Feds recommend 'substantial term of imprisonment' for Michael Cohen, Trump's former fixer and attorn

[DigitalDrifter]

Feds recommend 'substantial term of imprisonment' for Michael Cohen, Trump's former fixer and attorney

The fact they want Comey to do "substantial time" tells me he didn't squeal on Trump substantially. Otherwise, he would have made a deal for a short sentence if he squealed.

 

[Rambunctious]

5 years is substantial? that's what I heard anyway and if that's the case he will be out in two or less...

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It's substantial if you're a cute boy in skinny jeans.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

I'm betting Trump got word to Cohen that if he keeps quiet, he'll get a pardon.

 

[depotoo]

Feds recommend 'substantial term of imprisonment' for Michael Cohen, Trump's former fixer and attorney

The fact they want Comey to do "substantial time" tells me he didn't squeal on Trump substantially. Otherwise, he would have made a deal for a short sentence if he squealed.

Or he had nothing to squeal.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Feds recommend 'substantial term of imprisonment' for Michael Cohen, Trump's former fixer and attorney

The fact they want Comey to do "substantial time" tells me he didn't squeal on Trump substantially. Otherwise, he would have made a deal for a short sentence if he squealed.

Or he had nothing to squeal.

That too, yes.

 

[g5000]

The fact they want Comey to do...

Um. I think you meant Cohen, not Comey.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Five years would be a very lenient sentence, considering the crimes to which he pled guilty. Clearly he provided a lot of useful information to Bob Mueller.

 

[g5000]

A lickspittle funnels 130 grand to a hooker to buy her silence, goes to jail. Meanwhile, the mob boss walks free.

Tole ya I'd make America great again!

 

[rightwinger]

What does a fixer have to tell us about Crooked Donnie

A lot more than paying off porn stars

 

[g5000]

Five years would be a very lenient sentence, considering the crimes to which he pled guilty. Clearly he provided a lot of useful information to Bob Mueller.

Five years is a lot more than Denny Hastert got for the same crime.

And he was a pedophile.

 

[g5000]

Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months, and Apologizes for Sex Abuse

A pedophile gets 15 months, Cohen gets five years.

I don't smell a deal at all.

 

[g5000]

Cohen probably got a little more time because of the campaign finance violation.

Other than that, he was convicted of the same banking violations as Hastert.

 

[WillowTree]

So Cohen and Manafort both admit to lying right?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Five years is a lot more than Denny Hastert got for the same crime.

Not accurate.


On top of the charge of lying to congress, Cohen pled guilty to the following 8 charges:
Count

Charge

Maximum Penalty

1-5

Tax Evasion



5 years in prison

6

Making false statements to a federally insured bank



30 years in prison

7

Causing an unlawful corporate contribution



5 years in prison

8

Making an excessive campaign contribution



5 years in prison

*****************
Hastert pled guilty to only one charge: illegal structuring. And it carried a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison.

So, no comparison, really.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

A pedophile gets 15 months, Cohen gets five years

Irrelevant, he was not charged with pedophilia.

Hastert faced a maximum sentence of 5 years on the charge for which he was convicted.

Cohen faces a maximum sentence of 72 years in prison.

 

[WillowTree]

Admitted liars are not credible witnesses! Who would believe an admitted liar?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Admitted liars are not credible witnesses! Who would believe an admitted liar?

Juries and judges, when their testimony is corroborated. What a duuuuumb question.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

The fact they want Comey to do...

Um. I think you meant Cohen, not Comey.

Yes.

 

[ColonelAngus]

If Cohen broke the law, he should be punished.

As should anyone else who broke the same laws.

It’s not that complicated.