Posted on 01/17/2019 9:48:17 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue
Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, said on Thursday he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data "at the direction of and for the sole benefit of" Trump.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Cohen had paid the data firm RedFinch Solutions to manipulate two public opinion polls in favor of Trump before the 2016 presidential campaign.
"As for the @WSJ article on poll rigging," Cohen wrote on Twitter on Thursday, "what I did was at the direction of and for the sole benefit of @realDonaldTrump @POTUS. I truly regret my blind loyalty to a man who doesn't deserve it."
The attempts to influence the polls ultimately proved largely unsuccessful but shed a light on the tactics of the Trump campaign and Cohen's role within it. On the campaign trail, Trump frequently referred to his polling numbers to help fuel his candidacy
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What polls ever showed Trump winning you lying slug ? Why were all the polls so horribly wrong ? Cause they were all rigged against Trump. Everyone knows that. Even the Democrats who complained they did not vote cause the polls showed she would win easy.
Cohen is a liar. SURPRISE!
Unless and until that Florida twit Snipes is held accountable for HER election fraud felonies I don’t wanna hear nothin’ about nothin’ that the Trump people supposedly did.
He pleaded guilty to a felony. That's automatic disbarment in New York.
What a piece of garbage
did drudge take the money??/
i thought he had to go to prison...why is he out
This guy says all kinds of whacko stuff to avoid prison.
I can see why Drudge posted articles reporting this. What better way to illustrate how stupid this accusation is, than to have one of the accused post the article?
So Trump manipulated polls to show that Hillary was going to win in a landslide. Riiiiight.
I know some very good lawyers that went to Cooley. I know some sh*tty ones that went to Havard, Yale and Michigan. In fact, they are on TV every day. What’s your point? You flunk logic. Back to school for you!
Online polls rigged. Only damages the credibility of the poll.
What about all the media polls? Over sampling democrats and all their manipulation?
If it’s good for the goose, it’s good for the gander.
Trump is sure powerful. Even if he did a poll before 2016? I mean who cares...
I wonder if Cohen “polled” Hillary? Just asking.
This is fake information from a fake person aimed at those who spread fake gossip & fake news.
Cohen needs to seriously think about keeping his trap shut constantly badmouthing and lying about the president. He’s one more lowlife SOB.
Ah, you must be a Cooley grad. :-)
Soooo... is he alleging a crime?
Or is he accusing a politician running for office of politicking?
Hate to say it but attempted rigging of an online poll is hardly news in campaign fare.
No one is going to jail for trying either.
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