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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:47 PM Apr 2018

Longtime Trump legal adviser: on a "loyalty scale" of 1 to 100, Cohen "isn't even a 1"

A “longtime legal adviser” for Donald Trump has warned the president his longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, will flip on the president “if faced with criminal charges,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

According to the Journal report, Trump sought out legal advice from Jay Goldberg, who in turn informed the president that on a stale of 1 to 100, where 100 is fully loyal to the president, Cohen “isn’t even a 1.”

Goldberg told the Journal he explained to Trump, “Michael will never stand up [for you]” if faced with charges. Investigators are currently probing whether Cohen committed bank fraud when he paid adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 from his home equity line of credit in exchange for her silence on an alleged affair with Trump.

Goldberg also warned the president Cohen may wear a wire to record conversations with Trump and people close to him.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/trump-legal-adviser-warned-president-cohen-will-flip-faced-criminal-charges/

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Longtime Trump legal adviser: on a "loyalty scale" of 1 to 100, Cohen "isn't even a 1" (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2018 OP

Makes sense, rump wont even be loyal to his daughter if it comes down to her or him. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1

Not sure about Ivanka. Blue_true Apr 2018 #3

Watching these low-life scumbags devour one another in public malaise Apr 2018 #2

Raw Story steals content from the Wall Street Journal oberliner Apr 2018 #4

That would be ironic. JNelson6563 Apr 2018 #6

You get what you give. Snackshack Apr 2018 #5

I don't know about that. After reading the Rollings Stones article about the Mob, I think Trump is politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2018 #7

Sounds like a... NCTraveler Apr 2018 #8

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. Makes sense, rump wont even be loyal to his daughter if it comes down to her or him.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:48 PM

Apr 2018

So it makes sense he is attracted to Cohen.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

3. Not sure about Ivanka.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:57 PM

Apr 2018

Trump may go down to protect her. But Tiffany and the other kids, no way that Trump will risk anything significant for them if push comes to shove. Although I believe Tiffany and Barron are clean in regards to criminal conduct.

malaise

(268,998 posts)

2. Watching these low-life scumbags devour one another in public

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:53 PM

Apr 2018

is great fun.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

4. Raw Story steals content from the Wall Street Journal

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:58 PM

Apr 2018

I wish Raw Story was banned here.

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)

6. That would be ironic.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:17 PM

Apr 2018

Since DU has the least original content of any forum I frequent.

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)

5. You get what you give.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:00 PM

Apr 2018

Trump has absolutely no loyalty to anyone other than himself...and he even has a hard time with this it appears, since he is constantly throws himself under the bus with his tweets.

The lawyer for Stormy Daniels made a comment about this to the effect that Cohen would crumble like a house of cards if he is indicted and Mueller applies pressure on him to talk.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)

7. I don't know about that. After reading the Rollings Stones article about the Mob, I think Trump is

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:20 PM

Apr 2018

the Mob's guy and more important to them than Cohen. Well actually, both of them are doing business for the Mob, it's just that my guess is Trump is doing more of the Mob's business for them than Cohen is. Cohen's Mob business is mainly through Trump, so Trump and the Mob could cut out their middle man, Cohen, and still survive with a bigger cut of the take.

I read the other day that Cohen had said, he'd rather take a bullet than to turn on Trump. I knew then that he knows that his penalty for turning in Trump would be a bullet; courtesy of the Mob. Trump is the Mob's boy. If Rolling Stone Magazine knows this and Mueller doesn't, we're doomed.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

8. Sounds like a...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:24 PM

Apr 2018

“How do I need to deal with this guy” kind of question.

I’m pretty sure Trump know a good amount about Cohen.

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