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Trump is in trouble now. EDIT: It is suspected that Michael Cohen, being a long time Trump friend and personal lawyer, is familiar with Trump's money launderin

Trump is in trouble now. EDIT: It is suspected that Michael Cohen, being a long time Trump friend and personal lawyer, is familiar with Trump's money laundering. If Michael Cohen believes he's at risk of being sent to jail for many years, he might collaborate with the FBI.

sctb 8y ago
Could you please increase the amount of information in your comments? Edit: thanks.
- aphextron 8y ago
  Prosecutors today are receiving millions of documents and electronic records dating back over a decade that involve secret dealings between Cohen and Trump. Expect to see an indictment/arrest for Cohen in the next week, with Trump shortly behind. We're finally reaching the "Temperature of 104 degrees, writhing in delusional pain" portion of this collective nightmarish fever dream.
civilitty 8y ago
A lot of trouble. A Ukrainian national said in an interview that he testified in front of a grand jury convened by the Mueller investigation last Friday. He said that the prosecutor's questions focused on Cohen so he is about to be squeezed from both sides and his family is now selling several multimillion dollar apartments (including his in-laws), supposedly to cover legal bills. His current legal team will cease all work for Cohen after today with sources saying that it is due to a failed attempt at negotiating down some already owed bills. Federal grand juries convene on Fridays so we will know by Monday whether more indictments will be handed down.
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- fwdpropaganda 8y ago
  Trump Campaign to Discredit Michael Cohen is Underway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-NToq6NW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-NToq6NW8
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- patrickg_zill 8y ago
  I was under the impression that grand jury questioning was not to be disclosed? Am I wrong about this?
  - forapurpose 8y ago
    It often is leaked, despite the rules.
  - civilitty 8y ago
    The jurors are not allowed to talk about the proceedings but unless the judge institutes a gag order or the contents of the testimony are otherwise protected (i.e., the case involves a child whose identity must be kept sealed, person testifying has security clearance and the topic is classified, etc.), witnesses can do whatever they please.
  - wmf 8y ago
    Bribing foreign government officials is not to be disclosed either, but here we are.
- lamarpye 8y ago
  That is why I read Hacker News. The media will try cover up and protect Trump no matter what. Good thing commenters here can scoop the media and expose his lies.
  - civilitty 8y ago
    Maybe if your definition of media is Fox News and Fox News alone. Washington Post, NY Times, CNN, MSNBC, and hell even Yahoo News have been the ones revealing most of these details for the public to see through what must be some of the best investigative journalism in history. Although I hate the panel circus, false equivocating, and general pussy footing in the media, they have been doing an admirable job. In the last week we've also seen more and more on screen personalities call out Trump's lies as lies instead of "inaccurate statements" so even that is changing. The only better sources for developments in this fiasco are the unsealed court documents coming out of the investigation.
    - lamarpye 8y ago
      I thought it was spelled Faux News. My definition of the media is pretty expansive. If Trump is in so much trouble, I would think the Washington Post or New York Times would lead with it. Maybe they buried the trouble in the Style section.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    How are you sure that the parent comments isn't lying to you, either? I'm not saying that it is, but you should take more care to verify your sources rather than relying on random commenters on a technology forum…
    - lamarpye 8y ago
      I was being sarcastic.
      - saagarjha 8y ago
        Poe's law strikes again!
- hansthehorse 8y ago
  The feds have already stated they will be going after every nickel they can get their hands on from both Manaford and Cohen if convicted. Leaving their family destitute is a powerful incentive to cooperate.
pandasun 8y ago
> Trump is in trouble now. Yeah,.. this is the content I come to HN for. Grow up.
xamarinthrw 8y ago
This is finally the end of Drumpfff 1 upvote = 1 impeachment Upvote!!!! ----- OK so this comment will obviously be flagged but before that I want to ask people seriously- is nobody at all concerned that in yesterday's ig report, the disclosed texts have not a single text about the so called Russia collusion? Surely that was the thing the fbi would be most worried about if it were real? Instead people glorify full comments like "Trump is in trouble" . Good job
- lamarpye 8y ago
  The IG report wasn't on Russian collusion, it was on the Clinton email investigation. The IG will also be looking at abuse of the FISA process: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/department-of-justice-inspector-general-investigating-alleged-fisa-abuses/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/department-of-justice-inspector... Hopefully the government had a good reason for spying on Carter Page
- sctb 8y ago
  Please post civilly and substantively or not at all. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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sctb 8y ago

