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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNow MSNBC's is hearing it might only be a plea agreement, not a cooperation agreement.
That would be disappointing.
On update, the NY Times report:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/michael-cohen-plea-deal-trump.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Michael Cohen, President Trumps former lawyer, on Tuesday reached a plea agreement with prosecutors investigating payments he made to women for Mr. Trump but the deal does not include cooperation, two people familiar with the matter said.
Prosecutors in New York had been scrutinizing Mr. Cohen for bank and tax fraud, as well as for his role in helping to arrange financial deals to secure the silence of women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump.
The United States attorneys office announced that there would be a proceeding of interest in a case against a defendant identified only as John Doe, language that almost always indicates a guilty plea. One person with knowledge of the matter said the proceeding would be the guilty plea by Mr. Cohen.
New update:
MSNBC analyst says even it's just a plea agreement, it could lead to a separate cooperation agreement.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)uponit7771
(90,347 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)of a trial. Plea deals happen every single day.
lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)is a) in a position to know things that are not known otherwise and b) when the person doing the plea deal is the clear underling of the person not yet indicted.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)FBI ahead of a 4 p.m. ET court proceeding
https://cnn.it/2OXVOij
1:38 PM - Aug 21, 2018
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Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)I don't think prosecutors would limit his sentence to a max of 3 years without cooperation.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Weird.
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)I guess if it is only a part of his legal problems it makes sense to just take a plea. It kind of gives both sides the option for future negotiations as well. 6th dimensional chess?
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Substantial fine and jail time expected. Surrendering to FBI- is that witness protection now?
Sorry!
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)These guys (the Mueller team) are playing at a level I have never seen before. Their moves sometimes do not make much sense but in time I think we will see the plan.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)and promised him a pardon. Or maybe he's cooperating in other areas? Hard to tell what's going on, there's so much criminal shit involved with Trump.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)He has had to deal with this situation countless times, shutting up people who have the goods on him.
Nobody is going to flip, not in a meaningful way.
Always best to look at the big picture and not make adjustments based on day to day details. Yes these are higher stakes but it is the same game.
We have to win Novembers. Robert Mueller is not going to save anything or change the dynamic.
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)"Robert Mueller is not going to save anything or change the dynamic."
But no matter what, it sure makes me feel good to see some of these bastards perp walked.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)We need it back to 41 or lower and not the current 538 model slightly above 42.
Trend has been up. YouGov reported 43 today after 38 a few days ago