A lot of normally smart people seem to be missing this: Trump pardoning Cohen would be the stupidest possible thing Trump could do. That's bc: 1) Up until seating of jury in federal trial, Cohen's presumed charges could be refiled in NYS, where Trump couldn't pardon.
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2) If Trump pardons Cohen then he can be forced to testify against Trump. So if you're arguing that today's reports are signaling to Trump, it's more likely a request for help paying lawyers, not a pardon.
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Replying to @emptywheel
I got swatted today b/c "state has to change double jeopardy law," but it sounds like that loophole only works if Trump is very specific about what the pardon is for & it matches what the state files..and that means basically in order to pardon in NYS, Trump has to *admit* stuff.
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Replying to @BuffyBlogs
Also bc it only works after a jury has been seated. Cohen doesn't have $$ to make it that long.
12:53 PM - 13 Jun 2018
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