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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Sat May 12, 2018, 10:37 AM May 2018

Trump backs Rudy's "AT&T didn't get what they wanted from Cohen, so no foul play here" ploy

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Why doesn’t the Fake News Media state that the Trump Administration’s Anti-Trust Division has been, and is, opposed to the AT&T purchase of Time Warner in a currently ongoing Trial. Such a disgrace in reporting!

4:49 PM - 11 May 2018

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Trump backs Rudy's "AT&T didn't get what they wanted from Cohen, so no foul play here" ploy (Original Post) Miles Archer May 2018 OP

So, they didn't pay enough C_U_L8R May 2018 #1

They are saying, "We didn't accept a bribe, we simply defrauded them." jberryhill May 2018 #3

Actually, you may be spot on here. unblock May 2018 #5

Remember John Murtha? jberryhill May 2018 #7

I think he wasn't interested -- at the price offered unblock May 2018 #8

or someone else mercuryblues May 2018 #6

Therefore, it wasn't bribery, but was fraud? n/t Yonnie3 May 2018 #2

Yep jberryhill May 2018 #4

C_U_L8R

(44,985 posts)

1. So, they didn't pay enough

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 10:39 AM

May 2018

What's their point again?

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. They are saying, "We didn't accept a bribe, we simply defrauded them."

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #1)

Sat May 12, 2018, 10:47 AM

May 2018

unblock

(52,113 posts)

5. Actually, you may be spot on here.

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #1)

Sat May 12, 2018, 10:53 AM

May 2018

It actually does look like they paid for access, then when they asked for help with the merger, Cohen shook them down for a lot more money. After all, that's deal is worth an awful lot to at&t.

When they balked, they called the deal off.

But they kept the initial payments.