Warning: Cohen is a louse

Talk about stating the obvious.

Jay Goldberg told the Wall Street Journal and CNN that Trump called him on Friday seeking advice and he cautioned him against trusting Cohen. He even warned Trump in their 15 minute conversation that Cohen could even agree to wear a wire.

“Michael will never stand up (for you)” if he’s charged, Goldberg told the WSJ, recalling what he told Trump last week. He said he told Trump to “be alert” no matter what Cohen tells him.

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That wire business? It may be too late for that warning.

Goldberg represented Trump during the 1990s and early 2000 on real estate matters and his divorces from Ivanka Trump and Marla Maples and told CNN that he advised the President based on his own experience as a prosecutor.

“Anybody who is facing 30 years never stands up,” he told CNN. “Without exception, a person facing a prison term cooperates.”

Except if the alternative is being whacked. Ask Manafort.

While Cohen has not been charged with any crimes, he is reportedly known for recording business and personal conversations as collateral. Many people within Trump’s inner circle are concerned about whether the recordings were seized and what they might entail and have told the media in recent days that they think Cohen will likely flip on Trump.

Oh, those recordings were seized, all right. The only question is whether they will come under the heading of attorney-client privilege.

So we know Cohen is a sleaze. We've known that for a while. So has Trump. That used to be a plus for him.

What's the latest development with Cohen?

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, on Wednesday dropped his defamation lawsuits against BuzzFeed News and Fusion GPS, apparently due to the federal criminal investigation he now faces.

“The decision to voluntarily discontinue these cases was a difficult one,” Cohen’s attorney David Schwartz told Politico in a statement Thursday morning. “We believe the defendants defamed my client, and vindicating Mr. Cohen’s rights was — and still remains — important. But given the events that have unfolded, and the time, attention, and resources needed to prosecute these matters, we have dismissed the matters, despite their merits.”

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Not to mention, he's bound to lose any case that involves his character.

Cohen filed lawsuits against BuzzFeed News and Fusion GPS in January over the publication of the dossier compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele. The dossier alleged that Cohen met with Kremlin officials, a claim he has denied.

Which brings us to the first reason he dropped the cases: The Steele dossier is proving to be completely true. Apparently, Mr. Mueller has proof that Cohen lied about going to Prague.

In a Thursday morning statement, Buzzfeed News said that Cohen’s decision to drop the lawsuit shows that Cohen “no longer thinks an attack on the free press is worth his time.”

Way down the list of reasons.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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Where in god's name do these people come from?

Click here for the video of this geezer.  He's barely breathing, but he's talkin' shit.

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