Cohen Testifying

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Anonymous wrote:Just a reminder -
Michael Cohen never went to Prague.

Love how you believe the parts of his testimony that serve your narrative.

Kind of blows the whole dossier narrative, eh?

No, that means that one detail in the dossier might be wrong.

Which makes a lot more of it wrong.

Maybe, maybe not. It is raw intelligence. It's what spies send in from the field before the analysts in Washington assess it, verify it, and form a narrative. Which is what Mueller is doing right now.

See...and that is a problem.
The information in the dossier was used in a FISA warrant request, or several of them. When making such a request, those who sign are saying the information is true and verified. But, you can see it wasn't.
And, it is not Mueller's job to do that..... it should have been done long ago.
Now you are starting to understand why this whole Russian investigation should have never been opened.

Actually, we can't see it wasn't true and verified. First, they don't need to verify every single thing in it. That would be impossible in many cases.

Second, we don't know what other information they had. And third, they don't say it's true and verified to a certainty, only that it's reliable enough to establish probable cause, which in this case was based on other information they had about Page, and that they had worked with Steele before and found him reliable.

So now you see why the Steele dossier was a valid basis for a warrant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I adamantly feel that Dems would better serve and gain support by grinding to address the nation's issues. Leave the hyper vigilance of crimes to Mueller. What's It's almost over, no matter the outcome. Here are key takeaways that seem to be getting most of the attention. Cohen dropped crumbs for those in charge to follow.

1. "I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist. He is a conman. He is a cheat."

2. "He was a presidential candidate who knew that Roger Stone was talking with Julian Assange about a WikiLeaks drop of Democratic National Committee emails."

3. "A copy of a check Mr. Trump wrote from his personal bank account -- after he became president -- to reimburse me for the hush money payments I made to cover up his affair with an adult film star and prevent damage to his campaign."

4. "Mr. Trump did not directly tell me to lie to Congress. That's not how he operates."

5. "There were at least a half-dozen times between the Iowa Caucus in January 2016 and the end of June when he would ask me 'How's it going in Russia?' -- referring to the Moscow Tower project."

6. "Trump knew of and directed the Trump Moscow negotiations throughout the campaign and lied about it. He lied about it because he never expected to win the election. He also lied about it because he stood to make hundreds of millions of dollars on the Moscow real estate project."

7. "Mr. Trump would often say, this campaign was going to be the 'greatest infomercial in political history.'"

8. "Mr. Stone told Mr. Trump that he had just gotten off the phone with Julian Assange and that Mr. Assange told Mr. Stone that, within a couple of days, there would be a massive dump of emails that would damage Hillary Clinton's campaign. Mr. Trump responded by stating to the effect of 'wouldn't that be great.'

9. "He once asked me if I could name a country run by a black person that wasn't a 'shithole.' This was when Barack Obama was President of the United States."

10. "He told me that black people would never vote for him because they were too stupid."

11. "He asked me to pay off an adult film star with whom he had an affair, and to lie to his wife about it, which I did."

12. "This $35,000 check was one of 11 check installments that was paid throughout the year -- while he was President. The President of the United States thus wrote a personal check for the payment of hush money as part of a criminal scheme to violate campaign finance laws." note, Cohen said he preferred to be paid in full but installments wouldn't raise red flags, they would be viewed as retainer fees. I may be wrong but remember he also stated that these payments (or others) were made from the foundation fund[b]

13. "I'm talking about a man who declares himself brilliant but directed me to threaten his high school, his colleges, and the College Board to never release his grades or SAT scores."[b]yet points to Trump hypocrisy re his own transparency vs demanding it from Obama, Hillary etc
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14. "He finished the conversation with the following comment. 'You think I'm stupid, I wasn't going to Vietnam.'

15. "Questions have been raised about whether I know of direct evidence that Mr. Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia. I do not."passive defer to Mueller

16. "Don Jr. came into the room and walked behind his father's desk -- which in itself was unusual. People didn't just walk behind Mr. Trump's desk to talk to him. I recalled Don Jr. leaning over to his father and speaking in a low voice, which I could clearly hear, and saying: 'The meeting is all set.' I remember Mr. Trump saying, 'OK good...let me know.'"

17. "I have never asked for, nor would I accept, a pardon from President Trump."

18. "I did not want to go to the White House. I was offered jobs."

19. "[Stone] frequently reached out to Mr. Trump and Mr. Trump was very happy to take his calls. It was -- free service."

20. "Mr. Trump's desire to win would have him work with anyone."

21. "Everything was done with the knowledge of, and at the direction of, Mr. Trump."

22. "It wasn't our responsibility to be the fact checker for a news agency."

23. "They want to know what I know about Mr. Trump ... and not one question has been asked about Mr. Trump."

