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Trump Told Michael Cohen To Lie About Trump Tower Moscow: Report
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Jan 18, 2019 05:44:20   #
Bad Bob Loc: Virginia
 
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-told-michael-cohen-lie-042603474.html


President Donald Trump told his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about his involvement in a deal to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to a bombshell report from BuzzFeed News on Thursday night.

The president also told Cohen he was on board with a plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 2016 campaign in order to secure the deal, according to BuzzFeed. “Make it happen,” Trump reportedly said.
The news organization spoke with two unnamed federal law enforcement officials involved in the investigation who noted special counsel Robert Mueller learned of the deception through interviews with people in the Trump Organization and “internal company emails, text messages, and a cache of other documents.”

Cohen confirmed the subterfuge in his own interviews with the special counsel’s office, BuzzFeed noted.
HuffPost has reached out to the White House for comment. In a statement to USA Today, Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis said his client would decline any questions related to the story “out of respect for Mr. Mueller’s and the Office of Special Counsel’s investigation.”
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that if the story is true, “President Trump must resign or be impeached.”


The congressman later retweeted a post from USC law professor Orin Kerr, who pointed out that anyone who tells someone to lie to Congress has also broken the law. Castro is the brother of Julián Castro, who recently announced his run for the White House in 2020.


Trump reportedly pursued the controversial project in the middle of his 2016 presidential campaign, the culmination of a decades-long dream of building a tower in Russia, The Washington Post reported in 2017. At the same time, he repeatedly told supporters on the campaign trail that he had no business in Russia.

Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in November as part of Mueller’s ongoing investigation. He admitted that discussions surrounding Trump Tower Moscow went on for at least six months longer than he told Congress. At the time, the attorney said also Trump was more involved in discussions surrounding the deal than he let on and said he also spoke to the president’s family, including Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

After Cohen’s plea, Trump accused his former fixer of “lying about a project that everybody knew about.”
“I mean, we were very open with it. … This deal was a very public deal,” Trump said in November. “Everybody knows about this deal. I wasn’t trying to hide anything.”

Mueller’s office is investigating the Trump campaign’s affiliations with Russia and has been looking into the tower deal in Moscow to determine if there was any collusion with the Kremlin to influence the 2016 election. Trump has vehemently denied the existence of any collusion, and Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. have both said they were only minimally involved in any potential Moscow deal.
Cohen is scheduled to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Feb. 7. Democrats gained control of the House earlier this month.
This article has been updated with a comment on Twitter from Rep. Joaquin Castro.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.

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Jan 18, 2019 07:18:01   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
More fun...


Quote:
"The news organization spoke with two unnamed federal law enforcement officials involved in the investigation who noted special counsel Robert Mueller learned of the deception through interviews with people in the Trump Organization and “internal company emails, text messages, and a cache of other documents.”"
More unnamed sources... Always great reporting... Excellent for conjecture...


Quote:
"Cohen confirmed the subterfuge in his own interviews with the special counsel’s office, BuzzFeed noted."
"Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis said his client would decline any questions related to the story “out of respect for Mr. Mueller’s and the Office of Special Counsel’s investigation.”"

He confirmed it (supposedly) but refused to confirm that he confirmed it... How dastardly!


Quote:
"Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that if the story is true, “President Trump must resign or be impeached.”"
"Castro is the brother of Julián Castro, who recently announced his run for the White House in 2020."
Well, we can rest assured that his accusations were completely unbiased and without alterior motives...

Quote:
", the culmination of a decades-long dream of building a tower in Russia,"

A 'decades-long dream' that has just recently been brought to light... POTUS 45 always surprises us with his modesty...


Quote:
"Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in November as part of Mueller’s ongoing investigation. He admitted that discussions surrounding Trump Tower Moscow went on for at least six months longer than he told Congress. At the time, the attorney said also Trump was more involved in discussions surrounding the deal than he let on and said he also spoke to the president’s family, including Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr."

This is cause for concern...


Quote:
"“I mean, we were very open with it. … This deal was a very public deal,” Trump said in November. “Everybody knows about this deal. I wasn’t trying to hide anything.”"

I will admit as to not being aware of this deal...


