Posted on 04/24/2019 9:32:05 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Michael Cohen, in Recorded Phone Call, Walks Back Parts of Guilty Plea
Michael Rothfeld 8-10 minutes
Michael Cohen has disavowed responsibility for some of the crimes to which he has pleaded guilty, privately contending in a recent recorded phone call that he hadn’t evaded taxes and that a criminal charge related to his home-equity line of credit was “a lie.”
As he prepares to begin a three-year prison term on May 6, Mr. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, expressed dismay during the conversation that after testifying for more than 100 hours to federal and congressional investigators about his work for Mr. Trump—including the coordination of hush-money deals with two women—he remained “a man all alone.”
“You would think that you would have folks, you know, stepping up and saying, ‘You know what, this guy’s lost everything,’” Mr. Cohen said during the March 25 call, recorded without Mr. Cohen’s knowledge by the actor and comedian Tom Arnold. Mr. Arnold, a vocal critic of President Trump who first made contact with Mr. Cohen in June, provided the recording to The Wall Street Journal for review.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
Cohen thought he was going to be a hero. Thought he was going to be a celebrity. He saw how Avenatti was being treated, appearing on every talk show, news show, late night show. Rubbing elbows with the stars! Betraying Trump was going to make him a star! But instead of a King, he was just a Pawn. Now he’s in jail, and Avenatti will be joining him soon.
I thought that was against the law?
OR, Cohen wants this out in public and this "leak" was pre-arranged. How might releasing this benefit him?
Here’s hoping the Judge hauls him back in, voids his plea, and puts a SDNY or DC jury on his case.
Cuz his punk ass will be gone for 15-20.
Cohen is a punk and prison is closing in on him ... not hard to imagine what’s going through his mind ...
Cohen should give Cindy Sheehan a call. They could commiserate together.
LANNY DAVIS!!
My is one party notification.
Ny
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