Posted on 08/21/2018 7:40:20 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Michael Cohen's attorney on Tuesday night said his client had knowledge that would be "of interest" to Robert Mueller and would be willing to tell the special counsel “all that he knows."
“Mr. Cohen has knowledge on certain subjects that should be of interest to the special counsel and is more than happy to tell the special counsel all that he knows,” Davis said on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show."
Cohen's attorney suggested President Trump had knowledge of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting, as well as advanced knowledge of the 2016 hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by Russian intelligence officers.
Davis, who is a contributor to The Hill, would not say whether Cohen has already been in contact with the special counsel, which is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice on the part of Trump.
But Davis said Cohen is willing to talk to the special counsel about the Trump Tower meeting, which Davis described as “the obvious possibility of a conspiracy to collude and corrupt the American democracy system.”
The meeting has become a flashpoint in Mueller's investigation as Trump and his allies have frequently changed their story about why the meeting was held, originally saying it was about Russian adoption policy. Trump has since acknowledged that the meeting was meant to gather dirt on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Davis said Cohen is also willing to discuss whether Trump knew in advance about the DNC hack.
“We know he publicly cheered it on, but did he also have private information?” Davis said of the hack.
Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of bank fraud, tax fraud and campaign finance law violations.
Cohen said in testimony Tuesday that he committed the campaign violation “at the direction of a candidate for federal office,” an indirect reference to Trump. Cohen did not mention Trump by name, but the account he provided matched his payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 to keep her quiet about an affair she says she had with Trump. Cohen told the judge that he made a $130,000 at the direction of the candidate to keep someone quiet.
Earlier Tuesday, Davis argued that Cohen’s guilty plea showed Trump also committed a crime.
"Michael Cohen took this step today so that his family can move on to the next chapter. This is Michael fulfilling his promise made on July 2nd to put his family and country first and tell the truth about Donald Trump," Davis said in a statement.
"Today he stood up and testified under oath that Donald Trump directed him to commit a crime by making payments to two women for the principal purpose of influencing an election," he continued. "If those payments were a crime for Michael Cohen, then why wouldn't they be a crime for Donald Trump?"
Attorney-client privilege?
That’s only for Democrats.
What a pant load. Since when was Cohen involved in the campaign? Since when was he in the meeting with the Russian?
“All he knows.” That should be a short meeting.
Weasel Muller and RosenWeasel have totally kilt that legal protocol.
Which is nothing.
Cohen will never practice law again, as he is or will be disbarred.
With that, there is nothing to stop him from breaking Privilege.
Lanny Davis is his lawyer??? Lanny Davis the Clinton lackey.
“Attorney-client privilege?”
Cohen is no longer an attorney.
Lanny David really sold his client down the river by encouraging him to plead to a crime that’s not a crime. Malpractice in the cause of exacting revenge for his long time, very good friend Hillary.
Lanny Davis will always take the case when no one else can stand the stench. What a nasty little maggot he has always been.
But Davis said Cohen is willing to talk to the special counsel about the Trump Tower meeting, which Davis described as “the obvious possibility of a conspiracy to collude and corrupt the American democracy system.”
Lacky Clinton Davis and the rest of the Dems are going all in on the Russian collusion angle because what else can they do? Lacky would know a thing or two about colluding and corrupting American democracy, wouldn’t he?
This is not about the betterment and safety or our nation. This is a snarly old goat trying to make a name for himself and bring the sovereignty of this country down no matter what the price.
Was he Trump’s attorney when he obtained the NDAs from Stormy and company?
What scum these people are.
The DNC wasn’t hacked by Russian agents, so this is all BS.
All part of Mueller’s “show me the man and I will find the crime” coup d’etat show.
Indict “Russians” that you know will never show up to refute or destroy the outrageous charges you have brought.
Strong arm zzz former associates of Trump not to get information, but rather to cemoerce the creation of information.
Cohen and Manafort are his men. It doesn’t matter what Cohen knows, it matters that whatever crazy story he makes up Mueller can have it pass the smirk test under the pretext of “he was the President’s personal lawyer, after all.”
Lanny Davis.... a clintoonian thug “lawyer” from some law school. This guy is a low rent scum. Lowest of the low, with the exception of the other demonrat atty, Avenatti the lawyer to the ... stars, porn stars. Really this gutter low life crap. should Cohen have actually taped Trump and then give this to Mueller— he is in serious hot water, in fact Mueller would be as well. Justification to fire the kit and kaboodle. Cohen has zero to do with Russians (except maybe as taxi cab competition with expat russian owned cab company.. that’s it). It’s obvious cohen was a low life democrat fixer atty who would do what he was paid to do as a firewall against public nuisances to a public figure like Trump... long before he was ever a candidate. You hire cockroaches to do the “work” of cockroaches— the keep the ground floor clean of debris.
So Seth Rich was also a Russian agent? I did not know that.
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