Could you please increase the amount of information in your comments? Edit: thanks.

aphextron 8y ago
Prosecutors today are receiving millions of documents and electronic records dating back over a decade that involve secret dealings between Cohen and Trump. Expect to see an indictment/arrest for Cohen in the next week, with Trump shortly behind. We're finally reaching the "Temperature of 104 degrees, writhing in delusional pain" portion of this collective nightmarish fever dream.

civilitty 8y ago

A lot of trouble. A Ukrainian national said in an interview that he testified in front of a grand jury convened by the Mueller investigation last Friday. He said that the prosecutor's questions focused on Cohen so he is about to be squeezed from both sides and his family is now selling several multimillion dollar apartments (including his in-laws), supposedly to cover legal bills. His current legal team will cease all work for Cohen after today with sources saying that it is due to a failed attempt at negotiating down some already owed bills. Federal grand juries convene on Fridays so we will know by Monday whether more indictments will be handed down.

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fwdpropaganda 8y ago
Trump Campaign to Discredit Michael Cohen is Underway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-NToq6NW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-NToq6NW8
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patrickg_zill 8y ago
I was under the impression that grand jury questioning was not to be disclosed? Am I wrong about this?
- forapurpose 8y ago
  It often is leaked, despite the rules.
- civilitty 8y ago
  The jurors are not allowed to talk about the proceedings but unless the judge institutes a gag order or the contents of the testimony are otherwise protected (i.e., the case involves a child whose identity must be kept sealed, person testifying has security clearance and the topic is classified, etc.), witnesses can do whatever they please.
- wmf 8y ago
  Bribing foreign government officials is not to be disclosed either, but here we are.
lamarpye 8y ago
That is why I read Hacker News. The media will try cover up and protect Trump no matter what. Good thing commenters here can scoop the media and expose his lies.
- civilitty 8y ago
  Maybe if your definition of media is Fox News and Fox News alone. Washington Post, NY Times, CNN, MSNBC, and hell even Yahoo News have been the ones revealing most of these details for the public to see through what must be some of the best investigative journalism in history. Although I hate the panel circus, false equivocating, and general pussy footing in the media, they have been doing an admirable job. In the last week we've also seen more and more on screen personalities call out Trump's lies as lies instead of "inaccurate statements" so even that is changing. The only better sources for developments in this fiasco are the unsealed court documents coming out of the investigation.
  - lamarpye 8y ago
    I thought it was spelled Faux News. My definition of the media is pretty expansive. If Trump is in so much trouble, I would think the Washington Post or New York Times would lead with it. Maybe they buried the trouble in the Style section.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  How are you sure that the parent comments isn't lying to you, either? I'm not saying that it is, but you should take more care to verify your sources rather than relying on random commenters on a technology forum…
  - lamarpye 8y ago
    I was being sarcastic.
    - saagarjha 8y ago
      Poe's law strikes again!
hansthehorse 8y ago
The feds have already stated they will be going after every nickel they can get their hands on from both Manaford and Cohen if convicted. Leaving their family destitute is a powerful incentive to cooperate.

pandasun 8y ago

> Trump is in trouble now. Yeah,.. this is the content I come to HN for. Grow up.

xamarinthrw 8y ago

This is finally the end of Drumpfff 1 upvote = 1 impeachment Upvote!!!! ----- OK so this comment will obviously be flagged but before that I want to ask people seriously- is nobody at all concerned that in yesterday's ig report, the disclosed texts have not a single text about the so called Russia collusion? Surely that was the thing the fbi would be most worried about if it were real? Instead people glorify full comments like "Trump is in trouble" . Good job

lamarpye 8y ago
The IG report wasn't on Russian collusion, it was on the Clinton email investigation. The IG will also be looking at abuse of the FISA process: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/department-of-justice-inspector-general-investigating-alleged-fisa-abuses/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/department-of-justice-inspector... Hopefully the government had a good reason for spying on Carter Page
sctb 8y ago
Please post civilly and substantively or not at all. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- deleted 8y ago
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