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Trump: Cohen provided ‘totally false’ testimony in plea deal
Washington Examiner ^ | 10/16/18

Posted on 10/16/2018 6:19:42 PM PDT by Liberty7732

President Trump accused his former personal attorney Michael Cohen of providing “totally false” testimony when Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations made at the direction of Trump.

Although prosecutors indicated Cohen was being truthful in his guilty plea, Trump slammed Cohen and characterized him as a “PR person who did small legal work.” He also claimed it was unfortunate Cohen pursued a plea deal to “achieve a lighter sentence,” the Associated Press reported.

Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts in August, including one count of willful cause of unlawful corporate contribution and one count of excessive campaign contribution related to a payment made on Oct. 27, 2016.

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1 posted on 10/16/2018 6:19:42 PM PDT by Liberty7732
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To: Liberty7732

He pled guilty to to two things that both the Democrat prosecutor and his Democrat lawyer know are not crimes.


2 posted on 10/16/2018 6:22:14 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Liberty7732

Lanny Davis comments are despicable.


3 posted on 10/16/2018 6:38:39 PM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: Williams

They always are.


4 posted on 10/16/2018 6:43:59 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: TBP

The sentencing guidelines for a guilty plea to something that is not a crime would be...????


5 posted on 10/16/2018 8:36:37 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: 17th Miss Regt

Whatever the judge wants them to be, I guess.


6 posted on 10/16/2018 9:08:22 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Liberty7732

Who do you believe, our President or a bottom feeding scum sucking attorney who anonymously records clients along with even more unsavory bottom feeders masquerading as prosecutors?

No brainer.


7 posted on 10/16/2018 9:39:35 PM PDT by ZULU
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To: Williams
Lanny Davis comments are despicable.
It still makes me sick to my stomach that he and G.Gordon Liddy are/were such close friends

It doesn't say much for G. Gordon

8 posted on 10/16/2018 11:27:31 PM PDT by lewislynn ( Jeff Sessions not a mouse or mr. magoo but a low life back stabbing bastard pretending to be AG)
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To: Liberty7732

he dumped on Trump for two non-crimes so he could grab a plea deal for leniency on six other real crimes that had absolutely jack rabbit to do with Trump. whataguy


9 posted on 10/16/2018 11:57:51 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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