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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts) Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:43 PM Apr 2018

Lindsey Graham: Trump's lawyer is 'an idiot'

Source: The Hill

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) on Friday blasted Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, over reports that he taped business conversations.

"Michael Cohen's an idiot. To be taping — if he did tape — conversations with his client, that's stupid," Graham said on "The Brian Kilmeade Show."

He added that "I don't know what kind of legal advice Michael Cohen gave Donald Trump. I'm not really impressed with him as a lawyer, just to be honest with you."

The FBI raided the offices and hotel room of Cohen on Monday. The Justice Department confirmed on Friday that he is part of a criminal investigation.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/383122-graham-trumps-lawyer-is-an-idiot

Not really news, but I love the title.

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Lindsey Graham: Trump's lawyer is 'an idiot' (Original Post) Julian Englis Apr 2018 OP

Yeah, not learning from nixon. Not realizing how stupid this is Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1

Cohen was 7 in 1973. Apparently not much of a student: went to worst law school in country. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #4

"Only the best people..." NNadir Apr 2018 #7

He's a mob "fixer" with barely acceptable legal credentials FakeNoose Apr 2018 #16

Latest reports say pre-existing covert warrant read emails and Cohen doing little or no legal work. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #17

nothing graham says or does is news. his behavior is reliably toady imo. nt msongs Apr 2018 #2

right on the money rurallib Apr 2018 #11

Afraid your name might come up, Lindsey? Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2018 #3

There'd be a lot of chuckling if that transpired !!! OnDoutside Apr 2018 #22

Takes one to know one huh. Iliyah Apr 2018 #5

My thought exactly. nt jrthin Apr 2018 #9

What's disturbing is Graham speaks of Cohen as if he's a regular lawyer instead of a fixer. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #6

Lindsay's just afraid he got caught cheating at golf with Trump Mr. Ected Apr 2018 #8

Note that Graham's biggest concern isn't that Gump John Fante Apr 2018 #10

Excellent point, JF. It's pretty much an open secret that all the R's are shady AF flibbitygiblets Apr 2018 #13

Right! Cha Apr 2018 #21

piss on lindsey graham anyway KG Apr 2018 #12

a friend suggested this - KT2000 Apr 2018 #14

"Trump's lawyer is an idiot." 3catwoman3 Apr 2018 #15

Graham is a piece of work himself. kwassa Apr 2018 #18

So are the tapes the thing that will bring the president down ... AGAIN? Kablooie Apr 2018 #19

Much as I hate Lindsey.... machoneman Apr 2018 #20

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. Yeah, not learning from nixon. Not realizing how stupid this is

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:44 PM

Apr 2018

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)

4. Cohen was 7 in 1973. Apparently not much of a student: went to worst law school in country. . . nt

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:46 PM

Apr 2018

NNadir

(33,525 posts)

7. "Only the best people..."

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:52 PM

Apr 2018

There has never been a worse and obvious liar in American politics ever has this thug of a "President."

FakeNoose

(32,641 posts)

16. He's a mob "fixer" with barely acceptable legal credentials

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:44 PM

Apr 2018

I'm sure his clients don't care either. They're all "Lawyers, guns, and money" types.

Many of us DUers were not aware of this until a couple days ago, but Cohen grew up around the Russian mob on Long Island. Apparently he married into it also, since his wife's family are all connected.

This is a guy who can get things done. Just don't ask any questions.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)

17. Latest reports say pre-existing covert warrant read emails and Cohen doing little or no legal work.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #16)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:46 PM

Apr 2018

Thus, no Attorney-Client privilege.

msongs

(67,413 posts)

2. nothing graham says or does is news. his behavior is reliably toady imo. nt

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:45 PM

Apr 2018

rurallib

(62,420 posts)

11. right on the money

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:03 PM

Apr 2018

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,839 posts)

3. Afraid your name might come up, Lindsey?

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:45 PM

Apr 2018

OnDoutside

(19,960 posts)

22. There'd be a lot of chuckling if that transpired !!!

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 09:06 AM

Apr 2018

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

5. Takes one to know one huh.

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:47 PM

Apr 2018

jrthin

(4,836 posts)

9. My thought exactly. nt

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:56 PM

Apr 2018

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

6. What's disturbing is Graham speaks of Cohen as if he's a regular lawyer instead of a fixer. nt

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:52 PM

Apr 2018

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

8. Lindsay's just afraid he got caught cheating at golf with Trump

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:53 PM

Apr 2018

"Crap, now the voters will know I cap my scores at triple bogey"

John Fante

(3,479 posts)

10. Note that Graham's biggest concern isn't that Gump

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:03 PM

Apr 2018

engaged in criminal behavior, but that it may have been taped. Dirty fucker.

"Republican" is all but synonymous with "anti-American" at this point.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)

13. Excellent point, JF. It's pretty much an open secret that all the R's are shady AF

Reply to John Fante (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:09 PM

Apr 2018

They don't even try to hide it. He might as well be saying "what an idiot, he got caught doing what most of us regularly get away with"

Cha

(297,275 posts)

21. Right!

Reply to John Fante (Reply #10)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 08:47 AM

Apr 2018

KG

(28,751 posts)

12. piss on lindsey graham anyway

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:07 PM

Apr 2018

KT2000

(20,581 posts)

14. a friend suggested this -

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:27 PM

Apr 2018

tRump is known to not pay his bills. Tapes of conversations with Cohen and tRump would assure bills would be paid - or else.

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)

15. "Trump's lawyer is an idiot."

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:34 PM

Apr 2018

So is Trump's lawyer's client.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

18. Graham is a piece of work himself.

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:01 PM

Apr 2018

Highly variable morality.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)

19. So are the tapes the thing that will bring the president down ... AGAIN?

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 12:58 AM

Apr 2018

machoneman

(4,007 posts)

20. Much as I hate Lindsey....

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 06:32 AM

Apr 2018

for being such a RW fool, his lawyerly background is impressive after years of military advocacy. When he says Cohen is an idiot, I do believe his words carry a lot of weight with other Senators.

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