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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      Eric Columbus Retweeted Lisa Desjardins

      Let's start with Cohen: yes, he implicated Trump in a crime. But the prosecutors didn't. The statement that Cohen made illegal payments in coordination with and at the direction of Trump came from Cohen himself in court, not from prosecutors. 2/https://twitter.com/LisaDNews/status/1032070585831092226 …

      Eric Columbus added,

      Lisa DesjardinsVerified account @LisaDNews
      NOTICED SOMETHING ODD in the Cohen documents. Never does Cohen say that he acted under the "direction of" or "in coordination" of a candidate for federal office (presumed to be Trump). That charge was only made verbally in court today, by Cohen. It's not in the docs.
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    2. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      To be sure, it's highly likely that Cohen is right. But we basically knew that already from Giuliani's idiotic media tour in May, when he confessed that Trump knew of the payments.https://www.thedailybeast.com/giuliani-trump-repaid-michael-cohen-for-daniels-payout …

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    3. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      Eric Columbus Retweeted Joyce Alene

      But Cohen know where all of Trump's bodies are buried, right? Maybe. But Mueller seems to have no interest in talking to him. 4/https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1032230081865887745 …

      Eric Columbus added,

      Joyce AleneVerified account @JoyceWhiteVance
      Buried lede: “However, special-counsel investigators have indicated to federal law enforcement officials that the office does not require Cohen’s cooperation for its inquiry, according to two people familiar with their work.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen-is-in-plea-discussions-with-federal-prosecutors-according-to-a-person-familiar-with-the-matter/2018/08/21/5fbd7f34-8510-11e8-8553-a3ce89036c78_story.html …
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    4. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      And SDNY, which is prosecuting Cohen, might not be interested in his cooperation either. Who says SDNY is interested in Trump at all? If they can't indict a sitting president (more on that later), they might figure why bother? We don't know. 5/

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    5. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      Let's also keep in mind that Cohen is a longstanding liar -- it was virtually part of his job description when he worked for Trump. But there's reason to believe he's still at it. 6/

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    6. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      Eric Columbus Retweeted Lauren Fox

      Lost in yesterday's deluge was a statement from Senators Burr and Warner strongly suggesting that Cohen lied when he claimed -- contrary to his Senate testimony -- that he knew that Trump knew ahead of time about Don Jr's meeting with the Russians. 7/https://twitter.com/FoxReports/status/1032002606112100352 …

      Eric Columbus added,

      Lauren FoxVerified account @FoxReports
      Full statement from Sens. Burr and Warner on Michael Cohen. pic.twitter.com/l6JcIpxWx7
      4 replies 22 retweets 61 likes
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    7. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      Eric Columbus Retweeted Yamiche Alcindor

      To be clear: it seems *extremely* likely that Trump did know about the meeting ahead of time. Cohen may be trying to frame a guilty man, which isn't a good look. Keep that in mind when Lanny Davis hints darkly about Cohen spilling the beans. 8/https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1032243639894847493 …

      Eric Columbus added,

      Yamiche AlcindorVerified account @Yamiche
      Just got off the phone with Lanny Davis, Michael Cohen's lawyer, who told me: “I have an impression that Mr. Cohen could address topics of interest to Mr. Mueller relating to whether Mr. Trump had advanced knowledge of the hacking of emails for political purposes."
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    8. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      Now, to Manafort. Did his conviction change anything that anyone thinks about Trump? Would a conviction in his upcoming DC trial move the needle? I highly doubt it. 9/

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    9. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      But what if he turns on Trump now? It's possible, but it seems unlikely that he'll do so now -- for one thing, he might not get much sentencing help and he'd torpedo his chance at a pardon. 10/

      2 replies 3 retweets 26 likes
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    10. Eric Columbus‏Verified account @EricColumbus Aug 22

      Eric Columbus Retweeted Donald J. Trump

      I've assumed Manafort is betting on a Christmas present in 2020, once Trump no longer has to face the voters. While no one ever went broke underestimating Trump's loyalty, he's certainly trying to convince Manafort that a commutation is en route. 11/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1032256443985084417 …

      Eric Columbus added,

      Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
      I feel very badly for Paul Manafort and his wonderful family. “Justice” took a 12 year old tax case, among other things, applied tremendous pressure on him and, unlike Michael Cohen, he refused to “break” - make up stories in order to get a “deal.” Such respect for a brave man!
      4 replies 8 retweets 43 likes
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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 22
      Replying to @EricColumbus

      You and I are in absolute agreement on Cohen, which I wrote about here. https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/08/22/cohen-may-be-shopping-a-cooperation-agreement-its-not-clear-anyone-is-buying/ … But I'm not 100% convinced abt Manafort. For several reasons, one of which is their request for 30 days to file acquittal motion.

      7:58 AM - 22 Aug 2018
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        2.  🌲 🌲 Andy from Oregon  🌲 🌲‏ @AndrewFmOregon Aug 22
          Replying to @emptywheel @EricColumbus

          Are we getting closer to your source reveal?

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 22
          Replying to @AndrewFmOregon @EricColumbus

          We're always getting closer, insofar as I'm certain an indictment (or more likely, plea) will be rolled out with his name on it someday. But I don't know when.

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        1. brian pillion‏ @anaphoristand Aug 22
          Replying to @emptywheel @EricColumbus

          If they try to leverage Manafort into flipping at this point, do you think it's just in pursuit of Trump/campaign related criminality, or do you see them expanding the investigation on the Russia side in pursuit of Deripaska and others?

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        2. Themistocles' Wall‏ @themistocles_w Aug 22
          Replying to @emptywheel @EricColumbus

          It’s hard to describe how stupid & mendacious donny’s crime fam has been, for decades As stupid as it looks now, it’s stupider I wouldn’t sleep on @MichaelCohen212 Altho if they have all his comms & files they may not need his testimony 1

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        3. Themistocles' Wall‏ @themistocles_w Aug 22
          Replying to @themistocles_w @emptywheel and

          & it’s starting to look to me like Mueller intends to send a pretty wide circle to the pokie pour encourager les autres

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