Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen allegedly met with Russia in August over blackmail video

[flamingdem]

http://www.palmerreport.com/politics/donald-trump-attorney-michael-cohen-allegedly-met-russia-august-blackmail-video/803/

The news keeps getting worse for Donald Trump, literally by the hour, as the evening goes on. First came the news that the heads of the FBI, CIA and NSA jointly briefed him regarding personally compromising material that the Russians claimed to have on him. Then came the report of the alleged blackmail material itself, involving Trump and lewd acts and prostitutes. And now comes the accusation that Trump’s attorney secretly met with the Russians in Prague in August over the blackmail material in question.

The United States intelligence community has already confirmed that Vladimir Putin and Russia rigged the election in Donald Trump’s favor through a combination of hacking, strategic leaking, and disinformation. And now it’s becoming more clear why: Trump isn’t merely a patsy who favors Russia. It appears he’s being blackmailed by Russia and thus being forced to do its bidding.

If it turns out Trump’s attorney Cohen really did travel to Prague to meet with Russia regarding the matter, an accusation which ABC News is as of yet unproven then it puts Trump on a likely path to inevitable impeachment. And Cohen is denying it. But this looks more like Watergate by the minute, only much larger.

[marybourg]

1. Water- Gate.

As someone just said on another thread: the puns write themselves.

[TheBlackAdder]

20. The flipping of the majority of Republicans and media are a concern--how easily siding with an enemy

[CentralMass]

27. Yes, this is very disturbing..i think that their actions and behavor are doing great harm

[enid602]

29. Tinklegate

I prefer Tinklegate. Drip, drip, drip . . .

[Blue_Roses]

34. Oh, no...

[Chasstev365]

2. Really smart to "piss off " the US intelligence community, Benedict Donald!

[uponit7771]

14. Right... Those are the last folk just to fuck with cause aint shit else to do !!

[KewlKat]

22. or get Pissed on

[Eyeball_Kid]

23. Trumpy was doing advance work on discrediting the "upcoming" leaks and scandals.

He wanted his Fanboys to be prepared to summarily discredit the intelligence reports and leaks when the really bad shit hit the fan. Now it has, but it was one huge load and it's spraying all over Trumpy.

He can't stop the avalanche of more bad news now. He can only do about two things to save his ass:

1. Start a war ASAP.

2. Issue a National Emergency, instate himself as dictator, and declare martial law.

He has the power to do both, and at his discretion. But since his credibility as a patriotic citizen is in question, so is his authority. He's screwed. So is the GOP.

[skylucy]

32. I think you nailed it. Especially about wanting to discredit the FBI/CIA etc. so that his stupid

groupies would not believe it if/when this was all revealed. But he is so dumb that he didn't realize
he can't bully the FBI/CIA etc. like he bullied contractors, Miss Universe, women he grabbed by the p***y, etc. And the GOP "leaders" have shown their true colors too. They will turn against America if they think it will keep them in power. I question the patriotism of any person who still wants this traitor to be sworn in as President on Jan. 20th.

[LenaBaby61]

26. Really smart to "piss off " the US intelligence community, Benedict Donald!

IKR!

I was was wondering "WHEN" there would be things leaking out about that criminal tRumputin.

Let me sit back and enjoy

[calimary]

30. Take a number!

My husband and I were talking about this tonight, and we both realized we were starting to enjoy this! Race ya to the kitchen to get the popcorn poppin'!

[calguy]

3. An imPEEchable offense?

[TubbersUK]

4. Cohen says he's never been to Prague

Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Michael Cohen ?@MichaelCohen212 3h3 hours ago
I have never been to Prague in my life. #fakenews

4,458 replies 4,004 retweets 9,853 likes
Reply 4.5K Retweet 4K
Like 9.9K

[flamingdem]

6. rrrriiight but he was in the suburbs!

or at the airport outside of the city .. or whatever allows him to lie since he was obviously in stealth mode when he was trying to negotiate with the Ruskies

[TubbersUK]

11. One thing I noted

He attached a picture of the front cover of his passport with that tweet. As if to imply the absence of an incriminating stamp.