I was under the impression that the deal failed... If so it was hardly a 'Quid-pro-quo' for Trump (Assuming he was colluding with the Russians)...


Always a pleasure Bob....
Give consideration to my suggestion of posting some right leaning articles...

Just think of all the 'lefties' you could annoy

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Jan 18, 2019 07:26:58   #
Bad Bob Loc: Virginia
 
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
More fun...


Quote:
"The news organization spoke with two unnamed federal law enforcement officials involved in the investigation who noted special counsel Robert Mueller learned of the deception through interviews with people in the Trump Organization and “internal company emails, text messages, and a cache of other documents.”"
More unnamed sources... Always great reporting... Excellent for conjecture...


Quote:
"Cohen confirmed the subterfuge in his own interviews with the special counsel’s office, BuzzFeed noted."
"Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis said his client would decline any questions related to the story “out of respect for Mr. Mueller’s and the Office of Special Counsel’s investigation.”"

He confirmed it (supposedly) but refused to confirm that he confirmed it... How dastardly!


Quote:
"Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that if the story is true, “President Trump must resign or be impeached.”"
"Castro is the brother of Julián Castro, who recently announced his run for the White House in 2020."
Well, we can rest assured that his accusations were completely unbiased and without alterior motives...

Quote:
", the culmination of a decades-long dream of building a tower in Russia,"

A 'decades-long dream' that has just recently been brought to light... POTUS 45 always surprises us with his modesty...


Quote:
"Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in November as part of Mueller’s ongoing investigation. He admitted that discussions surrounding Trump Tower Moscow went on for at least six months longer than he told Congress. At the time, the attorney said also Trump was more involved in discussions surrounding the deal than he let on and said he also spoke to the president’s family, including Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr."

This is cause for concern...


Quote:
"“I mean, we were very open with it. … This deal was a very public deal,” Trump said in November. “Everybody knows about this deal. I wasn’t trying to hide anything.”"

I will admit as to not being aware of this deal...


I was under the impression that the deal failed... If so it was hardly a 'Quid-pro-quo' for Trump (Assuming he was colluding with the Russians)...


Always a pleasure Bob....
Give consideration to my suggestion of posting some right leaning articles...

Just think of all the 'lefties' you could annoy
More fun... br br br Quote: br "The news or... (show quote)


The righties don't need my help to be annoying.

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Jan 18, 2019 07:37:19   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
Bad Bob wrote:
The righties don't need my help to be annoying.


And here I thought it was all for your own amusement...

I do apologize for the rather vulgar attacks often propagated by my right leaning 'brethren'...

Although there are more than a few on the left that resort to 'ad honinem' attacks, I (personally) have noted that (on the OPP) it is more often those on the right who begin the uncivility... (please Note that I have only been an active member for a few monthes)

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Jan 18, 2019 07:43:11   #
nwtk2007 Loc: Texas
 
Bad Bob wrote:
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-told-michael-cohen-lie-042603474.html


President Donald Trump told his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about his involvement in a deal to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to a bombshell report from BuzzFeed News on Thursday night.

The president also told Cohen he was on board with a plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 2016 campaign in order to secure the deal, according to BuzzFeed. “Make it happen,” Trump reportedly said.
The news organization spoke with two unnamed federal law enforcement officials involved in the investigation who noted special counsel Robert Mueller learned of the deception through interviews with people in the Trump Organization and “internal company emails, text messages, and a cache of other documents.”

Cohen confirmed the subterfuge in his own interviews with the special counsel’s office, BuzzFeed noted.
HuffPost has reached out to the White House for comment. In a statement to USA Today, Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis said his client would decline any questions related to the story “out of respect for Mr. Mueller’s and the Office of Special Counsel’s investigation.”
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that if the story is true, “President Trump must resign or be impeached.”


The congressman later retweeted a post from USC law professor Orin Kerr, who pointed out that anyone who tells someone to lie to Congress has also broken the law. Castro is the brother of Julián Castro, who recently announced his run for the White House in 2020.


Trump reportedly pursued the controversial project in the middle of his 2016 presidential campaign, the culmination of a decades-long dream of building a tower in Russia, The Washington Post reported in 2017. At the same time, he repeatedly told supporters on the campaign trail that he had no business in Russia.

Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in November as part of Mueller’s ongoing investigation. He admitted that discussions surrounding Trump Tower Moscow went on for at least six months longer than he told Congress. At the time, the attorney said also Trump was more involved in discussions surrounding the deal than he let on and said he also spoke to the president’s family, including Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

After Cohen’s plea, Trump accused his former fixer of “lying about a project that everybody knew about.”
“I mean, we were very open with it. … This deal was a very public deal,” Trump said in November. “Everybody knows about this deal. I wasn’t trying to hide anything.”

Mueller’s office is investigating the Trump campaign’s affiliations with Russia and has been looking into the tower deal in Moscow to determine if there was any collusion with the Kremlin to influence the 2016 election. Trump has vehemently denied the existence of any collusion, and Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. have both said they were only minimally involved in any potential Moscow deal.
Cohen is scheduled to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Feb. 7. Democrats gained control of the House earlier this month.
This article has been updated with a comment on Twitter from Rep. Joaquin Castro.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-told-michael-... (show quote)


If it's true; well, let's see the evidence. Without evidence this story is about as believable as the stories about Kavanaugh, none of which were ever corroborated. It's the same with all of the other accusations made about Trump. Evidence. Where is it??

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Jan 18, 2019 07:45:56   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
nwtk2007 wrote:
If it's true; well, let's see the evidence. Without evidence this story is about as believable as the stories about Kavanaugh, none of which were ever corroborated. It's the same with all of the other accusations made about Trump. Evidence. Where is it??


The 'achille's heel' of the opposition...

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Jan 18, 2019 07:46:19   #
Bad Bob Loc: Virginia
 
nwtk2007 wrote:
If it's true; well, let's see the evidence. Without evidence this story is about as believable as the stories about Kavanaugh, none of which were ever corroborated. It's the same with all of the other accusations made about Trump. Evidence. Where is it??


Mueller has it.

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Jan 18, 2019 09:38:04   #
nwtk2007 Loc: Texas
 
Bad Bob wrote:
Mueller has it.


Assuming he has something, then he needs to present it in a timely manner, else, he is part of the "drag it out" strategy, withholding evidence which, makes HIM guilty of obstruction. LOL!

Of course, if what he has is little to nothing, which I believe, then he'll hold onto it for a long time and possibly even block it from being revealed.

I know that is over your head to grasp but keep trying. You might get it.

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Jan 18, 2019 09:40:41   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
nwtk2007 wrote:
Assuming he has something, then he needs to present it in a timely manner, else, he is part of the "drag it out" strategy, withholding evidence which, makes HIM guilty of obstruction. LOL!

Of course, if what he has is little to nothing, which I believe, then he'll hold onto it for a long time and possibly even block it from being revealed.

I know that is over your head to grasp but keep trying. You might get it.


The first two sentences have my endorsement...

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Jan 18, 2019 09:48:06   #
Bad Bob Loc: Virginia
 
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
The first two sentences have my endorsement...


FYI, nwtk2007 bet $100 even money that the Reflubs would keep the house after med terms.

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Jan 18, 2019 09:53:46   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
Bad Bob wrote:
FYI, nwtk2007 bet $100 even money that the Reflubs would keep the house after med terms.


Your point being?

a) He is often wrong
b) You are often right
c) He wagers low
d) All of the above

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Jan 18, 2019 10:02:21   #
Bad Bob Loc: Virginia
 
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Your point being?

a) He is often wrong
b) You are often right
c) He wagers low
d) All of the above


e) Just a fact.
f) St. Jude got her money.

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Jan 18, 2019 10:13:14   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
Bad Bob wrote:
e) Just a fact.
f) St. Jude got her money.


Apologies...
Am unfamiliar with the reference " St. Jude"

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Jan 18, 2019 10:18:36   #
Bad Bob Loc: Virginia
 
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Apologies...
Am unfamiliar with the reference " St. Jude"


https://www.stjude.org/

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Jan 18, 2019 10:23:26   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
Bad Bob wrote:
https://www.stjude.org/


Most noble... I may have to rethink your offer from before... This sort of gambling is rather benevolent...

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