Lanny Davis: Cohen 'more than happy' to tell Mueller 'all that he knows'

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: The Hill

Michael Cohen's attorney on Tuesday night said his client had knowledge that would be "of interest" to Robert Mueller and would be willing to tell the special counsel “all that he knows."

“Mr. Cohen has knowledge on certain subjects that should be of interest to the special counsel and is more than happy to tell the special counsel all that he knows,” Davis said on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show."

Cohen's attorney added that President Trump had knowledge of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting, as well as advanced knowledge of the 2016 hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by Russian intelligence officers.

Davis, who is a contributor to The Hill, would not say whether Cohen has already been in contact with the special counsel, which is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice on the part of Trump.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402954-lanny-davis-cohen-is-more-than-happy-to-tell-the-special-counsel-all

[fountainofyouth]

1. I like it, but

Does he have proof?

[ffr]

3. Sounds fairly clear cut and dry.

Welcome to DU!

[onetexan]

6. Cohen kept all those recordings

so i don't doubt he has plenty of proof. Let's wait and see

[ffr]

2. We need to insist that Mueller's team be fortified

Time is of the essence.

[meadowlander]

4. Great, let's start with his Blackberry password.

The one he's been refusing to share with prosecutors for the past six months.

[Julian Englis]

5. Will this bring further pressure for Manafort to flip?

The longer Manafort waits, the less valuable his knowledge becomes. Manafort also becomes less valuable to Putin if the Russian plan to fix the election can be proven by other means and other witnesses.

[Rollo]

9. I figure Manafort won't flip, because he's counting on Trump to give him a full pardon.

[Grammy23]

14. It would be nice for Manafort if tRump could take the heat off but

more than likely Manafort sloppily committed state level crimes, too. And tRump has no authority to pardon those crimes. If he evaded federal taxes, he probably made matching tax returns for his state forms. So he might get one noose from around his neck, only to have it replaced by another.

[cstanleytech]

7. If Trump knew of the attempt to hack the DNC beforehand and then used the stolen information he is

a co-conspirator to a major computer felony and needs to be charged.

[murielm99]

8. The Art of the Squeal.

[DeminPennswoods]

11. Good one!

[murielm99]

12. Someone can steal it and

tweet it. I don't do twitter.

[olddad56]

10. the rats are leaving the ship...

hopefully, the GOP senators and representatives, that are not owned by the Putin/Koch mob,
will start to dessert Trump in order to save their jobs.

[SunSeeker]

13. These public Cohen overtures to Mueller are odd.

As numerous former prosecutors have commented, this is done in private meetings.

What this tells me is Cohen's attorneys have not been successful at these meetings. Mueller apparently doesn't want to give Cohen a deal, and Mueller must have a good reason for that.