Cohen in fear for himself and family from Russian retaliation...

[pbmus]

Link to tweet

[Rocky888]

1. Maybe Lindsey went to turkey to hire some Saudi hitmen for trump.

[ProudLib72]

2. This feels like a whomp whomp to me

[coti]

3. If he's telling the truth now, you can't just let him hang

That would discourage whistleblowers and truthtellers- even ones doing so involuntarily after being arrested- from telling the truth in the future.

[ProudLib72]

17. Like Manafort?

Alright, fine, maybe he should get some protection. But he's the one who made his bed, and now he has to lay in it. I'm not going to feel sorry for him when he brought this on himself through a lifetime of working with the Russian mafia.

[Blue Owl]

4. Hoping that isn't one of Putin's polonium-fill pillows under his arm

Not a big fan of Cohen but he's got the goods on Dotard and we need him to testify publicly...

[MBS]

7. Agree 100%. n/t

[Qutzupalotl]

5. When I first saw he was in a sling

with people saying he had a black eye, I thought maybe his wife did not appreciate the fan club he tried to start.

But now ...

[Roland99]

6. Rosneft oil company senior executive's daughter jumped out of window after family fight

Link to tweet

[FakeNoose]

8. This is not a joke - his wife's family is connected to the Russian mob

That's how his father-in-law was able to get Michael the yellow cab medallions. They KNOW people!
It has been posted on DU before, if you search for Russian mafia or Russian mob, it's all there.
Also: Cohen's connection to the Russian mafia is the reason why Trump hired him in the first place.

[Kablooie]

13. That must be why he didn't take a full plea deal.

A full plea deal means he has to expose every criminal action he knows about and would have to snitch on the Russian mob.
His family wouldn't last much longer after that.

[FakeNoose]

16. I think that might be why Cohen is taking this as a real threat to his family

Mueller will know what to do about this, I'm sure. The problem is whether Cohen will tell what he knows to the Congressional Committee.

[AlexSFCA]

9. I hope he'll survives for public testimony in February

[honest.abe]

10. Trump and his mob are turning this country into a mafia state.

Republicans should be so proud.

[bdamomma]

14. well repigs

are criminals haven't they proved it, they are not rushing to end the shutdown.

[DFW]

18. Republicans probably ARE proud

They worship money and power, not "God" or the flag. They only do that on Fox and Frauds. Their masks come off when the cameras are turned off.

[0rganism]

11. i really hope this isn't the first time retaliation has been considered

the FBI should have him and his immediate family in a WPP by now.

[Hekate]

12. No shit, Sherlock

[mfcorey1]

15. There should be some form of protection offered this man for

his family.

[Cha]

19. I would think so! Those murderous assholes

stop at nothing.