Michael Cohen got some bad news Friday.
Federal prosecutors said he “repeatedly used his power and influence for deceptive ends” and ultimately recommended “a substantial term of imprisonment.”
“He was motivated to do so by personal greed, and repeatedly used his power and influence for deceptive ends,” the memo states. “The crimes committed by Cohen were more serious than his submission allows and were marked by a pattern of deception that permeated his professional life (and was evidently hidden from the friends and family members who wrote on his behalf).”
Wait. There was more. Mueller made a new filing related to the Trump campaign’s supposed “collusion” with Russia…
Mueller filing says a Russian national claiming to be a “trusted person” in the Russian Federation contacted Cohen in Nov. 2015 offering the Trump campaign “political synergy” and “synergy on a government level” pic.twitter.com/2ZV8FAPMlw
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) December 7, 2018
…and Trump claimed victory.
Totally clears the President. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018
AFTER TWO YEARS AND MILLIONS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTS (and a cost of over $30,000,000), NO COLLUSION!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018
“This is collusion illusion, there is no smoking gun here. At this late date, after all that we have gone through, after millions have been spent, we have no Russian Collusion. There is nothing impeachable here.” @GeraldoRivera Time for the Witch Hunt to END!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018
Cue George Conway, who seems committed to making his wife’s job as difficult as possible.
Except for that little part where the US Attorney’s Office says that you directed and coordinated with Cohen to commit two felonies. Other than that, totally scot-free. https://t.co/YXmgY9KmXi
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 8, 2018
He also retweeted this:
Tillerson was right. The president doesn’t read. https://t.co/6qVE8pd8eY
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) December 8, 2018
And this:
Corrected: The United States Department of Justice filing today with the court leads to the unmistakable conclusion that President of the United States has committed felonies. This will mark the beginning of the end.
— walter dellinger (@walterdellinger) December 8, 2018
What does he get from this? Really?
I’m just gonna leave this here.
Of all the ugliness in politics, the utter disrespect George Conway shows toward his wife, her career, place of work, and everything she has fought SO hard to achieve, might top them all. @KellyannePolls is great person and frankly his actions are horrible.
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) December 4, 2018