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Title: New Cohen Tape Surfaces a Bigger Trump Fish
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Bloomberg
URL Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/arti ... ording-surfaces-a-bigger-catch
Published: Jul 26, 2018
Author: Timothy L. O'Brien
Post Date: 2018-07-26 13:38:47 by Jameson
Keywords: Frank, Wilson, Lives
Views: 14998
Comments: 112
Allen Weisselberg knows far more than the president’s former lawyer. About two months before Election Day in 2016, Donald Trump and his former lawyer (and self-described “fixer”) Michael Cohen were chatting about how to convince a former Playboy model, Karen McDougal, to keep quiet about what she described as a long-term affair with the presidential candidate. “We’ll have to pay,” Cohen said, according to a recording of the conversation that CNN obtained and broadcast Tuesday night. “Pay with cash,” Trump appears to respond. “No, no,” Cohen says. Earlier in the conversation Cohen suggested that he “open a company for the transfer of all of that info” to the National Enquirer and its parent company, American Media Inc. AMI’s chairman, David Pecker, is a friend of the president and he is also referred to on the tape. The Enquirer had already purchased McDougal’s account of her affair with Trump earlier in 2016 and then never published it. Trump and Cohen appear to be discussing a second payment to McDougal (and there is no indication that it was ever made). “I’ve spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up,” Cohen tells Trump. “So, I’m all over that. And, I spoke to Allen about it.” Weisselberg isn’t a bit player in Trumplandia and his emergence on the Cohen- Trump recording – as someone possibly facilitating a scheme apparently meant to disguise a payoff – should worry the president. Weisselberg has detailed information about the Trump Organization’s operations, business deals and finances. If he winds up in investigators’ crosshairs for secreting payoffs, he could potentially provide much more damaging information to prosecutors than Cohen ever could about the president’s dealmaking. Cohen, of course, already is reportedly being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York for possibly engaging in bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations. To the extent that his legal travails spill over onto the president, it’s worrisome to the White House. But campaign finance violations aren’t likely to be as threatening to Trump as more serious transgressions such as, for example, obstruction of justice or exchanging policy favors for financial gain. Moreover, Cohen has only worked for Trump since 2006, and he never operated as a traditional lawyer. Instead, he brought potential licensing deals to the president's attention for years and also worked with the career criminal and Trump business partner Felix Sater on a proposal for a Trump project in Moscow. (Sater and Cohen, childhood friends, also paired up to push an initiative to end economic sanctions against Russia imposed because of its military annexation of part of Ukraine; Putin, according to my Bloomberg News colleagues, reportedly discussed a plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine during his private meeting with Trump in Helsinki last week.) Poster Comment: Allen Weisselberg Remember that name, we're going to be hearing it often......
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#1. To: Jameson (#0)
Lock 'em up!
Who cares? Before he was in office and it had nothing to do with an intern while in office! Now lets talk about real crimes such as Clinton on a tarmac with AG Rice, Email scandal, Server scandal, Bernie scandal, Benghazi scandal, IRS scandal, Fast and Furious scandal, Obummercare scandal and more! So damn many of them it would take a life time to investigate them all!! BTW hows that impeachment going or even Trump resignation going! LMAO!!!
Why?
Why? For selling arms to Saudi Arabia, a terrorist state by your own admission. That will do for starters. President Donald Trump, right, holds up a chart of military hardware sales as he meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office at the White House on March 20, 2018, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool/Getty Images)
So? No one is perfect and sometimes you just got to do what you do not want to do. BTW its not like the Saudi's have balls enough to even use the systems. They would rather pay someone else to defend them. Remember Iraq war? I wish it were black and white as libertarians want but life is not that neat.
Unlike Hillary Bullshit Felon or Barky Odumbass, there no crime here. There's not even agreement as to what was said, so it'll fade along with all the other desperate leftist attempts to not get wiped out in November. RussiaRussiaRussia! StormyStormyStormy! TapeTapeTape! ..........pffffft. Crush the Idiot Left.
The typical Jameson nothing burger, you would think after all of the nothing burgers you've gotten excited about you'd be more selective in what you post. Oh wait, never mind...
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Contested but, even if accurate, nothing on the tape indicates any criminality by Trump. Conspiring to buy the McDougal story, or buying the McDougal story, would not be illegal. McDougal demanding payment upon the threat of telling the story could infer a case of blackmail against McDougal. It is doubtful that Mueller or the Fake News is interested in that. Oh, noes. Michael Cohen spoke to Allen Weisselberg. Remember that name, we're going to be hearing it often...... He spoke to Michael Cohen more than once? Why, he engaged in serial conversation.
Nice typing Corky.... But, you are probably wrong.... https://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=56689
He'll be speaking before a grand jury. I wonder if he'll be offered immunity today, or next week....what do you think?
Which one rats first?
I wonder if he'll be offered immunity today, or next week....what do you think? What crime are they investigating this week? What crime will they be investigating next week? What criminal statute does the crime of talking to someone else fall under?
