Germany and the Czech Republic without getting a passport stamp. Or between Italy (where Cohen acknowledged being in July 2016) and Austria, and from Austria to the Czech Republic, with no passport stamps.
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Nut just by car and train. Planes too.
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