This was always the danger of a Michael Cohen plea deal, instead of a Michael Cohen defense to the bitter end.
Cohen’s handling of the money, and other monies - not the buying of silence itself - led to federal tax and other fraud charges, which could have handed Cohen extensive jail sentences. He’s getting off easier because he pled guilty to what was not a crime (not a federal elections crime), which was the only way the deep state could try to get a hook into Trump - if Cohen “is guilty” then Trump must be.
We are here because Cohen knows what he and Trump did in seeking anyone’s silence, broke no law, but rather than getting a lot of jail time on other charges as he holds out on a defense against the federal elections campaign charge, he “cut a deal”.
It’s a “conviction” by a plea deal and not be jury trial with the DOJ having to prove their case against a strong defense.
Cohen in effect is implicating Trump UNECESSARILY to try to save is own ass - pleading guilty to what was not a crime.
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Cohen is a confessed liar!
Nothing he says can be presented in court without instructing the jury about this fact.
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