Anonymous
Post 05/02/2018 22:10     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
This is all "perfectly legal" according to Giuliani. Well, it is once the rule of law is completely suspended, as it appears will be the case.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2018 22:01     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
So now we have a Trump legal advisor admitting on national television that not only did Trump violate campaign law, but also has paid hush money to a porn star for a night of sex.

Anonymous
Post 05/02/2018 21:54     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Anonymous wrote:Giuliani just told Hannity that Trump paid Cohen back the 130k for the Stormy agreement.


Does Rudy have dementia?
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2018 21:44     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Giuliani just told Hannity that Trump paid Cohen back the 130k for the Stormy agreement.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2018 21:38     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Conehead is knda f’d. He does seem really dense and dog like in his devotion to his master. I think he will come to realize that prison is not where this wanna b tuff guy wants to b. He gonna flip.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2018 20:54     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/30/trump-campaign-michael-cohen-legal-bills-560660

Either campaign violation or clear cut "hush money" - pick your poison.

Cohen didn't work for the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, but Trump is using campaign funds to pay Cohen's legal expenses for an investigation (the Trump-Russia probe) looking into the actions of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2018 15:36     Subject: Re:Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385514-trump-campaign-covered-some-of-cohens-legal-costs-report
Drip, drip, drip.

President Trump’s campaign has covered some legal costs for Michael Cohen, ABC News reported Monday.

The campaign spent about $228,000 on three payments to McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm that represents Trump's personal attorney, between October and January.

While the work was listed as "legal consulting" on disclosure forms, sources familiar with the payments told ABC they are related to Cohen's legal fees in the Russia investigation.

Cohen’s attorney, Stephen Ryan, is a partner at McDermott Will and Emery. Ryan has represented Cohen in both the Russian election interference probe and in the case surrounding a $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about an alleged affair with Trump.

ABC News noted that it is illegal for campaign funds to be spent for personal use and that Cohen has publicly stated that he was not formally part of the Trump campaign.

However, legal experts told ABC News that if the payments were made to cover legal fees in the investigation to Russian election interference, the campaign would not have violated finance law. Sources also told the network that the payments were not related to Daniels.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2018 15:31     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Trump Campaign has paid $228,000 to McDermott Will for “legal consulting” relating to Cohen, who reportedly had no role in the campaign. Smells like a campaign violation issue.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-campaign-paid-portions-michael-cohens-legal-fees/story?id=54831269#click=https://t.co/NpcCKH48Qe
Well, at least Trump is keeping some lawyers employed, even if the Carrier people lost their jobs


Trump is singlehandedly contributing to a boom in lawyers for white collar crime.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2018 15:23     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Anonymous wrote:Trump Campaign has paid $228,000 to McDermott Will for “legal consulting” relating to Cohen, who reportedly had no role in the campaign. Smells like a campaign violation issue.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-campaign-paid-portions-michael-cohens-legal-fees/story?id=54831269#click=https://t.co/NpcCKH48Qe


It is actually "witness tampering"
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2018 15:19     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Anonymous wrote:Trump Campaign has paid $228,000 to McDermott Will for “legal consulting” relating to Cohen, who reportedly had no role in the campaign. Smells like a campaign violation issue.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-campaign-paid-portions-michael-cohens-legal-fees/story?id=54831269#click=https://t.co/NpcCKH48Qe
Well, at least Trump is keeping some lawyers employed, even if the Carrier people lost their jobs
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2018 15:10     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Trump Campaign has paid $228,000 to McDermott Will for “legal consulting” relating to Cohen, who reportedly had no role in the campaign. Smells like a campaign violation issue.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-campaign-paid-portions-michael-cohens-legal-fees/story?id=54831269#click=https://t.co/NpcCKH48Qe
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2018 17:20     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Judge Otero granted Cohen a 90 day stay in the Stormy Daniels civil suit.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2018 12:39     Subject: Re:Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Judge Wood appoints a "Special Master"

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/989543647891873792

Judge appoints "special master" Barbara Jones to handle materials seized from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2018 12:17     Subject: Re:Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
From twitter:

After the “Fox and Friends” Trump interview:

Cohen to his lawyer: “Is there some kind of insanity by proxy criminal defense? I’d like to plead not guilty by reason of Trump’s insanity.”

Cohen’s Attorney:
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2018 11:39     Subject: Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SDNY files a brief that quickly citing this morning's diatribe.

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4447558/Cohen-USAO-20180426.pdf


Can you please distill the highlights?