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H2O Man

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Sat May 5, 2018, 09:24 AM
May 2018

Yesterday, I posted an essay here about Cohen's troubles. He is not merely caught between the federal investigators-prosecutors and Trump. He has bragged for years about being connected to the Russian mob. He now must realize they used him as a pathway to influence Trump. And so, to turn against Trump now, in an effort to save himself, he would have to cooperate against the Russian mob.

Many years ago, when my brothers and I had begun making a name for ourselves in boxing, some wealthy "fans" took an interest in us. They were nice to us, and being dumb kids, we were so pleased. Now, our father -- a first generation Irish American with 13 siblings and lots of cousins -- had siblings and cousins in state and federal police, and intelligence. They told us to be polite to these nice fellows, but to avoid connecting with them. We weren't happy, since these gentlemen were so nice to us. An uncle explained just who they were, why they were kind to us, and how we could eventually end up in their debt.

Years later, the same uncle helped send those guys to the federal pen.

The timing of the payment shows that it's not related to the family. greymattermom May 2018 #1
Talk show guests have said similar bucolic_frolic May 2018 #14
I think Avanetti True Blue American May 2018 #21
Their spin doctors are no more adept at lying than are their medical doctors Siwsan May 2018 #2
You can't forget the loyalty. BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #23
Recommended. H2O Man May 2018 #3
I would not be surprised if Russia is involved with the Stormy Daniels pay-off. kentuck May 2018 #6
I think Trumpy talked to her about his Russian probs..and I think it is likely Lucinda May 2018 #10
I agree duforsure May 2018 #34
Exactly. It's the only thing that makes sense to me...he doesn't seem to care about anything Lucinda May 2018 #42
Mueller and his team likely know all of that stuff. Blue_true May 2018 #43
This may be of interest to you RandomAccess May 2018 #29
Thanks RA! kentuck May 2018 #33
ALL money is russian mobster money. Period. It's all filthy, it's all illegal, it's all sanctioned. lindysalsagal May 2018 #35
Oh, thank you again Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #45
we are getting an education about the many ways some folks try and use the system Backwoodsrider May 2018 #4
The Inlaws condo True Blue American May 2018 #22
The in laws are rich. Why would they need such a small Mortage? Blue_true May 2018 #44
Rather than being "checks" weren't they home equity loans? csziggy May 2018 #27
That's not bank fraud by any stretch. B2G May 2018 #32
According to the Wall Street Journal it could be csziggy May 2018 #37
dont they have to tell the bank what the funds are going to be used for? Backwoodsrider May 2018 #47
That's what the article seems to say csziggy May 2018 #53
next day or two! Backwoodsrider May 2018 #54
The loan on the house was made-up shit. milestogo May 2018 #5
It's one interconnected money laundering scheme. Eyeball_Kid May 2018 #8
And the RNC is right in the middle of it. kentuck May 2018 #9
Lying to a bank about what a loan is for is safeinOhio May 2018 #13
Only if you're caught. BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #25
ALL the uses of the money are also illegal. lindysalsagal May 2018 #36
Indeed, we haven't seen the paperwork, and was it exactly 130k ? OnDoutside May 2018 #28
K&R... spanone May 2018 #7
K&R for the truth mountain grammy May 2018 #11
Agreed kentuck bucolic_frolic May 2018 #12
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #15
Good to see you, Uncle Joe! kentuck May 2018 #16
It's good to see you as well kentuck! Uncle Joe May 2018 #17
Cohen pamdb May 2018 #18
I'm sure Mueller is on it. smirkymonkey May 2018 #19
people connected to the rich and powerful elmac May 2018 #20
Perceptive and important questions, kentuck. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #24
For one thing, Stormy wasn't the only pay-off, and we don't know about most of them yet RockRaven May 2018 #26
As if Melania isn't fully aware of her husband's cheating. Garrett78 May 2018 #30
Mostly to pay off Russian hackers. triron May 2018 #31
I bet MFM008 May 2018 #38
Don't Recall The Source DallasNE May 2018 #39
As I've said before.... paleotn May 2018 #40
+1000 triron May 2018 #41
Yep Cosmocat May 2018 #50
Yep jberryhill May 2018 #52
Michael Avenatti says it best.. #basta Cha May 2018 #46
Yes. Kath2 May 2018 #49
And where does this all end up? erronis May 2018 #48
Isn't there always more to the story with this crew? Amaryllis May 2018 #51
If $$ were paid to Cohen as attorney fees mnhtnbb May 2018 #55
What decent person needs a fixer? Soxfan58 May 2018 #56
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