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WSJ: Chairman of company that owns National Enquirer provided prosecutors with details about payments Mr Cohen arranged with women who alleged sexual encounters with President Trump, INCLUDING MR TRUMPS KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEALS.
Michael Cohen had many reasons to play ball last weekend when his legal team sat down to talk to federal prosecutors.
The Manhattan U.S. Attorneys office had testimony from Mr. Cohens accountant and business partners, along with bank records, tax filings and loan applications that implicated not only Mr. Cohen in potential criminal activity, but also his wife, who filed taxes jointly with her husband. Prosecutors signaled Mr. Cohen would face nearly 20 criminal counts, potentially carrying a lengthy prison sentence and staggering financial penalties.
Adding to the pressure, David Pecker, the chairman of American Media Inc., which publishes the National Enquirer, provided prosecutors with details about payments Mr. Cohen arranged with women who alleged sexual encounters with President Trump, including Mr. Trumps knowledge of the deals.
This account of how Mr. Cohen went from a pugnacious defender of the president to turning on Mr. Trump is based on details provided by people close to Mr. Cohen and others briefed on the discussions with prosecutors.
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Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)rusty fender
(3,428 posts)Mikey!
procon
(15,805 posts)This is how the whole Trump crime family is going down, its already falling apart like a house of cards. Everyone is thinking of how to save themselves and salvage their careers as they climb over their fellow rats to cut a deal with Mueller and escape the inevitable collapse of Trump's Illegitimate Presidency
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got peckered
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Seriously?
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)More lies and blaming Hillary, Obama, Witchhunt...
Jimvanhise
(303 posts)The Enquirer had not only been anti-Hillary and pro-Trump but the issues with Trump cover featured always sold more. Someone had pointed out that the Enquirer had not cover featured Trump since May, which was highly unusual. Now we see how much things are changing, like Trump has become tainted to people who once supported him.
dalton99a
(81,590 posts)triron
(22,020 posts)Eyeball_Kid
(7,434 posts)Of course he knew. Anything done that's crooked and done in his name he'll know about. He's been in on the Russia conspiracy from the get-go. No doubt about it. And THAT will also be made public.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)Trump's trusted Pecker turns on him.
Trump's Pecker provides information about extramarital affairs.
Trump's trusted Pecker no longer his ally?
Trump's Pecker tells all about sex with strippers.