24. "I have no reason to believe that tape exists."see #27

25. "He speaks in a code. And I understand the code because I've been around him for a decade."[/b]this explains #4 and even the dumbest of criminals would never say, hey I need you to lie to congress[/b]

26. "I have never been to Prague."visited daughter in Europe

27. "I don't believe Mr. Trump ever struck Mrs. Trump, ever."regarding what he believes was a bogus tape of Trump striking first lady in elevator

28. "What he didn't want was to have an entire group of thinks tanks run through his tax return ... and then he'll end up in an audit and eventually have taxable consequences."AOC asked direct questions on alleged tax fraud

29. "I fear that if he loses the presidential election in 2020, there will never be a peaceful transition of power."

It is really pathetic when you can't take the time to cite your source and pass off a posting as your own.......

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/politics/michael-cohen-donald-trump-oversight-committee-russia/

[Anonymous]

There was a sickening irony in Republicans blasting Cohen for the lies he told in service of Trump when they are doing the exact same thing every damn day.

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Anonymous wrote:To the 29 Theses poster. It was pointed out that Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time. Or, in this case, grill Cohen and pass the first substantive gun control legislation in a couple decades. On the same day.

Yes, you're right! But, overshadowed by this circus on both sides. This will matter to the huge pool of independent of voters on the fence. It's only my opinion.

[Anonymous]

It is really pathetic when you can't take the time to cite your source and pass off a posting as your own.......

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/politics/michael-cohen-donald-trump-oversight-committee-russia/

Not intentional. Everything is in quotes and available in most articles and broadcasts. Thanks for posting the link.

[Anonymous]

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It is really pathetic when you can't take the time to cite your source and pass off a posting as your own.......

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/politics/michael-cohen-donald-trump-oversight-committee-russia/

Not intentional. Everything is in quotes and available in most articles and broadcasts. Thanks for posting the link.

Hmmm... you take the time to copy and paste the 29 points word for word and you say omission of the source is "not intentional?"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To the 29 Theses poster. It was pointed out that Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time. Or, in this case, grill Cohen and pass the first substantive gun control legislation in a couple decades. On the same day.

Yes, you're right! But, overshadowed by this circus on both sides. This will matter to the huge pool of independent of voters on the fence. It's only my opinion.

It is only overshadowed by what you personally choose to focus on. I know a lot of people who didn't watch the hearing and were satisfied to catch the next-day headlines or one news show about it. They also read the other news reports and generally went about their days.

[Anonymous]

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It is really pathetic when you can't take the time to cite your source and pass off a posting as your own.......

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/politics/michael-cohen-donald-trump-oversight-committee-russia/

Not intentional. Everything is in quotes and available in most articles and broadcasts. Thanks for posting the link.

Hmmm... you take the time to copy and paste the 29 points word for word and you say omission of the source is "not intentional?"

I disagree. This was clearly a “change” election. And polls showed a large majority of people wanted Congress to start serving as a check on Trump. This weeks, Dems held the Cohen hearing, passed gun control legislation and terminated the Fake Emergency.

I think a lot of Independents want Confpgress to walk and chew gum. Trumpkins, of course, want Congress to do neither.

[Anonymous]

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It is really pathetic when you can't take the time to cite your source and pass off a posting as your own.......

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/politics/michael-cohen-donald-trump-oversight-committee-russia/

Not intentional. Everything is in quotes and available in most articles and broadcasts. Thanks for posting the link.

Hmmm... you take the time to copy and paste the 29 points word for word and you say omission of the source is "not intentional?"

That is so Melanian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Distract distract distract... this is all the left has and Potus paying his private attorney while in office isnt illegal.

Writing checks from your blind trust is certainly extremely unethical. It may be illegal depending on the fine print of the trust documents. Paying off an illegal campaign loan and disguising it as legal services is illegal.

[Anonymous]

I watched AOC's questioning again. Holy sh#t was this good for a person who didn't even go to law school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I watched AOC's questioning again. Holy sh#t was this good for a person who didn't even go to law school.

I am certain that her questions were carefully written out in advance. That said, she delivered the goods, and very nicely. Contrast with experienced lawyers who have melted down in similar situations (remember Gowdy?)

Big win for her.

[Anonymous]

Meadows wants to prosecute Cohen for perjury. So I guess that's now a real crime again?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I watched AOC's questioning again. Holy sh#t was this good for a person who didn't even go to law school.

I am certain that her questions were carefully written out in advance. That said, she delivered the goods, and very nicely. Contrast with experienced lawyers who have melted down in similar situations (remember Gowdy?)

Big win for her.

Her four minutes of questioning basically opened the doors to three future, separate investigations related to insurance fraud, tax fraud, and estate planning fraud. All of which will require accessing all of the Trump family's tax returns going back decades, plus the corporate books of the Trump Org.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Distract distract distract... this is all the left has and Potus paying his private attorney while in office isnt illegal.

Writing checks from your blind trust is certainly extremely unethical. It may be illegal depending on the fine print of the trust documents. Paying off an illegal campaign loan and disguising it as legal services is illegal.

Trumpsters: Ethics, schmethics. Anyway who cares about laws that are man-made, at least when it comes to our dear leader? The ends justify the means!