"Cohen willing to testify that Trump approved 2016 meeting with Russians" "President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen is willing to testify to Special Council Robert Mueller that Trump was aware of an infamous June 2016 meeting with Russian operatives at Trump Tower before it happened." What is the alleged crime?
What is the alleged crime? Didn't Trump claim he didn't know about the meeting? Unless I miss my guess that's about all that can come out of this "HE KNEW, HE KNEW, HE KNEW, HE's A TRAITOR A COLLABORATOR... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH".... Lol...
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
I'm not a lawyer. However as an American I can tell you what I think. The current resident of the WH was offered, through his family, friends, and colleagues, (and quite possibly directly) material assistance to fraudulently gain advantage in the presidential elction from a hostile foreign power. The Russians OFFERED this assistance purely to benefit themselves and their agenda. Both sides in any deal seek to help their own cause....what was offered in return for this assistance? DS Donnie knew about the meeting and welcomed the opportunity to enter into a deal with the criminal enterprise which is the Kremlin. He lied about his involvement in making this deal, and he continues to lie about it. So what is this crime called? You tell me.
You're correct he DID claim to know nothing. But let's remember, dip-shit donnie is a chronic lying sack-of-shit That is a proven fact.
That is a proven fact. Lets just assume for a minute here that you're right, how does it make him any different than the politicians you support/vote for?? https://youtu.be/YvDcJydVcHo
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
I asked you what the CRIME was. Which part of Title 18 makes it a criminal act to claim one did not know about a meeting, even if the claim is false? You are not describing any criminal act.
The Russians OFFERED this assistance purely to benefit themselves and their agenda. Both sides in any deal seek to help their own cause....what was offered in return for this assistance? DS Donnie knew about the meeting and welcomed the opportunity to enter into a deal with the criminal enterprise which is the Kremlin. He lied about his involvement in making this deal, and he continues to lie about it. There is no support for the allegations that "The Russians offered assistance to DJT. There is no support for an allegation that any deal was offered to DJT, or that he offered anything in return. There is no evidence that DJT knew about the meeting. DJT did not attend the meeting. There is no support for your allegation that any deal was made with DJT. There is no evidence of any criminal enterprise with DJT. If DJT lied when he denied knowing about the meeting, lying is not a crime. It is called what you ain't got. Keep trying though.
That is a proven fact. But let's remember that lying to the Fake News stenographers is not a crime.
Trump will be the first in history to be tried and found guilty of the crime of collusion.
He lies to everyone, including you.
collusion: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
I believe that there is plenty of support for these and additional allegations... Which will be made public soon by Mr. Cohen and other members of 45's team (past and present)
collusion: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
That's hilarious! He has lied the least of all politicians that I have ever seen. Trump is actually doing what he claimed he would do. If only politicians where as honest as Trump!!!!! The whole Demoncrap party is a lie. They do not care they do not help the poor, they do not fight for the working man, they do not care about minorities they do not care about America. If the Demoncrap party were honest no one would vote for them except mentally ill nutbags!
Considering it's not a crime the not so sane are going to have a very hard time doing something about it, but that hasn't/won't stop them from trying. The biggest issue I see is the average person is sick of hearing about this BS and are tuning out the collusion/conspiracy theorists, and the polls are showing this his approval ratings are climbing higher the more the fools scream about his faux collusion. Good luck impeaching a President with 50% or better approval rating it ain't going to happen.
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
DJT or anyone else can collude all day long, every day, with whomever he chooses and there is no crime. The crime of collusion does not exist.
And lying is not yet a crime without more, such as lying under oath. Perjury is a crime. Lying is not.
You are wasting your time, trying to educate a triggered, over sensitized, weak, INTOLERANT... snowflake. That asshole knows there ain’t SHIT on Trump... but they use the bias media and their conspiracy theories to divide the sheep. Same tactics as the Paultards do HERE.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
You know I had a sneaking suspicion that you wouldn't truthfully answer that question, the hypocrisy is strong with you. Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
That is a proven fact. But let's remember that being a chronic lying sack-of-shit is not a crime. That is a proven fact, unlike contrasting chronic Libertarian mopery.
LOL....
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
You must be awfully proud of your president......and of your ability to justify this man's existence. He's a degenerate lying sack-of-shit, but that's not actually a crime!!! So he's still my hero.
collusion: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
When it comes to being a greasy degenerate pathological liar, your hero has no peers. He is in a class all his own. He is vastly different, and far more disgusting and untrustworthy than any candidate I've ever voted for or supported. There is the truthful answer you couldn't figure out for yourself.
collusion: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
The Kremlin's chief of US operations is nowhere near 50%... https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/ He will not be impeached. He will resign with a shit-load of angry tweets in the middle of the night.
collusion: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
Where were you when Clinton lied about using an interns cunt for an ashtray? Where were you when your potato president was using his power to spying on republican candidates (more specifically, the one that threatened your cunt, Shitlary)? Shut your hypocritical shit flaps... snowflake.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
I think he would call for civil war before he did that. Then every liberal in the country would be a legitimate target. Including you. Be careful what you wish for faggot snowflake.
