More Recent Update: People have donated $120K to pay Michael Cohen's legal fees since this AM

[oberliner]

Last edited Wed Aug 22, 2018, 06:59 PM - Edit history (2)

Has everyone lost their minds?

[mikeysnot]

1. suckers...

true believers till the end...

[bearsfootball516]

2. Lol 16K? That'll get him through about two days.

[oberliner]

3. Up to 18K since I posted this 8 minutes ago

[oberliner]

7. Now up to 30K

[LanternWaste]

9. Your concern over the irrelevant is unsurprising.

Feigning a confused indignation to various responses can also be effective.

[oberliner]

10. Seems pretty crazy to me that people are giving Michael Cohen money

Just thought I'd share those feelings with my fellow DUers - see if anyone else feels the same way.

Not especially concerned about it - more bemusement, I guess.

[joshcryer]

21. It's astonishing to me the average donation is $60.

I can see people donating $5 here or there as a joke, just to say "fuck Trump" or whatever. You could use it as a conversation starter or whatever.

"Oh yeah I donated to Cohen's GoFundMe, I'm glad he's taking Trump down!"

[oberliner]

26. Supposedly, Brian France (CEO of NASCAR) donated $50K

That might be throwing off the average.

[marble falls]

4. Meh.

[samnsara]

5. i did. i was #4 in fact... i posted earlier about this...

...the money is all coming from our side. Its for his kids...not for him.

[oberliner]

6. It's not for his kids

It's to pay his legal fees.

[emulatorloo]

8. Not sure of your point. Would you rather Trump pay his legal fees?

[oberliner]

11. I think it's a little crazy that people are sending Michael Cohen money

Considering all the corrupt things he has done over the years in the service of Donald Trump and for his own financial benefit.

[emulatorloo]

12. He's clearly flipped on Trump and Davis is hinting he has info on Trumps knowledge of DNC hacks

among other things. Apparently he says he would refuse a pardon from Trump. So I can see why some folks might want to help him with his legal bills.

Some folks believe in redemption.

I won’t be donating, but I get it.

[oberliner]

13. Is he not a multi-millionaire?

[sarah FAILIN]

14. I think that disappeared

Maybe I'm wrong, but the taxi licenses are basically worthless in the days of Uber and I think there were huge loans on them from back when they were a good investment.. These other sources may not have anything left with the attorney fees he has had so far.

[oberliner]

15. He was released on $500,000 bond (guaranteed by his wife)

Presumably that means that the judge believes that Cohen's wife would be able to produce $500,000 if her husband does not show up in court. Cohen also said in court yesterday “Last night at dinner I had a glass of Glenlivet 12 on the rocks.” which seems to indicate that he is not exactly scrimping and saving every penny to try to pay his legal fees. One would think if he was indigent to the point that he needed to crowd fund his legal fees that he would not have been able to have been released on $500,000 bond.

[sarah FAILIN]

16. True

But I think we all define wealth differently. The rich can never get enough.
I was thinking of this article I guess
[link:https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-cohen-wants-trump-to-pay-his-legal-fees-1529447136|]

[oberliner]

18. Fair enough

But the fact that people have sent $120K seems crazy to me.

[sarah FAILIN]

34. He won't get a penny from me.

Look at how many dems donated to Jill Stein. They have hope, but it is foolish.

[mythology]

35. That's not exactly a super expensive glass of scotch.

It's probably no more than $10 in a restaurant.

[oberliner]

37. Most people who are trying to save money don't eat out and order a $10 drink

[triron]

17. I think it's way cool.

[oberliner]

19. Why do you say that?

[B2G]

20. Isn't he worth 120 milion?

WTF

[oberliner]

24. You would think he would be able to pay his legal fees

Even if he is worth less than that at this point.

[B2G]

25. And isn't Lanny Davis working pro bono? Nt

[oberliner]

27. Lanny Davis is the one who created the GoFundMe page

For what that is worth.

[at140]

28. Not that I heard

Please donate to Cohen so that he can pay Lanny's fees.

[B2G]

30. I'll pass thanks. Nt

[workinclasszero]

22. The enemy of my enemy is my friend

That’s all I got.

[oberliner]

23. His apartment is worth eight million dollars

[FM123]

29. I totally get that!

I catch myself rooting for horrible people like Michael Cohen & Omarosa, in hopes that they will help take down the real enemy, the orange one.

[workinclasszero]

32. Right my eyes are on the prize

Trump in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs doing the perp walk between a bunch of FBI agents.

I can dream, can’t I?

[obnoxiousdrunk]

31. Why not ?

Tha cop who killed Michael Brown collected 1.2 million with go fund me.

[oberliner]

33. Because he is a multi-millionaire criminal

I also think it's crazy that people sent money to Darren Wilson.

[MichMan]

36. A bunch of people here gave Stein money for her"recount"

So nothing surprises me anymore

[oberliner]

38. I remember it well

I tried to talk people out of it.