Michael Cohen says he's found an old hard drive with 14 mil files of potentially damaging evidence

[ehrnst]

on Trump.

President Donald Trump's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen on Thursday said he had unearthed a decade's worth of new information on old computers and telephones.

This includes a hard drive with 14 million files, he said.

Cohen's attorney Lanny Davis said the information "has significant value to the various congressional oversight and investigation committees" investigating President Donald Trump.

Cohen's legal team is hoping the new information will allow Cohen to delay his three-year prison sentence for lying to Congress and campaign-finance violations.

In new documents submitted to lawmakers Thursday, Cohen said Trump instructed him to lie about a Trump Tower project in Moscow.

https://www.sfgate.com/g00/technology/businessinsider/article/Michael-Cohen-says-he-s-found-an-old-hard-drive-13744022.php

[mucifer]

1. why didn't the feds get it when they arrested him?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Hard to say; maybe it wasn't at the locations they searched.

[marylandblue]

12. I've got boxes of old computer parts in my house.

Mostly wires, mice etc, but there could be a hard drive buried under there.

[Sherman A1]

2. Good

That needs to go to the investigators immediately.

[Turbineguy]

3. Actually that would help Trump.

The more evidence to sort through the longer the delay.

[dalton99a]

4. What percentage of it is Russian porn?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Or videos of Russian hookers and golden showers...?

[Funtatlaguy]

10. Or Urinating Ukrainians

[manor321]

7. Keep in mind these are part of the files the SDNY returned to him.

I'm not putting too much into this story until we know more details. The SDNY looked through these files.

[IndyOp]

9. Oh! I did not know that. Thanks for the helpful clarification. (nt)

[Nevilledog]

11. What is your source for that, please?

[Glimmer of Hope]

17. I think it is a fair assumption that this hard drive was seized, copied and reviewed.

[unblock]

8. how is it that he can withhold this for a deal for a sentence reduction?

i understand that, particularly when dealing with criminal organizations, the smaller fish provide assistance in exchange for lighter sentences all the time.

but i thought that mostly had to do with testimony, intel, or perhaps particularly time sensitive stuff.

if it's just "hey, i've got physical evidence of felonies here", isn't that just withholding material information in a criminal case, and can't they just get a search warrant for it or otherwise demand that he produce it? and in fact, couldn't they charge him with obstruction if he fails to produce it?

if he does cooperate, sure, he can *ask* for a reduction in sentence based on his further cooperation, but i'm not clear how he can *negotiate* for that ahead of producing it.

[Runningdawg]

13. Give us IMPEACHABLE evidence or go back to your cell

[Hekate]

15. Impeachment is literally a political act by the House and Senate, not something accomplished...

...by any court or prosecutor. Mueller can't impeach. Judges can't impeach. Only Congress can, and they alone decide to do so and for what reasons.

It starts in the House, but the Senate has to ratify. Mme Speaker is a genius at walking and chewing gum at the same time as she is juggling priorities. Part of her genius is her ability to count votes on both sides. The Senate under GOP rule (Mitch McConnel and Lindsay Graham) is not going to ratify impeachment as long as they feel the net gain of having Trump in office is still there.

Which is not Nancy Pelosi's fault.

[Runningdawg]

21. I am aware of how the process of impeachemnt works

That's why I said give us impeachable evidence. Evidence that cannot be spun or hidden, evidence so incontrovertible, that the GOP will be FORCED to impeach or risk jail time themselves.

[C_U_L8R]

14. How does one get 14 million files

with just three clients?

[Hekate]

16. By saving absolutely everything connected with those clients & gods know what else

[choie]

18. Seems to me Cohen is playing

a dangerous game. He's not the fucking driver's seat, and should be careful or any plea deal in place could go south.

[triron]

19. Why is it always"potentially"?

[onecent]

20. I hope he DID FIND THAT.....