Michael Cohen surrenders to the FBI

[Quetzal]

Live: Michael Cohen surrenders to the FBI - CNNPolitics

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, has surrendered to the FBI ahead of a 4 p.m. court proceeding, where the government is expected to disclose a plea deal, according to a law enforcement source.

As part of the deal, Cohen is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts of campaign finance violations, tax fraud and bank fraud, according to three sources. The deal would include jail time and a substantial monetary fine.

The man who taunted Hillary with a jail cell will find one for himself, instead. This is indeed a delicious dish of irony and I love it.

 

[sun rise]

The swamp is still very full but at least one swamp critter has been corralled.

 

[Quetzal]

This did not age well...

 

[Quintessence]

I'm not a fan of the saying "takes one to know one," but... in this case it feels heavily appropriate.

 

[tytlyf]

More to come, many more. RW media is still out there saying the FBI campaign investigation has zero evidence. Saying it's a hoax. Little do they know that they're being lied to.

Can't upset the republican establishment base now can we?

 

[Quetzal]

RW media is still out there saying the FBI campaign investigation has zero evidence.

Someone doesn't take a plea deal when there is zero evidence.

 

[Revoltingest]

Live: Michael Cohen surrenders to the FBI - CNNPolitics



The man who taunted Hillary with a jail cell will find one for himself, instead. This is indeed a delicious dish of irony and I love it.

We need far far more politicians go'n to the slammer.
It would send a cautionary message.

 

[metis]

Is this "divine retribution" for "Lock her up!"?

 

[Falvlun]

We need far far more politicians go'n to the slammer.
It would send a cautionary message.

Actually, I think this is more about white collar crime than politicians. Cohen wasn’t a politician— he just worked for rich people who also became politicians.

But yes, we need to be investigating and prosecuting much more of that to try to ameliorate the current corporate (and rich people) free for all.

 

[Revoltingest]

Actually, I think this is more about white collar crime than politicians. Cohen wasn’t a politician— he just worked for rich people who also became politicians.

But yes, we need to be investigating and prosecuting much more of that to try to ameliorate the current corporate (and rich people) free for all.

Given the great power wielded, corruption in politics is more damaging
than in the private sector. Cohen was caught because he got into the
political sphere. And his being newsworthy is due to the same.
So this matters most to me.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

FAKE NEWS!

 

[Falvlun]

Given the great power wielded, corruption in politics is more damaging
than in the private sector. Cohen was caught because he got into the
political sphere. And his being newsworthy is due to the same.
So this matters most to me.

I think it’s a shame that white collar crime is only pursued when politics is involved.

 

[Mindmaster]

Someone doesn't take a plea deal when there is zero evidence.

Not always correct, sometimes the plea is taken because the circumstantial evidence is enough to get a conviction of some sort with a jury. That plea might be taken to offset a gamble on the mercy of a jury where the optics would overly skew a trial in an unfavorable direction. Pleas are often also taken in cases where the defendant thinks the trial cannot possibly be fair and they're hedging. Going to trial often keeps maximum sentences/fines on the table, pleas often drastically reduce them or mitigate them in trade for cooperation. Rarely is it in the defendants interest to go to trial in this case and they will take the plea regardless of true guilt.

I knew someone that went down for hate motivated crimes and they had the choice of plea for ten years or facing possible life for multiple counts of hate crime/arson. The didn't do the crime, but they lied that they did because this persons affiliations as a leader of a hate group would damn them with a jury. So basically the deal was 10 years versus life, does the truth matter that much? Yeah, he didn't think so either. You have to take the term 'conviction' with a grain of salt, it's not always an absolute.

 

[Subduction Zone]

And Trump is all but thrown under the bus:

Michael Cohen Says He Paid Off Woman Who Claimed Affair at Trump’s Direction

 

[Estro Felino]

This did not age well...

Well...Hillary is still a war criminal who should be tried in The Hague for what happened in Libya. so...

 

[Flame]

Well...Hillary is still a war criminal who should be tried in The Hague for what happened in Libya. so...

While we're at it, let's get Bush there as well.

 

[pearl]

Little do they know that they're being lied to.

Little do they care.

 

[pearl]

Well...Hillary is still a war criminal who should be tried in The Hague for what happened in Libya.

How long was the Republican investigation her handling the Libya situation, I believe it was 3 years, and No Evidence of criminal action.

 

[Skwim]

The man who taunted Hillary with a jail cell will find one for himself, instead. This is indeed a delicious dish of irony and I love it.

For a while perhaps, but he cut a deal for limited immunity and will be relatively fine, unlike Trump who is sweating tacks right now. He! He!

.

 

[Subduction Zone]

How long was the Republican investigation her handling the Libya situation, I believe it was 3 years, and No Evidence of criminal action.

Hah!! That just proves she is very clever, though not of course bright enough to be the President