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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Sat Apr 6, 2019, 10:06 AM Apr 2019

New Michael Cohen memo outlines "Trump's involvement in a conspiracy to collude with Russian gov. [View all]

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Michael Cohen attorneys release new Trump allegations

Michael Cohen's legal team has released a 12-page memo it provided to House Democrats Thursday. The memo outlines evidence of what his team describes as "Trump's involvement in a conspiracy to collude with Russian government intervention in his favor during the 2016 presidential campaign" and "other felony crimes committed by Trump before and after he became president."

The big picture: This release comes two days after the New York Times reported that members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team believe the details of the Mueller report are more damaging than Attorney General Bill Barr first indicated in his summary, which said Mueller's team did not establish a conspiracy with Russia.

*On Thursday, attorney Lanny Davis indicated that Cohen could provide documents from his computers and phones from the past decade that would give "significant value to the various congressional oversight and investigation committees."

Read the memo, plus appendices.

https://www.axios.com/michael-cohens-alleged-evidence-trump-crimes-russia-70a202e0-a474-4322-9033-7e674bfec4ed.html

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New Michael Cohen memo outlines "Trump's involvement in a conspiracy to collude with Russian gov. [View all] MelissaB Apr 2019 OP

At least we know someone is getting this info into dewsgirl Apr 2019 #1

How will Barr and the Republican party cover this up? Iliyah Apr 2019 #2

But Lanny Davis is not True Blue American Apr 2019 #4

Lanny Davis True Blue American Apr 2019 #3

what i dont get here is- why is this coming out now? mopinko Apr 2019 #5

Same thoughts. The investigation is over, and now this crops up. A total WTF in a world that's RKP5637 Apr 2019 #6

The investigation is NOT over by any means. triron Apr 2019 #21

Yep!!! I didn't meant that the way it sounded ... was thinking the report had been complied. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2019 #22

Hopefully Cohen is talking to SDNY and whomever else doing related investigations. triron Apr 2019 #23

Yep! As you mentioned in another post "Barr's 'report' just stunk to high heaven to me." RKP5637 Apr 2019 #26

Who does SDNY report to? at140 Apr 2019 #56

Good point. triron Apr 2019 #62

Unlike the Special Counsel, they do not have to report shanny Apr 2019 #70

My guess is 2020 election will arrive sooner than at140 Apr 2019 #72

Yes, but the growing threat and leaks will hurt the gop lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #82

Trump has denigrated every GOP candidate in 2016 at140 Apr 2019 #84

Thanks for pointing this out. triron Apr 2019 #73

I think this is an attempt to get a better deal frome the SDNY. hughee99 Apr 2019 #7

Coughing up? Or did he already provide KPN Apr 2019 #8

Good point!!! A way to bypass Barr! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2019 #9

Agree Strelnikov_ Apr 2019 #12

Yep. The House can have its own "collusion" investigation. Auggie Apr 2019 #13

I understood that this material was part of records seized by Mueller and then returned; northoftheborder Apr 2019 #35

Maybe you are correct, but I'm not so sure. triron Apr 2019 #36

This is what I think as well. Silver Gaia Apr 2019 #43

I assume Cohen already gave all this info to Mueller, at least what was Russia related thesquanderer Apr 2019 #11

Ace in the hole??? DENVERPOPS Apr 2019 #19

SDNY was pretty meh about his cooperation WhiteTara Apr 2019 #28

He's probably only now been released from having to withhold information so that he could testify dawg day Apr 2019 #31

heard this was some stuff returned to him from the FBI....? samnsara Apr 2019 #52

Cohen is trying to save his azz and at this point at140 Apr 2019 #55

Maybe Mueller has that info mercuryblues Apr 2019 #63

Aha, you may indeed be onto something I hadn't thught of! triron Apr 2019 #66

So muh proof and the buffoon remains in place Perseus Apr 2019 #10

Hoping for indictments from SDNY. EDNY, or DC. triron Apr 2019 #15

Amazing, isn't it. It seems endless and there he is. Hopefully it will eventually all come crashing RKP5637 Apr 2019 #24

Are you doubting Mueller's ability to dig up evidence after at140 Apr 2019 #58

Thanks for posting this MelissaB. Glad you are alert. triron Apr 2019 #14

Ha, I just read this and my mind initially read Barf's report! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2019 #25

Now that he is disbarred and having gone thru public humiliation for being the Idiot's axeman onetexan Apr 2019 #16

Seems like you are trying to deflect from the implications here. triron Apr 2019 #17

not exactly. My point is i applaud Cohen for doing what he is doing, helping the House to uncover onetexan Apr 2019 #34

knr triron Apr 2019 #18

kick for visibility triron Apr 2019 #20

What? After a 2 year intense investigation... Kablooie Apr 2019 #27

How do you know what Mueller found? Have you seen the report? triron Apr 2019 #29

Since Barr reported that Mueller found no conspiracy... Kablooie Apr 2019 #30

Barr would of course lie about an easily disproved statement. dawg day Apr 2019 #32

Barr is too fricking old to risk perjury by misquoting at140 Apr 2019 #59

At this point Barr is a liar seeing he wouldn't release the summaries meant for public consumption.. uponit7771 Apr 2019 #51

He should but betting he won't. triron Apr 2019 #54

This is all from material returned to him by Mueller and SDNY madville Apr 2019 #33

Looking this over it seems like a rehash of the same Cohen material he presented before. Kablooie Apr 2019 #37

Circumstantial evidence can be used to convict. triron Apr 2019 #38

With Nixon it took audio tapes of Nixon before Republicans would turn on him. Kablooie Apr 2019 #39

Direct link to PDF Qutzupalotl Apr 2019 #40

This is great. Thanks. triron Apr 2019 #41

knr triron Apr 2019 #42

....but her emails SummerSnow Apr 2019 #44

He's a day late and a dollar short. The Special Counsel has made a decision on that. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #45

It is never to late too take the would be orange traitor down. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #53

With election only 18 months away, at140 Apr 2019 #57

First you don't know what's in the report. triron Apr 2019 #60

I expect Barr to keep his word and release the report mid-April at140 Apr 2019 #65

He will redact more than that I assure you. triron Apr 2019 #67

Wouldn't surprise me, but I can wait 1 more week...nt at140 Apr 2019 #69

I disagree. We should listen to Cohen. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #61

Would you buy a used car from Cohen? at140 Apr 2019 #64

False comparison. triron Apr 2019 #68

Ok, whatever...nt at140 Apr 2019 #71

Cohen has tapes and other evidence. We are not buying a used car but looking to take down Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #75

Maybe videos! greymattermom Apr 2019 #77

It could be...anything that shows who the orange menace is helps. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #80

Take him down how? Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #74

kick for visibility triron Apr 2019 #46

knr triron Apr 2019 #47

kick again triron Apr 2019 #48

knr triron Apr 2019 #49

kick again triron Apr 2019 #50

If only there was an investigation that Cohen could have spoken to. dem4decades Apr 2019 #76

Your key words: False Hope at140 Apr 2019 #78

I agree. Either we vote him out or we're a country of assholes. dem4decades Apr 2019 #79

If we can't remove him in 2020 kskiska Apr 2019 #83

Have you seen the Mueller report? Remember Manafort never did cooperate truthfully. triron Apr 2019 #81