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Laurieanne's avatar

Scumbag Cohen recanted his statement and allegedly stated he was coerced into blaming Trump.

O M G

Judy Sherwood's avatar

Once a trumper, always a trumper. Even after paying dearly and spending time in the slammer. What a fool.

Karen Jacob's avatar

Looks like trumpers are willing to take a bullet for him. They are like the abused wife who keeps returning to her abusive husband.

Muzzygirl111's avatar

He is another scumbag crawling on his knees back to the bed with Trump. I believe that his attempt to get back into trump’s good graces will be his downfall. He can go to hell as far as I’m concerned!

JA's avatar

Michael has fallen right in line! He has showed his colors, and we suspected that eventually Cohen would resort to just that! Cohen is NO rain bow!

Fraser's avatar

I think he wants the Pot of Gold though!

Geraldine L Sheremeta's avatar

Knew he was a fraud as soon as he said he never heard about Epstein. All liars, all scumbags. Big surprises about the two jokers he sends as “mediators”.

Thx MTN. Last year I took advantage of your sale, but never mentioned as subscriber.?

LHS's avatar

Hopefully, the Epstein files will be his undoing, along with a lot of other bad actors.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

AI: Cohen confirmed that he reached out and spoke directly to Jane Doe’s legal team. While the individual attorneys have provided different levels of detail about those specific interactions, Cohen’s own admissions on tape outline how he handled the situation:

What Michael Cohen Admitted

When addressing the 2016 lawsuit during his appearance on The Tara Palmeri Show, Cohen stated that after he received the legal summons and complaint, he handled the situation as Donald Trump's attorney and fixer. He explicitly stated, “I spoke to the lawyers” regarding the infant Jane Doe case, characterizing his outreach as part of his routine effort to get the "baseless" case dismissed. [1] (https://open.spotify.com/episode/79bh99uRjPEzDZsifAyhId), [2] (https://www.newsweek.com/michael-cohen-trump-epstein-maxwell-podcast-2113748), [3] (https://www.facebook.com/TheJerusalemPost/posts/a-woman-identified-in-newly-released-epstein-related-justice-department-files-wh/1476221534531816/)

The Lawyers' Perspectives

Thomas Meagher & J. Cheney Mason: In modern interviews breaking his silence, co-counsel Cheney Mason has emphasized that their team thoroughly vetted Jane Doe's claims before filing. While Mason has publicly lamented that the lawsuit was abruptly dropped and that he "never has known why our client insisted on dropping" it, he has not publicly detailed the specific conversations that took place between Cohen and lead counsel Thomas Meagher. [1] (https://www.facebook.com/tarapalmeri/videos/for-the-first-time-in-nearly-a-decade-cheney-mason-a-lawyer-for-the-jane-doe-kat/1566053544386391/), [2] (https://www.reddit.com/r/Epstein/comments/1p8azic/cheney_mason_one_of_katie_johnsons_lawyers_speaks/)

Lisa Bloom: Just days before the 2016 election, Lisa Bloom took over representation and scheduled a major press conference for Jane Doe to tell her story publicly. Bloom ultimately had to cancel the event because Jane Doe was in "terrible fear" from receiving numerous death threats. Journalist Julie K. Brown later noted that Bloom maintained the anonymous plaintiff dropped the lawsuit entirely on her own accord, and Bloom has not publicly detailed the specific private legal pressures or calls she received from Cohen during those tense final days before the case was voluntarily dismissed. [1] (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/3/13501364/trump-rape-13-year-old-lawsuit-katie-johnson-allegation), [2] (https://www.facebook.com/newscentermaine/posts/news-organizations-reported-that-some-records-involving-uncorroborated-accusatio/1342334081258271/), [3] (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/04/donald-trump-teenage-rape-accusations-lawsuit-dropped), [4] (https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/trump-is-not-exonerated), [5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct_allegations)

Merry's avatar

Yep, in fact “newly released estate documents show Jeffrey Epstein exchanged text messages with U.S. Virgin Islands congressional delegate Stacey Plaskett in real time during a 2019 House Oversight Committee hearing featuring Michael Cohen.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/14/epstein-texting-house-member-cohen-hearing

LHS's avatar

Trump threw him under the bus once already. And he doesn't think Trump would do it again in a nanosecond? 🤣

Fraser's avatar

Well Cohen burned all his options too! Trump was all he had left-Trump loves a true loser!

Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

Once a fool always a complete failure

JA's avatar

Appears to be a very desperate man? Attaching himself to another desperate little man!

Patric Martin's avatar

I didn’t listen to him back then and definitely not now. Ignore the pos

Jean Conley's avatar

Same here! He's a waste of space and it's a waste of my time...............

Fraser's avatar

Shortly after he did:)

Linda Harris's avatar

Can't they prosecute him now for lying under oath, regardless?

Jean Conley's avatar

Bet they could, but the Deranged Criminal Psycho in the Oval Office would pardon him even if he's found guilty.

Linda Harris's avatar

I do not think for one second that trump forgives him. He may let him hang (hopefully)

Jean Conley's avatar

Probably right. No matter what, he'd do SOMETHING--and it definitely wouldn't be very nice....! Hanging sounds like a good idea. It's also a good idea for the Dictator............. The thought of watching someone hang sickens me, but in The Dictator's case, I would probably make an exception!

Fraser's avatar

Good point Linda!! He's back on the train to Guliani-ville:)

Tim Shaw's avatar

Not if the orange clown dies first.

Tony S's avatar

Did he say who did the coercing?

Fraser's avatar

I think Cohem was broke and they gave him a million or 2

Merry's avatar

Of course Michael recanted his statement and claims he was coerced by prosecutors, Letitia James and Alvin Bragg.

SO, was he lying initially or is he lying now? Either way he’s a liar, who lied for the liar in chief and now Michael is lonely, irrelevant, misses his boss daddy, and likely wants to be back inside Trump’s inner circle of billionaire bros who are enriching themselves on a daily basis.

And maybe Cohen even has his eye on the AG position that could be opening up soon. He doesn’t need a law license. AND he can even be a convicted felon, just like POTUS!

And a pardon? Maybe?

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4714205/trump-michael-cohen-recant-testimony-new-york/

https://www.quora.com/Does-the-U-S-Attorney-General-have-to-have-a-law-degree-and-or-have-passed-a-bar-exam

Punkette's avatar

Glad I listened to my internal guide and never trusted sleazy Cohen. Mea Culpa, my foot! 👎🏼

Wendy Shelley's avatar

Congrats to Jordy & family. I like the short-quick format; think it reduces stress levels to more manageable…..

The Peaceful Solution-Plan B's avatar

How much does Donald Trump care about winning the midterms? Apparently, not much at all | Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian

The following are excerpts from the article:

“Put it all together, and these look like the actions of a man who has no fear of the blue wave that seems to be coming and who could not care less if it sweeps away the Republicans’ current majorities in Congress. That’s curious, given how useful it has been for Trump to have Capitol Hill serve as a rubber stamp that, combined with a largely pliant supreme court, has allowed him to rule with the scarcely fettered power of a would-be autocrat. What could explain the insouciance?

One answer is that Congress’s most potent weapon – the power of subpoena and investigation – holds no terror for Trump because he knows that the House and Senate have no means to enforce their will. They have no police or troops at their command. They can issue their writs and summonses, and he will simply ignore them – comforted by the near-blanket immunity he has already been granted by the supreme court. If Congress goes after his aides and advisers, he will instruct them to follow his lead, on the promise of a comprehensive presidential pardon protecting them from any and all legal consequences. The only real weapon Congress has – impeachment and removal from office – he knows they will never use. If senate Republicans could acquit him after the 6 January insurrection, as they did, he knows they will never vote to convict him of anything, no matter how great the crime.

But that only goes so far. It explains why Trump does not fear Republican defeat in November, but not why he would actively seek it. For that, one has to look into the abyss that passes for the president’s soul. The bestselling new book Regime Change, by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, spells it out: “If Republicans were wiped out in the 2026 midterm elections, or in 2028, he could simply boast that they couldn’t win without him” on the ballot paper. Such is Trump’s narcissism, he will take an epic Republican defeat in two months’ time not as a repudiation, but as a compliment. And, it seems, he is doing all he can to earn it.”

• Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist

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Jean Conley's avatar

This is a great one! I believe it all without doubt. Thanks for posting it.

Abandoned Afghan Ally's avatar

as an Afghan veteran who stood with the United States and was later left behind despite so many promises from the current government, I read these parts about allies very differently. for people like us, promises are not just political words. they were decisions we made with our lives,our families,and sometimes our blood.