Your mental issues have just been discovered by medical professionals and NAMED as a mental fucking disease. You suffer from Trump Anxiety Syndrome. There is no cure but suicide. Please eat a buckshot sandwich ASAP... and please do it outside. Someone’s gotta clean that shit up.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
That's all you've got? You can't defend the degenerate orange russian, can you? Fuck off, smokey.
collusion: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
I’d jump at the chance to legally hunt them. Bring on the civil war. While we arm ourselves with 80% of the firearms owned by the populace, they’ll arm themselves with Tide Pods and safe spaces.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
I don’t need to “defend” Trump. He’s doing what he campaigned to do and has broke no laws. THAT’S ALL I CARE ABOUT. I could give a rats fuck if video surfaced of Trump grabbing Pelosi’s dried up snatch... and killed all the fruit flies buzzing around that scabbed over thing.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Probably...... however, no one would care. So he will storm out in the middle of the night, threatening to sue everyone who he perceives to be his "enemy"...... which will include most of those closest to him, like his wife....and his son-in-law..... and his attorney. Did you hear today that Kushner is ready to flip in exchange for immunity - based on what SDNY already has from Cohen? That's some greasy shit right there huh?
collusion: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
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#2. To: Jameson (#0)
#3. To: hondo68 (#1)
Lock 'em up!
#4. To: Justified, lock em up (#3)
Lock 'em up!
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#5. To: hondo68 (#4)
#6. To: Jameson (#0)
#7. To: Jameson (#0)
#8. To: Jameson (#0)
“Pay with cash,” Trump appears to respond.
I’ve spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up,” Cohen tells Trump.
Allen Weisselberg
#9. To: Hank Rearden (#6)
"...there no crime here..."
#10. To: nolu chan (#8)
He spoke to Michael Cohen more than once?
#11. To: hondo68 (#1)
Lock 'em up!
#12. To: Jameson (#10)
He'll be speaking before a grand jury.
#13. To: Jameson, Hank Rearden (#9)
https://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=56689
#14. To: nolu chan (#13)
"President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen is willing to testify to Special Council Robert Mueller that Trump was aware of an infamous June 2016 meeting with Russian operatives at Trump Tower before it happened."
#15. To: nolu chan (#13)
What is the alleged crime?
#16. To: CZ82 (#14)
Didn't Trump claim he didn't know about the meeting?
#17. To: Jameson (#16)
But let's remember, dip-shit donnie is a chronic lying sack-of-shit
#18. To: CZ82 (#14)
Didn't Trump claim he didn't know about the meeting?
#19. To: Jameson (#15)
The current resident of the WH was offered, through his family, friends, and colleagues, (and quite possibly directly) material assistance to fraudulently gain advantage in the presidential elction from a hostile foreign power.
So what is this crime called? You tell me.
#20. To: Jameson, CZ82 (#16)
But let's remember, dip-shit donnie is a chronic lying sack-of-shit
#21. To: CZ82 (#14)
"HE KNEW, HE KNEW, HE KNEW, HE's A TRAITOR A COLLABORATOR...
#22. To: nolu chan (#20)
But let's remember that lying to the Fake News stenographers is not a crime.
#23. To: nolu chan (#19)
There is no support for the allegations...
#24. To: Jameson (#22)
He lies to everyone, including you.
#25. To: nolu chan (#21)
(Edited)
Trump will be the first in history to be tried and found guilty of the crime of collusion.
#26. To: Jameson (#23)
collusion: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
#27. To: Jameson (#22)
He lies to everyone, including you.
#28. To: nolu chan (#27)
And lying is not yet a crime without more, such as lying under oath. Perjury is a crime. Lying is not.
#29. To: Jameson (#16)
Lets just assume for a minute here that you're right, how does it make him any different than the politicians you support/vote for??
#30. To: Jameson, CZ82 (#16)
But let's remember, dip-shit donnie is a chronic lying sack-of-shit
#31. To: nolu chan (#30)
#32. To: nolu chan (#30)
But let's remember that being a chronic lying sack-of-shit is not a crime.
#33. To: CZ82 (#29)
how does it make him any different than the politicians you support/vote for??
#34. To: CZ82 (#25)
Good luck impeaching a President with 50% or better approval rating
#35. To: Jameson (#32)
(Edited)
#36. To: Jameson (#34)
He will not be impeached. He will resign with a shit-load of angry tweets in the middle of the night.
#37. To: Jameson (#33)
When it comes to being a greasy degenerate pathological liar, your hero has no peers.
#38. To: GrandIsland (#35)
Where were you?
#39. To: A K A Stone (#36)
I think he would call for civil war
#40. To: Jameson (#38)
You can't defend the degenerate orange russian, can you?
#41. To: A K A Stone (#36)
I think he would call for civil war before he did that.
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