Trump attorney Michael Cohen bragged he was part of the Russian mob: report

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory




TOM BOGGIONI
27 APR 2018 AT 06:47 ET

In a deep dive into the complex relationship between President Donald Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the brash and controversial lawyer once bragged that he was a part of the Russian mob.

Cohen is currently under investigation by federal authorities for financial crimes, including making a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

According to the Journal, longtime friend Gregory Ehrlich recalled that he had invited Cohen to his wedding and was amused when he overheard the attorney bragging to another guest that he affiliated with the Russian mob. Ehrlich, who has since broken off ties with Cohen, admitted that he was skeptical of the boast.

On Thursday President Trump seemed to throw Cohen under the bus during a rambling Fox News interview in which he admitted that the attorney was working at his behest on the Stormy Daniels hush money agreement, only to later say that Cohen legal troubles had nothing to do with him or his campaign.

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[dalton99a]

1. A big reason Trump hired him - the Russian connection

[cannabis_flower]

4. That suit!

[maddiemom]

9. Just a sports jacket, hopefully.

He sure does love his plaids!

[Nitram]

2. Cohen grew up around the "Little Odessa" part of Brooklyn where the Russian gangsters hang out.

He learned "4th grade Russian." Trump, Cohen, Manafort, Gates, et al have become loyal hangers-on to the Russian mob. If Trump hadn't spoiled it all by raising his profile too high by winning the presidency, they'd still all be hauling it in hand over fist.

[FakeNoose]

6. Plus, Cohen married into the mob

His wife's father is a Russian mob boss, that's how Cohen got his taxi medallions.
Is anybody paying attention? This has been mentioned several times right here on DU.

[Nitram]

8. Sometimes reality so far outstrips the wildest imagination that these facts just don't sink in.

it sounds like fake news, so many people assume it must be. The whole thing is like House of Cards on steroids.

[RandomAccess]

19. I pay a LOT of attention -- here and much less so Twitter

But I just can't quite be here 24/7 -- so I missed it.

Thanks for mentioning it AGAIN.

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Songwriters: Roger Waters

[Johnny2X2X]

5. TV and Pop culture has romanticized the Mob

It's a shame that TV, movies, and pop culture has made the Mob's image into something they are not. There is no honor, organized crime syndicates are filled with disgusting and sick people who are parasites and thugs. The idea of the honorable godfather running things is a false image.

And the Russian Mob is worse than most, they're filled with sadistic killers who make money from child kidnapping, rape, and trafficking. They make money from extortion, drug dealing, and basically raiding the wealth of good hard working people. The mob deserves zero respect, they are the worst among us and a plague on the earth. There are no good people in the Russian Mob, each member profits from horrible crimes against regular people. People need to start to look at what the Russian Mob is involved in, one of their primary industries is child sex trafficking. These people will take your children, rape them, and sell them, it's what they do.

The fact that these sick monsters have their hooks into the President of the United States is the greatest crisis in our nation's history.

[Cirque du So-What]

7. Not to mention the most successful mob of them all

The one that occupies office space on Wall Street, K Street, and high places in government.

[olegramps]

11. How many fortunes were financed by illegal activities?

The diversion of mob money into legitimate enterprises have been the foundation for many of the ultra-wealthy who owe their wealth to their grandparents and parents illegal dealing.

[Enoki33]

18. tRump was their favorite conduit for laundering that dirty money. I guess

Putin’s oligarchs recommended him - not that there is much distinction between the two.

[Jedi Guy]

10. Does he have vor tattoos?

They're not allowed to take part in any kind of legitimate business activities and can only make money from criminal enterprises. That sounds like Cohen all right.

[Roy Rolling]

12. The Mob

His current branch of the crime family are all Fredos.

[elias7]

13. Fake News!

Trump’ll blame CNN, ignoring the fact that this is a WSJ report.

[djacq]

14. Like Legends, there are some truths or straight up lies.

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. Good God these people are insanely stupid.

What kind of lawyer would say THAT? It's as if they totally lack the understanding that even intangible things like their words still have a form of object permanence.

[PatrickforO]

16. I'm not skeptical of the boast.

In fact, I'm sure Cohen is in with the Russian mob up to his nose hairs.

[kimbutgar]

17. On that Netflix doc they showed quite a few videos from several years ago with Cohen

In the background with Twitler.

[Pepsidog]

20. Benedict Donald will turn on friend or foe or country. Yellow-belly coward

[Johnny2X2X]

21. Warped people would brag about this

"I'm involved with the Russian Mob."

You mean your involved with monsters who traffic women and children for sex? People who murder innocent people for money? People who steal for the working class through any means imaginable.

Crime syndicates are filled with the worst people on the planet, anyone who would brag about being part of them is disgusting.