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babylonsister

(171,065 posts)
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 02:23 AM Aug 2022

Michael Cohen says he 'would not be surprised' if FBI informant was one of Trump's kids or Jared...

We're all guessing at this point...

Michael Cohen says he 'would not be surprised' if FBI informant was one of Trump's kids or Jared Kushner
Natalie Musumeci
Aug 11, 2022, 3:37 PM


Cohen suspects the possible informant in the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid is in Trump's "inner circle."

"I would not be surprised to find out it is Jared or one of his children," Cohen said.

"Who else would know about the existence of a safe and the specific contents kept inside?" he said.


more...

https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-cohen-fbi-informant-donald-trump-2022-8
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Michael Cohen says he 'would not be surprised' if FBI informant was one of Trump's kids or Jared... (Original Post) babylonsister Aug 2022 OP
Could be. What would each of their motives be? elleng Aug 2022 #1
Keeping their own ass out of jail. Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #3
He's no longer of any use to them. haele Aug 2022 #20
"Says who?", was what Mikey retorted every time... czarjak Aug 2022 #2
The FBI's surveillance cameras caught someone unlocking a padlocked door and moving boxes out. LeftInTX Aug 2022 #4
This makes more sense. hamsterjill Aug 2022 #11
i bet it is MALARIA !!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Aug 2022 #5
could not be Melody.. thomski64 Aug 2022 #7
If it was Jared that will have ramifications for my people. Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 #6
Quite true GreenWave Aug 2022 #13
It may have been part of the deal they made with FBI. skip fox Aug 2022 #8
Hard to believe that either Ivanka or Jared wnylib Aug 2022 #9
That's what I'm thinking too True Dough Aug 2022 #10
I always figured Donny would throw any of them under the bus, maybe saving Ivanka for last, tanyev Aug 2022 #12
IF Jared got $2B from the Saudis for secrets then that would be enough to turn rat Shanti Shanti Shanti Aug 2022 #14
Wow. That's nice. I'd be scared to be anywhere near the front pool ecstatic Aug 2022 #17
Lol, well gators do travel, and like a pool to stop by and cool off, yeah, I could live there Shanti Shanti Shanti Aug 2022 #19
I think Ivanka is beginning to feel the heat or she feels the need to protect Jared... kentuck Aug 2022 #15
She and Jared got theirs, no reason to hitch your wagon to a LOSER! lol Shanti Shanti Shanti Aug 2022 #16
Jared was my first guess when the news broke that FBI agents were at Thtwudbeme Aug 2022 #18

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)
3. Keeping their own ass out of jail.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 02:50 AM
Aug 2022

There’s no telling what kind of shady shit they’ve been up to.

haele

(12,654 posts)
20. He's no longer of any use to them.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 11:38 AM
Aug 2022

We can see that TFG is a liability to establishment GOP, so can they.
Y'see, it's easier for mobsters and businesses to operate in an environment that has rules and laws (especially if they're flexible, but they still need to be there) than it is living in an environment of petulant chaos.
TFG's vision of America is like a online multiplayer shooter game. A fun time for a few hours for most, then rich troll who bought a couple loot crates smokes your ass and bullies all the noobs s/he sees for "fun" until the noob quits. That's not sustainable; even Liberatarian A-holes understand that.

TFG is getting cut loose. All but the true believers and his long-time sycophants are leaving him.

Haele

czarjak

(11,277 posts)
2. "Says who?", was what Mikey retorted every time...
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 02:43 AM
Aug 2022

The first time I saw him on CNN during the early stages of the 2016 campaign and he was being interrogated about his boss’s abusive behavior towards the gender he cherished. He was all-in before he wasn’t. That’s for damned sure. GFY, until you atone for your servitude you were once so proud of. You built THIS.

LeftInTX

(25,337 posts)
4. The FBI's surveillance cameras caught someone unlocking a padlocked door and moving boxes out.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 02:53 AM
Aug 2022

No informant was needed.

