Posted on 03/01/2019 3:42:50 AM PST by TigerClaws
The appearance of long-time Trump confidante Lynn Patton at the congressional testimony of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen created a considerable stir amid Washington DC. However, the context of her appearance takes on even more drama when considered against Patton’s Facebook post from January 18th of this year:
Lynne Patton: […] 3) Many of you may already know that I considered Michael Cohen to be one of my very best friends. Countless people can confirm that we were virtually inseparable during my employment at Trump – and that he is, single-handedly – responsible for introducing me to the Trump family and effectively changing my entire life. I would be lying if I didn’t admit that my heart still breaks for him and for his family, with whom I had grown extremely close.
4) What many of you may not be aware of is the fact that I can personally confirm that the ONLY reason Michael Cohen “turned on” the President of the United States is because Mueller threatened to throw his wife in jail for up to 30 years. Period. She is the co-guarantor of a $20M personal loan that Mueller discovered Michael secured back in 2015 by falsely inflating the value of his taxi medallions – effectively making her part & parcel to the federal charge of “Making False Statements to a Financial Institution,” to which Cohen ultimately plead guilty. This is also the reason why Cohen’s longtime taxi medallion partner, Evgeny “Gene” Freidman, was granted immunity. (read more)
This is a rather stunning statement. However, it holds the elements of truth and explanation as to why the Special Counsel, Robert Mueller/Andrew Weissmann, would pass off their assembled Cohen prosecution to the Southern District of New York.
If this leverage against Cohen’s wife to gain virtually unlimited legal and political cooperation is true; and it does follow a pre-established pattern of unethical prosecutorial conduct previously displayed by Andrew Weissmann; then many of the issues surrounding the behavior of Michael Cohen do begin to make sense.
Interestingly, this type of unlawful coercion and threat to compel a guilty plea and cooperation from a defendant are specifically prohibited:
In fact, when Michael Cohen appeared before Judge Andrew Carter on November 29th, 2018, part of the plea questioning from the court goes directly to this issue.
The judge specifically asked Cohen, twice, if any threats or promises were made to Cohen in exchange for his cooperation. [TRANSCRIPT]
If it is accurate that prosecutors leveraged the potential prosecution of Mr. Cohen’s wife in order to gain his plea agreement – then not only were those threats unethical, demonstrably prosecutorial misconduct and potentially illegal, but also Michael Cohen’s denial therein means he would have lied to the court in his plea hearing as noted above.
However, this could explain how much control is being exerted over Cohen for maximum political value. Remember this same prosecution twice agreed to defer Cohen’s imprisonment to afford him time to testify to congress.
Additionally, immediately after the guilty plea by Michael Cohen his advisor/spokesman, Lanny Davis, then changed the legal team in preparation for further exploitation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Elijah Cummings and democrat politicians in congress.
WASHINGTON […] Lanny Davis, Cohen’s legal adviser, announced that Michael Monico and Barry Spevack will replace Petrillo, a former federal prosecutor, and his associate, Amy Lester.
Petrillo, who worked for years in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, had represented Cohen through his cooperation with federal prosecutors, including special counsel Robert Mueller. Cohen hired Petrillo on June 19, 2018, replacing white-collar defense attorney Stephen Ryan.
A source familiar with the shakeup told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the change is being made because the focus for Cohen is now on “Washington and Congress” rather than with prosecutors in New York. (link)
Curiouser, and curiouser…
(Lynne Patton Facebook Link)
[…] 9) Lastly, given that Michael Cohen is barred from discussing the Russian investigation when he testifies before the House Oversight Committee, it’s safe to conclude that his testimony … will effectively amount to nothing more than political theater and partisan fodder for late night hosts simply to embarrass a sitting President over past behavior he may or may not have engaged in as a private citizen.
10) In closing, Michael Cohen always wanted to be famous. Sadly, he has gotten his wish. I personally stopped communicating with Michael when it became known in May 2018 that he was defrauding various companies (from a Korean defense firm to a global pharmaceutical company) for millions of dollars by falsely claiming he could leverage his connection with the President to their favor. (more)
I know what you mean. However, Michael Cohen comes across as...stupid. Tucker Carlson said something on his show the other night, and he said it matter-of-factly, not meanly: “I know Micahel Cohen; I like him; he's always struck me as a little slow.”
I’ve been wrong before, I’m sure I will be again! :-)
No telling what Mueller told him he was going to do to Cohen’s kids.
It’s dirty as hell to drag family members into a prosecution. The law doesn’t provide for that.
She co-signed the documents. So legally she’s on the hook.
That’s how it works.
They dragged an elderly lady out of her bed and into the street at gunpoint a month or so ago. Over nonsense.
“What many of you may not be aware of is the fact that I can personally confirm that the ONLY reason Michael Cohen “turned on” the President of the United States is because Mueller threatened to throw his wife in jail for up to 30 years.”
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How could she possibly confirm that is the ONLY reason? Not sure I’m buying the credibility of this story and if she truly thinks this about Cohen after witnessing his scorn while testifying, then she is a fool.
We have a pattern and practice of using family members as leverage against defendants. That’s not how it should work.
Cohen actually cleared Trump on a dozen Dem lies. No Russian collusion was the big one. Nothing he pointed to was illegal. Using high numbers for net work with Forbes isn’t a crime. Getting a break on property taxes isn’t a crime.
Cohen was facing 70 years. He got three and likely at a cush jail. Could have been a decade in a real jail where he’d be gang raped. Plus, take his wife away from his kids.
The State has tremendous power. Don’t think they play fair.
I am beginning to think Mueller is a mysogynist pig, a sexist, and I don’t know why the feminists haven’t picked up on this yet!! Manafort raid at 4 am - Mrs. Manafort terrified in her nightie. Roger Stone raid, 6 am. Mrs. Stone terrified in her nightie. Mrs. Cohen, threatened with life in prison. I am beginning to see a pattern here!! Anyone else??
First off, it said UP TO 30 years.
Second, would you want your spouse going to jail for even 3 years ?
These same people you don’t believe would threaten Cohen’s wife already threatened Flynn’s son.
Michael Monico ?? part of Cohen’s legal team now? Wasn’t he involved in the Jussie Smollett dustup?
And Lanny Davis ... dont even get me started. Embedded with the Clintons.
It depends on the language in the documents. A guarantor’s responsibility for representations made by the borrower could certainly be part of the deal.
I'm not married, so not a problem for me. :-) Now my EX-WIFE --- give her 70!!!
That said, it wouldn’t be a criminal matter unless the lender referred it to law enforcement.
It's illegal for a prosecutor to make a deal for an illegal purpose. Suborning perjury is illegal.
Yes, yes it does
Don’t think they play fair.
Again, yes...and this is exactly why I think people, FReepers included, are deluding themselves when they use the term "Deep State."
There IS no Deep State, there is only THE GOVERNMENT and it does as it sees fit. Remember, what exactly IS government? It is nothing but a collection of politicians and bureaucrats that do whatever they damned well think they can get away with short of goading the people into taking up arms against them.
He already looks like Dearh warmed over, as if some gypsy had walked up to him and said, “Thinner”.
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