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Michael Cohen, in Recorded Phone Call, Walks Back Parts of Guilty Plea
Wall Street Journal ^

Posted on 04/24/2019 9:32:05 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Michael Cohen, in Recorded Phone Call, Walks Back Parts of Guilty Plea

Michael Rothfeld 8-10 minutes

Michael Cohen has disavowed responsibility for some of the crimes to which he has pleaded guilty, privately contending in a recent recorded phone call that he hadn’t evaded taxes and that a criminal charge related to his home-equity line of credit was “a lie.”

As he prepares to begin a three-year prison term on May 6, Mr. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, expressed dismay during the conversation that after testifying for more than 100 hours to federal and congressional investigators about his work for Mr. Trump—including the coordination of hush-money deals with two women—he remained “a man all alone.”

“You would think that you would have folks, you know, stepping up and saying, ‘You know what, this guy’s lost everything,’” Mr. Cohen said during the March 25 call, recorded without Mr. Cohen’s knowledge by the actor and comedian Tom Arnold. Mr. Arnold, a vocal critic of President Trump who first made contact with Mr. Cohen in June, provided the recording to The Wall Street Journal for review.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 20190325; actors; cohen; guiltyplea; hollwood; jamescomey; lisapage; michaelcohen; mikecohen; peterstrzok; pleabargain; robertmueller; tomarnold
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To: Sub-Driver

Cohen thought he was going to be a hero. Thought he was going to be a celebrity. He saw how Avenatti was being treated, appearing on every talk show, news show, late night show. Rubbing elbows with the stars! Betraying Trump was going to make him a star! But instead of a King, he was just a Pawn. Now he’s in jail, and Avenatti will be joining him soon.


21 posted on 04/24/2019 10:37:02 AM PDT by ETCM
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To: Sub-Driver
recorded without Mr. Cohen’s knowledge by the actor and comedian Tom Arnold. Mr. Arnold,

I thought that was against the law?

22 posted on 04/24/2019 10:40:33 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (uizzzp)
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To: irishjuggler
Who the hell thinks it’s a good idea to become phone buddies with Tom Arnold?

OR, Cohen wants this out in public and this "leak" was pre-arranged. How might releasing this benefit him?

23 posted on 04/24/2019 10:40:42 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Sub-Driver

Here’s hoping the Judge hauls him back in, voids his plea, and puts a SDNY or DC jury on his case.

Cuz his punk ass will be gone for 15-20.


24 posted on 04/24/2019 10:52:44 AM PDT by StAnDeliver ("Mueller personally delivered US uranium to Russia.")
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To: StAnDeliver

Cohen is a punk and prison is closing in on him ... not hard to imagine what’s going through his mind ...


25 posted on 04/24/2019 10:53:42 AM PDT by StAnDeliver ("Mueller personally delivered US uranium to Russia.")
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To: Sub-Driver

Cohen should give Cindy Sheehan a call. They could commiserate together.


26 posted on 04/24/2019 11:48:18 AM PDT by Conserv
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To: Parley Baer

LANNY DAVIS!!


27 posted on 04/24/2019 11:48:45 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Lurker

My is one party notification.


28 posted on 04/24/2019 11:55:25 AM PDT by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: Lurker

Ny


29 posted on 04/24/2019 11:56:09 AM PDT by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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