Did Trump just make a hugely damning admission in the Stormy Daniels case?

[Stonepounder]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by muriel_volestrangler (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Washington Post

President Trump made a rare public comment about the Michael Cohen-Stormy Daniels case Thursday morning, playing down the lawyer's work for him and insisting that he didn't know about Cohen's business activities.

But Trump also said something that would seem ... less than ideal. While describing Cohen's allegedly limited work for him — a “tiny fraction” of his legal work, Trump assured — Trump confirmed to “Fox and Friends” that Cohen “represented” him in the Daniels case.

“Michael would represent me, and represent me on some things,” Trump said. “He represents me — like with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal, he represented me.”

Daniels's attorney, Michael Avenatti, said shortly after Trump's interview that this constitutes a “hugely damning admission.”



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I think Trump should do an interview on Fox & Friends every morning. It would take a real load off Federal Prosecutors.

[Rollo]

1. Trump's new hat slogan: LLPOF

Liar Liar Pants On Fire

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Only Trump could use "represent" four times in a single sentence. Avenatti never sleeps, nor Mueller

[LiberalFighter]

3. I would disagree.

Avenatti and Mueller have more time to sleep when DT opens his mouth.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Sure. I was thinking along the lines of "nothing gets past them". . . . . nt

[Texin]

4. He's acting like someone who is dissembling mentally.

Of course, he always did more or less. As the pressure keeps mounting and the investigation keeps getting closer and closer to him personally (his other family member be damned!), he seems to be unwinding more and more.

Keep talking, Twitler. The more you prattle on just to hear yourself talk, the more and more you admit that you've previously denied - and each and every inadvertent admission all point to one irrefutable conclusion: you're as guilty as sin and of more than we actually ever suspected!

[Xipe Totec]

5. I would say he's disassembling mentally nt

[Stonepounder]

12. I think the medical accurate term is 'decompensating'.

verb (used without object), decompensated,
decompensating.
1.
Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.

[SergeStorms]

13. No, the medically accurate term is....

'decomposing'. Decomposing.

[Botany]

6. Trump also said something like; "no campaign funds were use" (In the Stormy deal)

n/t

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. and there it is...

and there it is...

Link to tweet

SDNY tells court: "Trump, reportedly said on cable television this morning that Cohen performs 'a tiny, tiny little fraction' of his overall legal work." https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4447558/Cohen-USAO-20180426.pdf …

Link to tweet

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4447558/Cohen-USAO-20180426.pdf

[Mendocino]

8. Proceed Gropenater

[RockRaven]

10. It is truly a mystery

why white shoe law firms won't touch this guy as a client.

[SkatmanRoth]

11. He almost plagiarized a SLN skit

Cohen's allegedly limited work for me — a tiny fraction of his legal work. Just a tiny fraction. He represents me — like with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal, he represented me.

"Yeah, that's the ticket!, he represented me."

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Locking - the hosts feel this is analysis, rather than a breaking news story

The Washington Post marks it "analysis"; it covers what Trump was reported saying in this earlier LBN thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142046129 . Please repost in GD, or add to that earlier LBN thread. Thanks.