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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCohen Wants Trump to Pay His Legal Fees
https://politicalwire.com/2018/06/20/cohen-wants-trump-to-pay-his-legal-fees/Michael Cohen has hired New York lawyer Guy Petrillo to represent him in a federal investigation into his business dealings, and has told associates he wants President Trump, his former boss, to pay his legal fees, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Cohen Wants Trump to Pay His Legal Fees (Original Post)
MyNameIsKhan
Jun 2018
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Which could be interpreted as a sort of witness tampering - or an invitation
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2018
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it could be also treated as Employer "Trump" paying for employee "Cohen" fees with a catch
MyNameIsKhan
Jun 2018
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greatauntoftriplets
(175,776 posts)1. Good luck with that, Mikey!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,012 posts)2. Which could be interpreted as a sort of witness tampering - or an invitation
to do it. "Pay my attorneys' fees and maybe I won't tell the feds everything. Don't pay my attorneys' fees and all bets are off..."
MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)3. it could be also treated as Employer "Trump" paying for employee "Cohen" fees with a catch
he asks nothing in return... but good luck with Don the Con
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)4. Which means...
"YOU pay for MY fees, and reimburse yourself from the U.S. Treasury."