Something I've been wondering about Michael Cohen. Trump (at least publicly) soured on Cohen after he was raided, allegedly bc he was worried Cohen was wearing a wire. But Trump ALSO saw what was in Cohen's files. Wonder if he saw CYA files?
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OK, I'm back. So what Cheney did in response to learning someone had a CYA file was use it to undercut value of CYA file later on. Trump, on the other had, would lash out if someone were trying to protect themselves, sort of like he's doing.
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trump never lashed out at flynn, though? so i'm still missing something, obviously. and trump started shunning cohen long before cohen ever made any moves to protect himself (no job in admin, etc.)
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I guess it depends on what you consider "lashed out." He did say he had to fire Flynn bc he lied. And he did use that whack line w/Comey. Both of which I consider deception.
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I think we're just saying two different things. I think I'm positing a negative reaction -- unrelated to Russia or any other subject matter -- based on behaviors Trump may have seen evidence of in Cohen's files. 1/2
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You seem to be saying that Flynn had more damaging info on Trump and that is why Trump is nicer to him than Cohen? I think other things may explain the disparate treatment.
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In any case, all of that assumes Trump would know what was damaging.
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that sort of goes to my point. i think trump's behavior towards cohen indicates that he's not really worried about what (he believes) cohen has or could provide to the feds. whether trump is *right* about that is a different matter, that i agree with.
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And I'm just suggesting that he might be motivated as much by a sense of whether someone is loyal to him, which is consistent with other things you've said. I don't think he thinks Cohen has the pee tape, FWIW.
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Wait Gonzalez had a "pearl harbor" file? How do we know this? Also, was he punished in any way for... twisting Jane Harman's arm over that AIPAC recording from NSA?
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He was investigated by DOJ IG (in fact that was a prior case cited in Hillary's declination).
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How common are CYA files? Do folks keep them after they leave the job? Are they full of classified material? Isn't that illegal?
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