I don't blame ordinary Americans for this. Many Americans supported us,served beside us,and believed that their government would keep its word. My disappointment is with the people in government who made those commitments and then allowed so many of their former allies to remain in uncertainty.

Your point about accountability really matters here. If a government asks people to stand with it in dangerous times,then it should not suddenly forget them when the political situation changes. I hope you continue speaking about the abandoned allies because some of us are still waiting for those promises to mean something in real life.

Patric Martin's avatar

Thank you for your service and sorry this happened to you

Karen Echols's avatar

I know I’m just a citizen who doesn’t pull much weight, but I want you to know that YOU DO mean something! Your service means a tremendous amount to a lot of us citizens, even though that may ring hollow to you, and I understand if it does! But you truly DO mean something! I’m sorry! I’m not particularly proud of our country right now, but I’m still proud of ALL of our service members!

Jean Conley's avatar

Please don't ever say/state "I'm just a citizen," Karen! You are very important to your/our country!!!!!!

Jean Conley's avatar

Perfectly stated. I know this probably gets "old," but thank you for serving in the military for ALL of us Americans. It enrages me to no end that all the "savings for us of our taxpayer money" (which is absolutely nothing) goes directly into their pockets. It enrages me even MORE SO that this republiCRAP Congress/Senate takes away MORE of their (military, that is) benefits than ever. Since serving in the military is NOT obligatory, wonder what would happen if NO ONE enlisted????????????? Oh--I forgot--Dimwit in the Oval Office and his cronies would always be safe somehow.....underground bunkers that Dump would create with his gold arches swimming pool, golf course, etc. And of course, just like those, he'd bill US for constructing them. Now that I think of it, bet the Dumpster and his cronies own lots of stock in those construction businesses that are building all of these things. So of course, we the people are screwed twice.... (Then again, with Dump, we've been screwed since he took office the first time and he's not done screwing us again yet.)

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Why are Jared Kushner and Scott Bessent, who have no official role in government doing a job that should be the role of the Secretary of State? Their word should not be binding on this country and I hope (and believe) that when Democrats take back the House, calling these two freelancing grifters in and putting them on the hot seat will be at the top of the agenda.

Will DeBurgh's avatar

They represent the Family. Not us. The Press can’t see this.

Jean Conley's avatar

Definitely NOT the dictator psychos press(es), that's for sure. Especially since he and his buddies/supporters OWN almost all of the TV stations--and what little newspapers are left. They are excellent at propaganda......

jim king's avatar

IMPEACH AND DUMP TRAITORS, FELONS, NAZIS, PEDOPHILE ENABLERS , IMPERIALIST CRIMINALS, CAREER GRIFTERS, FASCISTS, FRAUDSTERS, GANGSTERS, & CON REPUBLICONS EVERYWHERE. RELEASE ALL THE EPTEIN FILES & JAIL RTRUMP. CON RTRUMP IS BLACKMAILED BY PUTIN & NETENYAHU. FIX THE ECONOMY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. SAVE DEMOCRACY FROM THE NAZIS. INVOKE 25TH AMENDMENT AND TOSS OUT CRIMINAL RTRUMP AND COMPANY.

Muzzygirl111's avatar

WELL SAID my friend. It’s a disaster that we don’t have a justice system we can trust. He did what he wanted, to make it impossible to for us to have trust in our FBI and the DOJ They are strictly working for the corrupt man in the White House. We really need to help the democrats win this midterm elections and the only way we can help is by donating to their campaign. If everyone would donate 1 $ just 1$ we can help them run ads to help them show America just how corrupt and disgusting, dishonest they really are but they can’t fight back while the other side has 400 million dollars in their war chest. Please you do understand what’s at stake here. We need to stop this crazy criminal who is destroying everything. You see them cutting down forests and destroying our waterways with coal ash being poured into rivers and lakes and streams which is killing our marine life, animals who drink water from these polluted waterways. It’s killing plants and trees that are close to the water. Now with all the ships being destroyed pouring millions of gallons of oil into our oceans. If you’ve noticed you are starting to see mammals and animals in areas where they are not normally seen. They are truly trying to find clean water. This administration is creating so many problems, but the scary part is this will take decades to rectify this problem but in the meantime it’s killing our wildlife species marine life every animal is at risk. With wildfires and parks being torn down our Wildlife doesn’t stand a chance. Our grandchildren will be seeing pictures of animals and marine life in books because they no longer exist.

