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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGiuliani pal who sent Cohen the "friends in high places" email says it was a Garth Brooks reference
Sure it was...
From Mediaite:
https://www.mediaite.com/online/giuliani-ally-denies-teasing-pardon-to-cohen-friends-in-high-places-email-was-a-garth-brooks-reference/
Giuliani Ally Denies Teasing Pardon to Cohen: Friends in High Places Email Was a Garth Brooks Reference
Earlier today, CNN broke news of emails sent by attorney Robert Costello to Michael Cohen in April 2018 after the raid on his office. Costello was in touch with Rudy Giuliani, and in one of the emails he said, Sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places.
CNNs report notes Costellos denial of Cohens belief that a pardon was being dangled, and his claim that Cohen was the one to raise it.
But after the CNN report ran, Costello gave another statement that provided an explanation for the curious choice of language in the email.
Costello told The Daily Beast that sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places was meant as a joking reference to a Garth Brooks song:
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And yes, before you ask, the Garth Brooks song is, in fact, titled Friends in Low Places.
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Earlier today, CNN broke news of emails sent by attorney Robert Costello to Michael Cohen in April 2018 after the raid on his office. Costello was in touch with Rudy Giuliani, and in one of the emails he said, Sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places.
CNNs report notes Costellos denial of Cohens belief that a pardon was being dangled, and his claim that Cohen was the one to raise it.
But after the CNN report ran, Costello gave another statement that provided an explanation for the curious choice of language in the email.
Costello told The Daily Beast that sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places was meant as a joking reference to a Garth Brooks song:
In an email to The Daily Beast, Costello said that he was not hinting at a Trump pardon when he talked about sleeping well at night. Instead, he was referencing a song by music star Garth Brooks in an attempt to comfort a suicidal Cohen. And, he added, there were documents that could confirm as much.
To repeat myself, Michael Cohen and his counsels interpretation of events is utter nonsense, Costello said. This statement: Sleep Well tonight, you have friends in high places was a tongue-in-cheek reference to a Garth Brooks song, to a client whose state of mind was highly disturbed and had suggested to us that he was suicidal. We were simply trying to be decent human beings. There is no hidden message.
To repeat myself, Michael Cohen and his counsels interpretation of events is utter nonsense, Costello said. This statement: Sleep Well tonight, you have friends in high places was a tongue-in-cheek reference to a Garth Brooks song, to a client whose state of mind was highly disturbed and had suggested to us that he was suicidal. We were simply trying to be decent human beings. There is no hidden message.
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And yes, before you ask, the Garth Brooks song is, in fact, titled Friends in Low Places.
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Giuliani pal who sent Cohen the "friends in high places" email says it was a Garth Brooks reference (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Mar 2019
OP
That song says nothing about sleeping well, so the only thing in common is "friends" & "places"
RockRaven
Mar 2019
#2
TwilightZone
(25,499 posts)1. I had to check if this was the Onion or Andy Borowitz.
Alas, no.
RockRaven
(15,035 posts)2. That song says nothing about sleeping well, so the only thing in common is "friends" & "places"
He could just as plausibly claimed it was a reference to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" -- there are just as many words in common after all.
manor321
(3,344 posts)3. Oh my
spanone
(135,900 posts)4. 'We were simply trying to be decent human beings' Bwahahahahahahaa
liars. we KNOW that's false.
highplainsdem
(49,045 posts)8. My reaction, too.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)5. Even if it is, it doesn't negate it's actual meaning.
Even if he has documents that prove it's a reference to Garth Brooks it doesn't negate the meaning of it. It still means "you've got someone on the inside."
muntrv
(14,505 posts)6. In related news, when the Tattaglia family wanted Luca Brazi to sleep with the fish, they meant
book a hotel room with an aquarium.
triron
(22,026 posts)7. Good simile.
highplainsdem
(49,045 posts)9. Perfect.
TheBlackAdder
(28,230 posts)10. Yeah, right! The Ghoul & Cohen are Garth Brooks fans.