However, Czechoslovakia is in the Schengen zone so , depending on where you start your journey, entry may be passport check/stamp free.

Time will tell.

[flamingdem]

13. I hope they have something on him

Never thought I'd be rooting for the CIA

[woodsprite]

36. My daughter travelled through Ireland to Italy

Stayed 3 weeks, then back the same way. You can't tell she took a trip if you look at her passport. They didn't stamp it either way, and that was just last summer.

[uponit7771]

17. Sounds like distraction, the issue is him meeting with the Russians not where he's been etc...

[Kingofalldems]

5. Trump and his internet Yeomen not liking this one.

[Raster]

7. TRUMP. IS. A. RUSSIAN. ASSET...

...OR, more accurately as another poster pointed out: more of an indentured servant. Trump has been unable to get loans in the US for years (6-7 company bankruptcies will do that to you), and has had to get cash from "questionable" sources, namely Russian Oligarchs and Russian banks.

[flamingdem]

9. Isn't that enough? If we saw his financials it would be clear he owes them

This should be demanded in an impeechment hearing!

[Raster]

21. Two reasons why tRump will NEVER WILLINGLY release his financials:

1. Not anywhere near as wealthy as he purports, and requires "robust" cash flow to maintain his illusion of wealth AND to service his vast debt; and
2. Speaking of debt, tRump's financials would show to whom he owes money and how much. I think Putin/Russia/KGB/Oligarchs basically own tRump.

[CentralMass]

31. Or a source of amusement ;-)

[mercuryblues]

8. he also

helped make payments to the Russian's for their hacking.

[flamingdem]

10. Is there any documentation that looks provable?

Cohen must have covered his tracks pretty well to be so confident

[mercuryblues]

15. pg 34 & 35

of the report. Cohen made arrangements for Trump's team to pay Putting for the hacks. My bet will be daughter dearests vacation in Croatia, with Putin's girlfriend during the heat of the campaign. A suitcase full of cash.

[flamingdem]

16. Thanks, have got to tuck into that report

a mix of James Bond and Dumber and Dumber!

[calimary]

28. WHOA!

Sounds like a good bet to me, mercuryblues.

[SunSeeker]

33. And the report states Cohen's wife is Russian.

As stated at page 30 of the report:

Russian insider highlights importance of TRUMP's lawyer, Michael COHEN to covert relationship with Russia. COHEN's wife is of Russian descent and her father a leading property developer in Moscow

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html

[wishstar]

35. I had missed that tidbit of importance, meaning him using wife as an alibi is suspicious

That would give him confidence to deny Russian contacts if his wife is helping cover his tracks

[uponit7771]

12. +1, YES!!! THE REAL ISSUE IS CONTACT WITH THE RUSSIANS DURING THE CAMPAIGN !!!

[oasis]

18. Cohen:"Says who?"

[Blue Owl]

19. The seal has broken

n/t

[mercuryblues]

38. Did you

mean Golden Seal?

[Blue Owl]

39. Yes... Yes I did!

[SunSeeker]

24. How can he say he's never been to Russia?

He brags about brokering deals for Trump in the former Soviet republic of Georgia:

and he has spearheaded a variety of projects for Trump, including sealing a business partnership in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trumps-political-pit-bull-meet-michael-cohen/story?id=13386747
https://therealdeal.com/new-research/topics/people/michael-d-cohen/

[SunSeeker]

25. And there's the little matter of Cohen's Russian wife...

As stated at page 30 of the report:

Russian insider highlights importance of TRUMP's lawyer, Michael COHEN to covert relationship with Russia. COHEN's wife is of Russian descent and her father a leading property developer in Moscow

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html

[flamingdem]

40. Good catch, Cohen is all in with the Ruskies

and Trumps dirty dealings

[sinkingfeeling]

37. Cohen's claiming it's all fake news put out by liberals.