Candace Lucas's avatar

somehow trump thinks he's so all powerful he can control the exchange rate. He can't. it is, what it is. I've said it before and I'll keep saying it.... the man is a cretin which is dumber than a moron...and yes, we ALL know that dumb has a B in it!

BJ's avatar

He has always believed his own press but now is completely devoid of all reality and is certifiably delusional. He will never last his entire term and will be removed once they lose the House. Either in a straightjacket and or handcuffs

Renee Goodman's avatar

BJ, the straight jacket is perfect and dumped into a private room so he can suffer the rest of his EVIL LIFE!!!

BJ's avatar

I believe the posts are for him to deliberately hang himself. Although he doesn't write them (the man is illiterate) they publish his rants in order to remove him. They have been feeding his ego since Day One and now he has crossed the Rubicon into total delusion, he truly believes what he says. The man is certifiably unfit to serve I love the airplane models on his desk It's like he's in Kindergarden.

Linda Harris's avatar

Do you think they made George Washington wear a pair of trump's oversized shoes like Rubio? (Sarcasm)

Patti Campbell's avatar

To see a picture of this country's founding father, George Washington, in the company of the evil idiot is sacrilegious. The demon from the netherworld can never equate to George Washington. George Washington has more integrity, more bravery, more morals in his little fingertip than the friggin' scumbag low life has in his entire bulbous rotting body.

Jean Conley's avatar

Good one, Linda!

Will DeBurgh's avatar

Looking at the new hairpiece all that comes to mind is dipshit.

Robot Bender's avatar

Is that something RFK Jr found along a road?

Jean Conley's avatar

Giggle, giggle, giggle--now THAT's funny! Of course, you're absolutely right!!!!!!!! After all, he IS going bald, isn't he? Or is it just my imagination?

Patti Campbell's avatar

The despicable fool is trying desperately to recapture his youth. He is exceedingly dissatisfied with himself. No woman, except the 'galloping harpie', wants to be around his stinky ass.

Jean Conley's avatar

Mmmmmm.......wonder if that's why we hardly, if ever, see Melania around him/with him?

t4Ms's avatar

At least so far it seems AfD hasn’t won in a rout as the disingenuous American corporate media suggested/hoped it would.

Elke Schmidt's avatar

Good evening to you all from Germany. Unfortunately, as of 9:08 PM CET, the AfD—a party classified as right-wing extremist—has secured a majority in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Democrats across Germany have viewed this development with horror. I believe that if this becomes a nationwide trend, the situation here will mirror what you are experiencing in the USA. The experiences you are currently going through with the Trump administration likely still lie ahead for us democrats in Germany. May God protect us all.

Jean Conley's avatar

I'm very sorry for you and your country. Hope the majority of the citizens in Germany learned from 20th Century history how dangerous this is. No doubt they started and have grown in numbers thanks to the (indirect) encouragement from the Dictator Don and far-right (but also communist) republiCRAP party that has gained control in this country. This is so frightening that I can't even put it into words.

Wendy B.'s avatar

I thought they only got 44% of the vote and therefore have to form a coalition with another party to form a government? Is that true?

Jean Conley's avatar

If they're ANYTHING like Dictator Demented Dump, rules/laws no doubt don't matter to them. They make up their own--and those are extremely dangerous.

Elke Schmidt's avatar

Yes, it’s 44% now, but they say they don’t want a minority government—so now we have to wait and see whether, or which, other party might want to form a coalition with the AfD. It looks like chaos.

sharon's avatar

So sorry that your country is now dealing with this hatefulness. It's beyond comprehension that people have so quickly forgotten, or ignore, the lessons history teaches us. How can anyone who suffered in Germany after hitler support this vileness? Many lived under communist rule as late as 1989. People as young as fifty lived their childhood under communism. Older voters lived it even longer yet 44% of Germans voted for this? It seems the whole world has gone mad and I'm at a loss as to how to get sanity back.

I pray that those who didn't vote for this can manage to keep it from coming to majority party. As an American I can say I share your pain, fear and horror. It's a horrible way to try to live your life, constantly waiting for your democracy to be destroyed. It zaps all the joy out of life knowing that at any moment you could be labeled an enemy of the state for nothing more than speaking out in a forum like this or casting a vote for a Democrat. At nearing 68 I could never imagine I would see America literally being destroyed.

