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Katherine Faulders ✔@KFaulders
NEW: @ABC has learned that Michael Cohen has entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
12:39 PM - Aug 21, 2018 · Alexandria, VA
Link to tweet
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Does this mean we will hear about the agreement soon unless it requires future obligations from Cohen?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)wcmagumba
(2,892 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Oh holy hell
montanacowboy
(6,101 posts)INCOMING INCOMING INCOMING
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)Fastening seatbelts and raising plexi-shields!!
magicarpet
(14,167 posts)Zoonart
(11,878 posts)Trumpie is gonna need a bigger boat.
Zoonart
(11,878 posts)LOL
csziggy
(34,137 posts)gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)that he was negotiating
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)csziggy
(34,137 posts)I was amused earlier - they were showing film of Cohen waiting outside the FBI building to turn himself in. They had to be expecting him, had put out barriers around noon, but they made him wait outside in full view of all the cameras and media. Everybody got some great shots of Cohen cooling his heels.
comradebillyboy
(10,175 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)is fantastic!!!!!!!!!
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)Maybe he was holding out cause it has nude pics. I wouldn't want Mueller to see me nekked
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)jmowreader
(50,562 posts)It has John Podesta's spaghetti sauce recipe, which is known throughout Washington for its excellence.
Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)csziggy
(34,137 posts)Wait - that was already released.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)Cooperating or not cooperating, that is the key phrase. If he's taken a plea as a cooperating witness Trump is going to Tweet storm until his head explodes tonight.
Think about this if Manafort also is convicted today. The President's Campaign head and his lead personal attorney will both be convicted felons by night fall. It doesn't get closer to Trump than those 2, one headed his campaign for Presidency, the other was his own personal attorney for years.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)They are divided on whether this means Cohen is cooperating. So I don't think anyone knows yet.
former9thward
(32,077 posts)Michael D. Cohen, President Trumps former lawyer, on Tuesday reached a plea agreement with prosecutors investigating payments he made to women on behalf of Mr. Trump, a deal that does not include cooperation with federal authorities, two people familiar with the matter said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/michael-cohen-plea-deal-trump.html
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Don't need him ..have so many docs and tapes
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So best he could do is save them the trouble of a trial. Now those prosecutors can get back to work on Trump.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)on your own without the feds asking you to? Like was there a specific action that caused Cohen to plead today?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So in this case, Cohen didn't just volunteer; he did have a clear reason to make the deal, as did SDNY. But yes, you can just plead guilty if you want to.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)As part of the plea deal under discussion earlier Tuesday, Cohen was not expected to cooperate with the government, one source told CNN. However, by pleading guilty both Cohen and prosecutors would avoid the spectacle and uncertainty of a trial.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/michael-cohen-plea-deal-talks/index.html
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)I am thinking ...shit...Cohen IS taking a dive for Trump
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)It's going to take a lot of prosecutors to comb through Cohen's trove of evidence and find things to nail Trump with.
mobeau69
(11,156 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)mobeau69
(11,156 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)his "speech" tonight could really be a doozy - perhaps the unhinging that we've all been anticipating!
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)C Moon
(12,221 posts)Nitram
(22,877 posts)Roadside Attraction
(238 posts)My DC attorney daughter just get text from friend of hers at Manhattan federal court -- Cohen to plead quilty at 4:00 PM, possibly to using campaign funds to payoff a woman . . . plea may lead directly to Trump.
Keep your fingers crossed and pray!!!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)Link to tweet
Renato Mariotti
?Verified account @renato_mariotti
Renato Mariotti Retweeted Shimon Prokupecz
It looks like Michael Cohen will plead guilty at 4 p.m. ET today. During what is called a "change of plea" hearing, we will find out the charge to which he's pleading guilty as well as the plea agreement he has with prosecutors. Cohen will also acknowledge that he is guilty.
Renato Mariotti added,
Shimon Prokupecz
Verified account @ShimonPro
Michael Cohen to appear at 4pm in Manhattan federal court.
11:17 AM - 21 Aug 2018
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)I'll have to pick up some popcorn on the way home from work
jayschool2013
(2,313 posts)honest.abe
(8,685 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)No tRump pardon, right?
Progressive2020
(713 posts)It is the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York. It is not New York State Court. It is a Federal Court and a Federal Charge, so it is still possible that Trump might Pardon Cohen. If Cohen rats on Trump, though, do not expect a Pardon. This is still going to be played out one way or another. It is not known at this time whether Cohen will cooperate with the Feds against Trump, or whether he will remain silent and accept his fate.
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)Never heard of him.
-DJT