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2024-05-21 Government Corruption
Michael Cohen Admits to Stealing From Trump
[REDSTATE] It's not quite time for closing arguments in the New York-based criminal case against Donald Trump
...His ancestors didn't own any slaves...
, but the crescendo is building.

On Monday, disgraced felon Michael Cohen
...sleazy lawyer who worked for Trump as his ''fixer,'' then turned on him after the Stormy Daniels shakedown. Mikey told about six hundred different stories, most of them contradfictory and some physically impossible. In August 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts including campaign-finance violations, tax fraud, and bank fraud. As Alvin Bragg's star witness against Trump, he admitted on the stand to enbezzling from the Trump Organization...
retook the stand as he continued to serve as the prosecution's star witness. The problem? Cohen is a proven liar and total scumbag, and Trump's legal team got him to admit that on the stand in no uncertain terms.

In a moment that set the internet on fire, Cohen admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Trump organization.

I can't claim to know what the jury will ultimately decide in this case given how absurd and overly-politicized it is. I can say with some certainty that in any normal situation, having the prosecution's star witness admit to being a dishonest thief would be a death blow to the case's credibility. Remember, everything revolves around Cohen, who is now claiming to be a patsy who was just doing the bidding of Trump in cutting the check to Stormy Daniels.

That wasn't the only gut punch to Bragg's prosecution, though. Trump's legal team later highlighted that Cohen had repeatedly told the press and others that Trump did not know about the payment. It wasn't until after the FBI raided Cohen's home and office that he changed his story. Again, the lack of credibility of Bragg's star witness is simply astonishing.
Posted by Fred 2024-05-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ]  Top

#1 Expecta whole bunch of people to come forward now, claim he stole from them too.
Posted by Grom the reflective 2024-05-21 01:23||   2024-05-21 01:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Nothing yet on Cohen and 'Dancing boys' but the day is young. Can we be witnessing a prelude to a future congressional run ?
Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-21 04:24||   2024-05-21 04:24|| Front Page Top

#3 #2 He certainly has the basic congressional qualifications down, serial lying and theft. I just don't know if he can be trained to not admit so much of it.
Posted by Cesare 2024-05-21 07:16||   2024-05-21 07:16|| Front Page Top

#4 He will run … right back into jail. The chances of him not committing egregious campaign finance violations is slim to none. After this trial Cohen is of no use to anybody. It doesn’t sound as if he is even welcome on Jake Tapper’s show.
Posted by Super Hose 2024-05-21 08:09||   2024-05-21 08:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Has he been disbarred? If not, why?
Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-21 08:15||   2024-05-21 08:15|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ Yes, he has, in 2019
Posted by Frank G 2024-05-21 08:31||   2024-05-21 08:31|| Front Page Top

#7 So he can only make money on TikTok and teevee appearances, maybe books.
Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-21 08:33||   2024-05-21 08:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Somewhere, someone has the complete set of proggy bobbleheads or plush pillows: Cohen, Tish James, Bragg, Jack Smith, Merchan, Chutkan, Fauci. Fanone, Willis, etc.
Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-21 08:37||   2024-05-21 08:37|| Front Page Top

#9 @#6 - Next up for disbarment, hopefully, Fani Willis.
Posted by DooDahMan 2024-05-21 08:41||   2024-05-21 08:41|| Front Page Top

#10 ^^^ ... among others.
Posted by DooDahMan 2024-05-21 08:41||   2024-05-21 08:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Since 2015, who has attacked Trump and come out the better?
Posted by Super Hose 2024-05-21 09:24||   2024-05-21 09:24|| Front Page Top

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