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 …
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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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Yamiche AlcindorVerified account @YamicheJust 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."Show this thread3 replies 7 retweets 41 likesShow this thread -
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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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/
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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 …
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Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrumpI 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 likesShow this thread -
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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.
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Are we getting closer to your source reveal?
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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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On a scale of 1-10 how surprised are people going to be? I think you mentioned this person had no known connection to Trump or GOP?
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