Trump: Michael Cohen Flipping Against Me Should Almost Be Made Illegal

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast



Donald Trump has complained that Michael Cohen flipping on him to get a better plea deal isn’t fair and should be made illegal. In an interview with Fox & Friends broadcast Wednesday morning, the president went on a rant about “flippers” two days after his longtime attorney implicated him in a federal crime in his guilty plea. “I’ve known all about flipping—for 30 or 40 years I’ve been watching flippers,” said Trump. “I’ve seen it many times, I’ve had many friends involved in this stuff, it’s called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal. You get 10 years in jail but if you say bad things about somebody, in other words make up stories if you don’t know, they just make up lies... and now they go from 10 years to they’re a national hero. They have a statue erected in their honor. It’s not a fair thing but that’s why he did it. He made a very good deal.” Cohen has not yet made a deal to co-operate with prosecutors; he took a plea deal for the crimes he has committed while working for Trump. The president also said that the violations of campaign-finance laws, which Cohen said he carried out under the instruction of Trump, are “considered not a big deal, frankly.”

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[htuttle]

1. He sounds remarkably guilty saying these things

Apparently, he's been involved with the mob for 30-40 years, according to what he's saying, and has had many friends both cooperate with the police and get taken down by the police due to someone else's cooperation.

Like John Gotti, Trump thinks cooperating with the police should be illegal.

Did I paraphrase all that correctly?

on edit:
Oh, and he also basically confessed to the crimes, but says that they aren't a big deal.

[underpants]

4. Yes, you nailed it

[MaryMagdaline]

6. Pretty much

[Nitram]

11. "he also basically confessed to the crimes, but says that they aren't a big deal"

Tell that to the judge, Donnie Boy.

[uppityperson]

21. You got it, except you missed the 4 yr old child "it's not fair" cry.

[Mc Mike]

24. Sometimes, tRump blubbers. Occasionally.

[LittleGirl]

2. Like Bill Maher says

IQ45 is "just a whiny little bitch."

I wished we could shut him up. ugh.

[Merlot]

18. Let him keep talking and digging himself in deeper

We don't even need a deposition, just put him in front of a camera, tell him it's his base, and let him go.

[LittleGirl]

19. LOL, works for me. eom

[yallerdawg]

3. No reasonable person can hear these comments and asides from the White House...

and not understand this...person...is unqualified and incompetent - not to mention questioning mental diminishment.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Cohen did NOT get a plea deal

(not yet, so far)

He pleaded guilty straight up and the plea was accepted by the judge. As far as I know there was no promise of cooperation and it was not Mueller's prosecution (though his team did some kind of hand off and may have helped). It seems to me that Cohen pleaded guilty to get a reduced sentence (contrition).

[mercuryblues]

12. Sometimes a plea deal

is as simple as: plea guilty for XYZ and we won't charge you for ABC.

It would be up to his lawyer to explain to hm what the min/max punishment is for what if hetakes the deal. In Cohen's case, he would also explain that if he cooperates and tells what he knows in other cases the judge might be more lenient during his sentencing.

[keithbvadu2]

7. Show some leadership, Donald. You have repubs controlling both Houses of Congress.

Show some leadership, Donald. You have repubs controlling both Houses of Congress.

Get that 'law' passed.

[Nitram]

10. Leadership, Shleaderdip, Trump don't know from leadership.

[PatSeg]

13. Or how about an executive order?

He's really good at those.

[Nitram]

8. NPR played the tape of this and I could hardly believe how deranged the president sounds.

Predictions that he will disintegrate under the pressure are coming true right before our eyes. I wonder if the GOP will have him committed to save face.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. That's What John Gotti Said. . .

. . .about Sammy Gravano.

They were both wrong.

[Mc Mike]

14. There oughtta be a law.

Now, about those laws that already exist, on the other hand -- breaking them is no big deal.

Also, he loves manafort, though he hardly knows the guy. Cohen, the guy he hung about with for years -- that guy is a very bad crooked arch criminal with no character.

And isn't it about time east Brooklyn tears down that Henry Hill monument? Statues like that promote oppression and are very divisive.

[world wide wally]

15. This asshole cannot speak without lying

2 Questions:
1) what kind of people do you hang out with that you "know" many, many people who have turned state's witness?
2) where will this statue be? I want to pay my respects.

[cstanleytech]

16. So you are confessing Donald? After all if you are innocent he could not have flipped.

[truthisfreedom]

17. The electoral college should definitely be made illegal.

So should gerrymandering.

[leftyladyfrommo]

20. Finally. Something he knows about. nt

[Kablooie]

22. So it should be illegal for criminals to help law enforcement.

Yeah!
If any criminal helps law enforcement they should be sent to prison!

[olddad56]

23. It probably is illegal...in Russia, it's the death penalty there.