This saga has been going on for over a year. It's been back and forth with Trump and the National Archives.

Archives contacted him.
They got some stuff back, but not much.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/09/politics/doj-investigation-trump-documents-timeline/index.html

May 2021
An official from NARA contacts Trump's team after realizing that several important documents weren't handed over before Trump left the White House.

Jan 2022
After months NARA receives 15 boxes

February 9, 2022
NARA contacts the DOJ

Apr - May 2022
FBI interviews Trump aids at Mar a Lago

Sometimes between Feb and May, a grand jury is convened

May 12, 2022
DOJ subpoena's the NARA for classified documents.

June 3 2022
Trump is served with a grand jury subpoena at Mar a Lago
Some documents that were required for the Jan 6th investigation are retrieved

June 8, 2022
DOJ orders the document room at Mar a Lago to be locked

June 22, 2022
DOJ orders surveillance of the document


August 22 - Surveillance will expire Search warrant executed on August 8

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
11. This makes more sense.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 07:21 AM
Aug 2022

I don’t see the kids or Jared turning on Donald. I don’t doubt that they have the “save myself first” attitude; I just think they ALL have the attitude of “it can’t happen to me because I’m a Trump”.

Definitely not Melania. She’s the one most likely connected to Putin and does the reporting back.

Behind the Aegis

(53,957 posts)
6. If it was Jared that will have ramifications for my people.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 03:20 AM
Aug 2022

It has already shown up here, so if he is responsible, or even "likely to have been the one" based on nothing but speculation, there will be some serious shit coming the way of the Jews. That will be good for everyone, except of course for the Jews.

GreenWave

(6,754 posts)
13. Quite true
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 08:56 AM
Aug 2022

And to make it worse the Orange Menace has riled up the Nazis to a fever pitch.

When a group is discriminated against, "they" must have nothing but model citizens or else.

wnylib

(21,466 posts)
9. Hard to believe that either Ivanka or Jared
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 06:34 AM
Aug 2022

would flip on Trump given the suspicious origin of Jared's $2 billion from Saudis.

True Dough

(17,305 posts)
10. That's what I'm thinking too
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 06:44 AM
Aug 2022

Jared should have been under investigation himself for his suspicious activities.

tanyev

(42,558 posts)
12. I always figured Donny would throw any of them under the bus, maybe saving Ivanka for last,
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 08:41 AM
Aug 2022

but I've got to admit it never occurred to me that one of them would throw Donny under the bus. The three kids always seem like their own sense of self is completely wrapped up in being the son or daughter of Donald Trump. I guess you learn to talk that way pretty quick when the luxurious lifestyle you enjoy is completely dependent on staying in the good graces of a malignant narcissist.

 

Shanti Shanti Shanti

(12,047 posts)
14. IF Jared got $2B from the Saudis for secrets then that would be enough to turn rat
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 09:21 AM
Aug 2022

A man has to provide for his family afterall.

Have you seen their new house/palace? Lots of upkeep costs, I'm sure...










https://nypost.com/2021/07/15/inside-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushners-new-24m-florida-estate/



ecstatic

(32,704 posts)
17. Wow. That's nice. I'd be scared to be anywhere near the front pool
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 11:17 AM
Aug 2022

Looks like a great place for alligators to hang out.

kentuck

(111,095 posts)
15. I think Ivanka is beginning to feel the heat or she feels the need to protect Jared...
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 09:33 AM
Aug 2022

...or both?

She made a statement yesterday that she would not be campaigning with her father and that she was splitting from the business partnership with her brothers.

No doubt, she and Jared have enough money after their 4 years of grifting in the White House and his big deal with the Saudis after he got out of the White House.

There are a lot of questions about Mr Jared. Ivanka is no shrinking violet.

 

Thtwudbeme

(7,737 posts)
18. Jared was my first guess when the news broke that FBI agents were at
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 11:19 AM
Aug 2022

Spy-a-Largo.

He has the most to gain from turning informant.

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