God speed to you and all the German people who are living with this insanity. Hoping that good and decency will win out in your country.

Elke Schmidt's avatar

Dear Sharon, your warm words really cheered me up. I am a 75-year-old pensioner, but I have a lovely granddaughter and a little great-grandson who is five months old. I love my children dearly and wouldn't want to leave behind a chaotic mess for them when I eventually pass away. Elections took place this weekend in the part of Germany that was formerly under Russian administration. I live near the Rhine—in western Germany—and I remember my grandparents telling me how much good the Americans did for us, especially for the children. Perhaps I am too old to fully grasp everything, but I am glad that I got connected to the internet back when I was a young woman, allowing me to write to you and everyone else today. Sending you a warm embrace and wishing you nothing but the best—especially good health.

LHS's avatar

I am hoping this election shakes a lot of Germans up and they think, "I don't want Germany to go the same route as America has gone".

Elke Schmidt's avatar

Das ist auch meine Hoffnung

Patti Campbell's avatar

WHERE are our militaries when we need them?

Gary Wells's avatar

And now fresh from the White House video arcade website, Hitler Youth Indoctrination. The Rieche is now actively teaching children, not youth with this style game, but teaching children to hate. This is moral collapse of an unfortunately large portion of our country.

Jean Conley's avatar

Oh God. Sickening but not surprising when I think about it.

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Karen Miller's avatar

Ordered the book Ben💙

Sharon Herrick's avatar

I wouldn't be surprised if you were sued for posting that picture of the Prez. I am 78. I can talk about old folks and their appearance. He's looks god-awful. Dissipated. Deeply corrupt and corruptible. What a face. The face of a monster. Our Liar in Chief. My mantra: "Shaved heads. Orange jumpsuits behind bars. Doing hard time." Shaving his head would probably be an improvement. Thanks for the updates!

Jean Conley's avatar

He looks god-awful because he is. They (not sure who "they" is!) need to come out with a cartoon of that!

Marjorie Reitman's avatar

It wears me out, but I still have to follow all the nonsensical crap that comes out of Trump's mouth and the mouths and computers of his pandering, whiny acolytes. I can only imagine how History will judge him and his pack of sniveling admirers. Michael Cohen realized he bled the Dems of as much support he could wrangle, then came crawling back to his Lord and Master Trump. 🤡🤮

BJ's avatar

ALL POTUS are chosen well in advance in addition to being nothing more than puppets for the oligarchs. Forest Gump Trump was installed because he's the greatest distraction in the history of world politics and it sure as hell worked and certainly paid off, for many.

When they're through with him (assassination drumbeats that are setting the stage) it'll garner even more attention (distraction). No POTUS has ever traveled on anything but AF1 strictly for security.

Israel put him IN in order to start the war and will take him out in order to continue it. How many Presidents have they already assassinated? Ask Iran.

M Apodaca's avatar

What’s the excuse for the hair color change? Does his turn brown rather than gray?

BJ's avatar

I believe that was most likely at the behest of his mistresses.

Jean Conley's avatar

Wow--wonder how that "LARGE" group agreed on a hair color!

Wendy B.'s avatar

Seems to be a common mistake of old men: they think dying their hair dark brown or black makes them look young. Most only do it once.

sharon's avatar

I wonder if the bleaching was causing scalp issues or possibly making his hair fall out. Bleach is damaging on youth hair. I can't imagine how much harsher it is on 80 year old hair.

Patti Campbell's avatar

He's trying to recapture his youth so he can go after more young girls.

Todd Rapp's avatar

re: Rust on the USS Lincoln

Saltwater and steel do not play nicely together. There is a very good reason why steel boats cannot endure lengthy deployments without frequent port calls. After so long at sea, NOW, ESPECIALLY, THE LINCOLN NEEDS DRYDOCK TO REVERSE SALTWATER'S CORROSIVE INFECTION.

Al Draycott's avatar

Steve Witkoff is a billionaire real estate developer, along with Jared Kushner. What are they doing dealing with world affairs? When you retire, Steve, your fondest memories will be of the meeting with Putin. How sick is that? What a couple of wankers. Trump has no quality members in his realm. Trump is having a big problem with his small spuds. Iran has got him cornered. He is like a trapped rat, devious and dangerous.