Posted on 05/17/2024 7:31:50 PM PDT by bitt
Convicted perjurer Michael Cohen testified under oath that he was coerced into pleading guilty by threats from prosecutors aimed not just at him but at his family.
During a tense courtroom exchange, it became evident that the deep state’s tactics might have stooped to new lows in their relentless pursuit against Trump.
Thursday’s session in the ongoing trial saw Trump’s legal team cross-examine Cohen, following two days where the prosecution grilled him in an effort to link the former president to alleged criminal activities.
According to reports from The Gateway Pundit’s Paul Ingrassia, who is closely monitoring the proceedings, Cohen’s testimony painted a picture of a man pressured by an overzealous prosecution team.
Cohen admitted to committing federal tax evasion and making false statements related to a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) application from 2012-2017. However, the bombshell dropped when defense attorney Blanche questioned him about his 2018 guilty plea. Initially, Cohen had maintained that his plea was free of external pressures.
Today, however, he confessed that this was a lie crafted under duress—duress that involved direct threats to indict his wife if he refused to “flip” on Trump.
Paul Ingrassia reported earlier:
“Cohen testifies to having evaded substantial tax returns from 2012-2017. Also testifies that he received an application form that did not reveal the full extent of his liabilities for a HELOC form, and submitted the form to the bank with full knowledge that it was inaccurate.
“Cohen testifies to being guilty of federal tax evasion and making false statements to a financial institution. When Blanche presses him if anybody induced him to plead guilty, Cohen defers and says he feels he shouldn’t have been indicted for underlying crimes.
“Claims he felt pressure to plead guilty, thinking his wife would be indicted, based on what his lawyer at the time told him. Cohen claims he pled guilty without outside pressure at the time, but now testifies that he lied and did feel such pressure,” Ingrassia wrote.
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If this is true, I have to say that I am not at all surprised. These Marxist Bastards will stop at nothing to achieve the destruction of America.
It’s been done. (See Mike Flynn)
FTA: “...overzealous prosecution team.” /spit These ‘untouchable’ bureaucrats need a serious hammering when they pull this or ‘Brady omission’ stunts. Like lose the law license and get Nifonged in the grey-bar hotel. When they feel they have serious skin in the game, you’ll see less ‘win at all costs’ behavior on the part of these scum.
They do it because there is never any consequences.
Getting ever closer to a dictatorship, that’s what happens when ignorant people don’t pay enough attention.
Whoever urged Cohen to plead guilty when he was not guilty, in order to keep his wife from being indicted... needs to be sent to jail for subornation of perjury.
Who is able to prosecute them? That is the real question here?
Seems to me that a huge RICO trial should come out of all of this lawless crap done by the Deep State.
Did anything happen to the people who suborned Flynn’s perjury and then tried to charge him with perjury? Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. That’s the “indict a ham sandwich” “justice” system we’ve got. “Commit perjury or we’ll go after your son...”
Whoever did that to him should be tried for subornation of perjury and hung from the nearest lamppost.
Wait... Someone actually married that slimy shyster???
I’m not sure where any sympathies are due Cohen. His wife, very likely. But he is the one that is a proven liar. As attorney he recorded his client.
The people who suborned perjury from Flynn were taking direct orders to do so from the same people in the DOJ who are supposed to prosecute them.
Lawlessness in America.
Prosecutors and in particular the Feds do this all the time. Tax returns are one of their favorite ploys, especially for joint tax return filings. If both husband and wife sign a joint return or any legal document, the other is jointly responsible and thus the leverage.
Just take one of those fences they put around driving ranges in urban areas, and put it around the entirety of official DC. Then shoot anything that you can see. Anything.
Desperation move by crooked criminals with their tit caught in the ringer...
The deep state swamp is killing America.
In Michael Flynn’s case, the same tactics were used - threatening the family.
In addition, his first group of lawyers who arranged the plea deal essentially colluded with the prosecutors to set him up.
And who would be a judge in such a trial? It would be one of the deep state bastards, I'm sure.
I don't think this can ever be fixed using the law.
Was he lying about being under duress to lie or did the lying FBI think they could turn this liar into a credible liar to push their made up fib by lying in Court so he would get a lighter sentence of lying.
The Left will now accuse Cohen of being a liar and cannot be trusted. Poetic Justice.
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