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kpete

(71,991 posts) Fri Aug 24, 2018, 11:18 AM Aug 2018

Flipping Out-Trump's CFO Allen Weisselberg gets immunity from prosecutors in the Cohen investigation

By Rebecca Ballhaus and Nicole Hong
Updated Aug. 24, 2018 11:17 a.m. ET

Allen Weisselberg, President Trump’s longtime financial gatekeeper, was granted immunity by federal prosecutors for providing information about Michael Cohen in the criminal investigation into hush-money payments for two women during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to people familiar with the matter.

Weisselberg’s cooperation takes the Mueller and SDNY investigations out of some of the penny ante stuff in play so far and into the heart of the Trump Organization and President Trump’s business history. The game gets started here.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-organization-chief-financial-officer-granted-immunity-michael-cohen

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Flipping Out-Trump's CFO Allen Weisselberg gets immunity from prosecutors in the Cohen investigation (Original Post) kpete Aug 2018 OP

Let the tweets begin.... The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1

Seems no one is taking a bullet for trump .... CatMor Aug 2018 #2

Fox: "President trumps so called cfo" Watchfoxheadexplodes Aug 2018 #3

I will see fox spews late this afternoon as I exercise [and exorcise demons] empedocles Aug 2018 #4

SDNY must be broadening their investigation. Nevilledog Aug 2018 #5

Trump says longstanding legal practice of flipping 'almost ought to be illegal' workinclasszero Aug 2018 #6

For all who have lost money from the con through the years superpatriotman Aug 2018 #7

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)

1. Let the tweets begin....

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 11:19 AM

Aug 2018

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

2. Seems no one is taking a bullet for trump ....

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 11:23 AM

Aug 2018

I don't blame them. Why protect a disgusting crooked con man at your peril.

Watchfoxheadexplodes

(3,496 posts)

3. Fox: "President trumps so called cfo"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 11:26 AM

Aug 2018

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

4. I will see fox spews late this afternoon as I exercise [and exorcise demons]

Reply to Watchfoxheadexplodes (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 11:33 AM

Aug 2018

After a first burst of annoyance, about 'so called cfo', 'persons that trump barely knew' etc. etc.

I enjoy watching the fox 'worms on a hot brick squirm', as they try and 'cover' the unavoidable news on days like these news days.

Nevilledog

(51,104 posts)

5. SDNY must be broadening their investigation.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 11:55 AM

Aug 2018

Cohen has already entered a plea in regards to the hush money. This is either a new avenue they are taking or the grand jury is focusing on the other participants involved in the payoff. Hopefully they then get the info to branch out into crimes directly implicating Trump and the disclosure of Trump's financial ties to Russia. That when the info will get to Mueller.