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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 28

    emptywheel Retweeted Liz Garbus

    I get that Lanny was totally out of line in the way he served as a source for this story (tho would bet $$$ that Rudy does precisely the same). But the case THAT Trump knew is as good as the case he didn't, w/witnesses on both sides all over the map.https://twitter.com/lizgarbus/status/1034572382005026817 …

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    Liz GarbusVerified account @lizgarbus
    The way I read this: Cohen or his legal team wanted to float idea that Cohen knew Don JR told dad about June 2016 TT meeting with RU to Mueller, in exchange for X. CNN reports it. Then his legal team realizes that would make his testimony to Congress a lie. They walk it back. https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1034530818599907329 …
    3:52 PM - 28 Aug 2018
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      2. Claudia Kincaid‏ @ClaudiaKincaid_ Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I forget -- did Trump's team refute the claim?

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 28
        Replying to @ClaudiaKincaid_

        Don Jr has sworn testimony saying pops didn't know but also sworn refusal to say whether he called pops about it. Rudy's all over the map. Does Bannon count as his team?

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      4. Claudia Kincaid‏ @ClaudiaKincaid_ Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I think he counts -- but I'm mostly thinking about what they said in response to Lanny's claim. If they didn't push back hard at that point, that seems telling.

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      5. Claudia Kincaid‏ @ClaudiaKincaid_ Aug 28
        Replying to @ClaudiaKincaid_ @emptywheel

        It looks like Giuliani pushed back hard (compared with erratic responses elsewhere). But it strikes me as potentially important that news first came from Rudy, who may have been looking to generate precisely this cycle of reporting to discredit Cohen.https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/30/17630148/giuliani-trump-tower-cohen-mueller-russia …

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      2. Liz Garbus‏Verified account @lizgarbus Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Indeed. Im just parsing how CNN is “standing by” it’s reporting. Which is that Cohen and lawyers (and flaks) floated this then backed off. They stand by their reporting it was floated to Mueller.

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      3. Liz Garbus‏Verified account @lizgarbus Aug 28
        Replying to @lizgarbus @emptywheel

        Which doesn’t shed light one way or another on Trumps knowledge of meeting.

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      1. Ben W Dickinson‏ @BenWDickinson Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Just days before the Trump Tower meeting, Trump said at a rally that he would be giving a speech about Hillary's "dirty" emails just days after said meeting. Occam's razor cuts deep, if circumstantially, on this question.

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      1. cw‏ @BoufantPuffydoo Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Of course he knew. The only question is can it be proven.

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      1. Kyle Andrew Brown‏ @kylemillennial Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        You can back up to Lanny Davis' phony "Youth Coalition for Muskie" days. Consisted of upper crust North Easterners auditioning in a talent pool in a hoped for White House job. That Potemkin Village collapsed in the New Hampshire snow.pic.twitter.com/6JU9onxFNP

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      1. Kyle Andrew Brown‏ @kylemillennial Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Lanny Davis has this never ending need to slither up to politicians, reporters and cable anchors with syrupy platitudes. And then make sure he's the most important dude in his Potemkin Village picture frame.pic.twitter.com/IDOCPp65m3

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      1. Aaron Collom‏ @AaronCollom Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I mean, if lanny did this wothout the consent of cohen wouldnt that violate attorney client privilege? Wouldnt cohen have him out if cohen did want somebody knowing the information lanny provided?

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      1. Jeffrey Greer‏ @BaculumKing Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I think Mueller's team told Davis that running his mouth jeopardizes Cohen's cooperation agreement.

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      1. The Dossier is 85% True‏ @Sanity__please Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel @MrJonCryer

        It’s just not plausible he didn’t know. A friend/business partner travels from halfway across the world to meet with your son, son-in-law, and campaign manager literally in your home while you’re there, and nobody even mentions it? Also blocked calls, etc.

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      1. Kany Levine‏ @kanylaw1 Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        And Lanny has a clear conflict of interest now. He needs to withdraw

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      1. Kany Levine‏ @kanylaw1 Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        And Cohen’s “legal team” couldn’t figure this out before they floated it??? Are you kidding me? That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the report! Malpractice

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      1. B. Phoenix Adler‏ @BTooMarvelous Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Theyre muddying the waters

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      1. mark‏ @dm_markske Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Mueller (or any prosecutor, really) doesn't like people to negotiate plea deals or co-operation in the media. These things are best done quietly. Lanny over-reached, then realized he had to step back, or Mueller would burn Cohen.

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      1. Laura Meyer‏ @lauramath Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I personally believe that he has spoken with Trump's people and is willing to retract some testimony for a price.

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      1. Jonathan Angelo‏ @JAngello85 Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Who exactly is paying Lanny’s fees nowadays?

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