Cohen Would Turn Against President if Charged, Counselor Warned Trump

Wall Street Journal ^ | 04/19/2018 | By Joe Palazzolo, Michael Rothfeld and Michael Siconolfi

[SeekAndFind]

One of President Donald Trump’s longtime legal advisers said he warned the president in a phone call Friday that Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer and close friend, would turn against the president and cooperate with federal prosecutors if faced with criminal charges.

Mr. Trump made the call seeking advice from Jay Goldberg, who represented Mr. Trump in the 1990s and early 2000s. Mr. Goldberg said he cautioned the president not to trust Mr. Cohen. On a scale of 100 to 1, where 100 is fully protecting the president, Mr. Cohen “isn’t even a 1,” he said he told Mr. Trump.

Mr. Cohen is under criminal investigation for potential bank fraud and campaign-finance violations. FBI agents raided Mr. Cohen’s home, hotel and office last week, seeking documents about, among other things, a $130,000 payment he made in October 2016 to a former adult-film actress to prevent her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump in 2006, The Wall Street Journal previously reported, citing people familiar with the matter.​Messrs. Trump and Cohen deny such an encounter occurred.

Investigators are examining whether Mr. Cohen committed bank fraud in using a home-equity line of credit to pay the former porn star for her silence, as well as potential campaign-finance violations related to the payment, the people said.

“Michael will never stand up [for you]” if charged by the government, Mr. Goldberg said he cautioned the president.

Neither Mr. Cohen, who hasn’t been charged, nor his lawyer responded to requests for comment. The White House confirmed the phone call of Messrs. Trump and Goldberg.

[Hostage]

LIE! Wishful thinking on the part of leftist a-holes.

[Bigtigermike]

Phase II: Mueller team is about to end maybe because of the impending indictments against obama administration officials on the hoax but before that; he passed the witch hunt on to NYC Federal South district to “GET TRUMP”

[bgill]

Don’t hold your breath. People do whatever it takes to keep themselves out of trouble or jail.

[Harpotoo]

Boy oh Boy Trump can trust no one to keep his confidentiality!

[Iron Munro]

If the attorney is pressured with tainted evidence gained from a violation of attorney/client confidentiality how could any allegation or testimony be upheld?

[dirtboy]

Investigators are examining whether Mr. Cohen committed bank fraud in using a home-equity line of credit to pay the former porn star for her silence,

I am not quite sure how one commits bank fraud with a secured line of credit.

[Responsibility2nd]

I think Cohen was out of line in turning over his files to Judge Wood.

But he did.

So to think that he would turn on Trump? I think its possible.

[JoSixChip]

Wow, they have Trump this time for sure. /s

[butlerweave]

They’re Railroading Trump so it’s easy to railroad Cohen

[NTHockey]

This doesn’t pass the smell test. Why would President Trump test such a person. He didn’t get to be a billionaire by being stupid or careless.

[Sooth2222]

Scooter Libby.

That was a coincidence, I am sure.

[Hostage]

He’s not done anything wrong, their charges are ludicrous, the liar media is pumping this narrative because they got nothing.

It was predicted before that the deep state cabal would react in desperation and that is exactly what has happened here.

[JohnBrowdie]

misleading headline. a guy that knows nothing about what cohen is thinking says he thinks that . . .

[Williams]

Why did this guy give such an outrageous quote?

[CivilWarBrewing]

ALL of America sees that the following individuals have committed FELONIES, EVEN TREASON against the United States yet have received NO CHARGES OR FBI RAIDS:

Obama, Comey, McCabe, Lynch, Strzok, Page, Brennan, Clapper, Huma, Hillary, Rosenstein, Power, Rice, Mills, Pagliano, Lerner, Koskinen, AND OTHERS, etc..

NO RAIDS ON ANY OF THESE PEOPLE.

NO CHARGES FOR ANY OF THESE PEOPLE.

And we're supposed to worry about a two-bit 'fit it' man for Trump?

Bryan Pagliano received a SUBPOENA FROM CONGRESS TO TESTIFY and not only did he not testify, HE DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP. WHERE'S THE CHARGES???!!!

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ANY AMERICAN WHO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY TO CONGRESS???

[Clutch Martin]

For odd some reason Abe Vigoda’s famous line from The Godfather came into my head “nothing personal it was only business...”

[Leaning Right]

> I am not quite sure how one commits bank fraud with a secured line of credit. <

I don’t understand that either. It’s Cohen’s own money. He should be able to spend it any way he wants, or give it to whomever he wants.

But it’s said that there are now so many laws that each of us unknowingly commits one crime per day. Maybe that has something to do with it.

[tiki]

Unless he got the loan specifically to do home improvement which would raise the worth of the home?

[Bigg Red]

Exactly. And they are trying to distract from the indictments that are coming their way.