Stormy Daniels 60 Minutes interview

[Dontrike]

Judge: "Mr. Cohen, Mr. Avenatti has brought this evidence to back up his allegations. Is there anything you'd like to say in your defense?"
Cohen: "Nope."
Judge: "..you sure? This is a pretty big lawsuit here. You did countersue for $20 million. You're sure you don't want to say anything?"
Cohen: "If I did, your honor, I would go to jail."
Judge: "Very well. Mr. Avenatti, closing arguments?"
Avenatti: "Not yet, your honor, I'm going to wait until this massive erection goes down."

I'm sure something like this will happen. Every single moment of this Cohen mess has been something unprecedented. At some point Cohen will run out of that stuff, unless he'll try and get a dog to testify on his behalf.

[Moralgy]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-coh...-politics.html

President Donald Trump said Thursday that his personal attorney Michael Cohen represented him "with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal," after previously denying any knowledge of a payment Cohen made to the porn actress who alleges an affair with Trump.

Trump spoke by phone Thursday to "Fox & Friends."

He said weeks ago that he had no knowledge of a $130,000 payment Cohen made to Daniels before the 2016 election in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual tryst with Trump in 2006.

Arguing that Cohen was one of his "many attorneys," Trump said Thursday: "He represents me like with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal," and added, "From what I see, he did absolutely nothing wrong. There were no campaign funds going in." The telephone connection seemed to cut out for a few seconds after Trump mentioned Daniels.

Noticed this on yahoo when i went to check my mail.

[cubby]

I bet the r/theDonald is going insane right now with a delicious combination of whataboutism and hand-waving. Do their arms ever get tired?

[Stormspark]

I bet the r/theDonald is going insane right now with a delicious combination of whataboutism and hand-waving. Do their arms ever get tired?

Honestly, I'm surprised they haven't all just flown away like people do in cartoons when they spin their arms.

[Breccia]

I bet the r/theDonald is going insane right now with a delicious combination of whataboutism and hand-waving.

At this point, it wouldn't surprise me to see "Why didn't Obama fire Cohen?" They're that desperate and that unhinged.

[Zan15]

Man Unhinged Trump.....made all those people in this thread who said he never paid anything....feel more stupid than they already do?

[lockedout]

Well, trump thinks so:

"The mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?"

Why would you want to be a witness against yourself?

[Machismo]

Why would you want to be a witness against yourself?

Why does Trump think Cohen is guilty?

Maybe you should bring it up with Trump, he's the one who said it.

[cubby]

Why would you want to be a witness against yourself?

You wouldn't be a witness against yourself unless you've done something wrong. That's pretty much how pleading the Fifth works. Especially in cases like this - where they are asking for information, and you won't/can't give it, because you don't want to incriminate yourself. It's a little bit on the Catch-22 side, but still accurate.

[Dontrike]

Why would you want to be a witness against yourself?

It's tantamount to giving up. A smarter lawyer would know what this means, but then again when has Trump hired smart people?

[Sormine]

Why would you want to be a witness against yourself?

You understand Trump literally said those words, correct?

[Nihilist74]

He eats his steaks well done with Ketchup. He often has KFC and McD's for meal time. These are pictures of his apartment in Trump tower:







Of course he'd go for the bimbo-blonde type who looks like his daughter got an 80's tit job.

Looks like liberace threw up all over his penthouse and thats how it was designed.

[Kujako]

Looks like liberace threw up all over his penthouse and thats how it was designed.

Nonsense... Liberace had better taste. What Trump has, is a classic example of Russian Oligarch chic, though even they tend to at least throw some color around the place...

[Dontrike]

Stormy's lawyer is suggesting that the $1.6 million abortion payout might have been for Trump, instead of someone else.

[Breccia]

Stormy's lawyer is suggesting that the $1.6 million abortion payout might have been for Trump, instead of someone else.

Unlikely, the RNC guy immediately resigned when this info came out. Avenatti is fishing, but the thing is, he has very good bait. Info on that case will need to be reviewed, to make sure Avenatti is wrong. It's one less thing Cohen can use as a shield to hide his dirty deeds behind.

[cubby]

Stormy's lawyer is suggesting that the $1.6 million abortion payout might have been for Trump, instead of someone else.

Unlikely, the RNC guy immediately resigned when this info came out. Avenatti is fishing, but the thing is, he has very good bait. Info on that case will need to be reviewed, to make sure Avenatti is wrong. It's one less thing Cohen can use as a shield to hide his dirty deeds behind.

Avenatti is a seasoned, career trial lawyer - who seems to be at least very good at his job. Things like this - trolling for more info on the Broidy resignation is something he does while he's buttering his croissant at breakfast. Trump and his idiot lawyers - most of whom are corporate stuff jobs - are way out of their class in this contest.

And this is just a sideshow - Mueller is the real thread. Avenatti/Stormy is just a pleasant sideshow. They might get some criminal results, but mostly it's for (our) fun.

[Stormspark]

Avenatti is a seasoned, career trial lawyer - who seems to be at least very good at his job. Things like this - trolling for more info on the Broidy resignation is something he does while he's buttering his croissant at breakfast. Trump and his idiot lawyers - most of whom are corporate stuff jobs - are way out of their class in this contest.

And this is just a sideshow - Mueller is the real thread. Avenatti/Stormy is just a pleasant sideshow. They might get some criminal results, but mostly it's for (our) fun.

I think the odds are good that Trump will go down on something else (obstruction, money laundering, whatever) long before the Russia stuff ever hits. When charges finally come in the Russian stuff he will probably already be in jail.

[cubby]

I think the odds are good that Trump will go down on something else (obstruction, money laundering, whatever) long before the Russia stuff ever hits. When charges finally come in the Russian stuff he will probably already be in jail.

I completely agree. "Collusion" is really a complicated issue, with a more-than-difficult to define federal statue. The best they could hope for is either Federal Elections violations or Treason - which is where they went with Manafort.

It's my firm and reasoned belief that Trump will actually see jail time for money laundering.

[Breccia]

Things like this - trolling for more info on the Broidy resignation is something he does while he's buttering his croissant at breakfast.

I've been in agreement about this for a while. Most targets would not help Avenatti's case by calling Fox and Friends and admitting everything. Also, most targets would say "ok, a picture of a VHS tape, so fucking what?" Trump cannot keep silent, and he cannot take the chance that Daniels has anything on tape.

Also, Hannity! Avenatti's baiting is why we know about the likely un-criminally-related Hannity. Cohen was forced at "legal gunpoint" to disclose the names of his clients, because of Avenatti's motions. And for no other reason.

Avenatti speaks fluent Trump. His attacks are scoring mark after mark in the win column.

[Thekri]

And this is just a sideshow - Mueller is the real thread. Avenatti/Stormy is just a pleasant sideshow. They might get some criminal results, but mostly it's for (our) fun.

It is a very useful sideshow at that. This whole mess has allowed Mueller to slip back under the radar where he is most effective. As usual, Trump is playing directly into his opponents plans. Avenatti wants publicity, and lots of it, so he keeps baiting Trump, and Trump keeps giving it to him. Mueller REALLY doesn't want publicity, he wants to be snooping around where nobody really knows what he is doing until he pops out and arrests people.

Trump and his legal team are giving both of them exactly what they want. It also doesn't help Trump's case that his abrasive style of "leadership" is leaving an endless stream of bitter ex-confidants willing to cash in what they know for either fame, money, or lessened jail time.