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kpete

(72,018 posts)
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 09:44 PM Aug 2018

Another shoe drops: Nat'l Enquirer providing details: "INCLUDING MR TRUMP'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEALS."

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 TRUMP’S 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. Attorney’s office had testimony from Mr. Cohen’s 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. Trump’s 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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https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-michael-cohen-agreed-to-plead-guiltyand-implicate-the-president-1534987372?mod=e2tw
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Another shoe drops: Nat'l Enquirer providing details: "INCLUDING MR TRUMP'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEALS." (Original Post) kpete Aug 2018 OP
Excellent!!! Leghorn21 Aug 2018 #1
Keep it coming, rusty fender Aug 2018 #2
But... but they were such great pals Trump said, and now Pecker ratted him out. procon Aug 2018 #3
Trump kpete Aug 2018 #4
All because he couldn't keep his pecker in his pants. nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #5
National Enquirer ? left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #6
Twitter meltdown coming in a few hours... DesertRat Aug 2018 #7
What made the Enquirer turn on Trump? Jimvanhise Aug 2018 #8
K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #9
So now it's Dickhead vs. Pecker dalton99a Aug 2018 #10
no, it's him vs Pecker+Cohen triron Aug 2018 #11
Is anybody astonished that Trumpy knew? Eyeball_Kid Aug 2018 #12
The headlines here are potentially too much fun. herding cats Aug 2018 #13

procon

(15,805 posts)
3. But... but they were such great pals Trump said, and now Pecker ratted him out.
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 09:57 PM
Aug 2018

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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Jimvanhise

(303 posts)
8. What made the Enquirer turn on Trump?
Thu Aug 23, 2018, 12:19 AM
Aug 2018

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.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,434 posts)
12. Is anybody astonished that Trumpy knew?
Thu Aug 23, 2018, 12:47 AM
Aug 2018

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)
13. The headlines here are potentially too much fun.
Thu Aug 23, 2018, 12:58 AM
Aug 2018

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.

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