Unlikely. Cohen will stubbornly refuse to save himself. In his attempts to martyr himself for Trump, he will sing like a bird, too stupid to realize he's handing the cops everything they want to hear.
Cohen will stubbornly refuse to save himself.
Were I in Cohen's position -- being an attorney living a very pricey lifestyle, having accustomed my family to the same lavish lifestyle, having to support my family regardless of the lifestyle, and knowing that my ability to practice law may be revoked -- I damn sure wouldn't fall on my sword myself for Trump, especially when it's Trump's "sword" and my efforts to shield his dumbass form the consequences of his own stupidity, ignorance, wantonness and carelessness that got me into the mess into which I now find myself.
In his attempts to martyr himself for Trump, he will sing like a bird, too stupid to realize he's handing the cops everything they want to hear.
For whatever I think about Cohen, I doubt seriously he's that stupid. If he's doing that, he's well aware he's doing it.
I just don't see what Cohen can fall on the sword for....??? He's in trouble with campaign finance laws whether President Trump was aware of it or not, isn't he?
Well, about the only way I can think of whereby he might do that is if he's offered a plea deal that includes his giving testimony/evidence against or about Trump or the Trump campaign, campaign staffers, campaign events, Russians, etc.
He's in trouble with campaign finance laws whether President Trump was aware of it or not, isn't he?
Assuming he's actually committed a felony of some sort, maybe. It's not clear to me that he's violated campaign finance laws, but it does look as though he has. The thing is that it's been reported that FBI agents confiscated content that has nothing to do with the Daniels payment. That suggests to me that something other than campaign finance violations may be among the things they're investigating. It also makes it possible that the matter giving rise to Cohen's being served a search warrant may not have to do with Cohen, though that's something of a long shot possibility.
Remember, we don't know whether there's probative evidence that he has, and right now, though the FBI thinks he has evidence indicating he or someone did, they don't know that he has either. What we know right now is:
- The FBI think Cohen had in his possession material evidence of a felony's having been committed. That's it.
Unless and until there is an indictment, we won't know:
- Who is the alleged perpetrator.
- What crime is alleged to have been committed.
I know what yesterday's events (the search) look like and imply, and I'm not about to deny or discount what they suggest, but that doesn't actually make it be what it looks like, no matter how strong the likelihood. I know too I can't logically force what yesterday's events look like to a conclusion that they are something ore or less than what they are. After all, what we're talking about is criminal, not political, matter. Thus, Cohen, like everyone, deserves as much benefit of the doubt ("presumption of innocence" to use the formal term for it) as the available information allows, but not more than the available information allows.
Let me be clear: I don't really care whether Cohen is innocent or guilty. That is what it is, and we'll all find out soon enough what it is. What interests me as goes Cohen, is that his case may impede his ability to aide Trump, forcing Trump to find different representation. It's hard to find lawyers as "shady" as Cohen seems to have been and as willing to compromise themselves on a client's behalf as Cohen appears to have been. Inasmuch as I cannot stand Trump -- other than that to one's face he's affable, I think he's about the lowest form of human that can exist -- and anything that puts him in a personal bind, great or small, is a good thing IMO. I welcome every last such happenstance (short of physical harm) of that sort.
