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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts) Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:37 PM Feb 2019

BOOM. Cohen had a mtg w/Trump BEFORE his House Intel Committee testimony in 2017.

BOOM. Mtg was with Trump himself, and Jay Secolow (sp?).

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BOOM. Cohen had a mtg w/Trump BEFORE his House Intel Committee testimony in 2017. (Original Post) Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 OP

That was a WOW moment. Meeting directly with Trump. His opening statement didn't say that. :) manor321 Feb 2019 #1

Why is this a "wow" moment? NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #2

Because he discussed his testimony ScratchCat Feb 2019 #3

Plus the fact that Jay Sekulow was there Danascot Feb 2019 #6

Yep. Cohen added to a later question that one of the changes Sekulow made... Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #8

He's been found guilty of lying to Congress at that hearing. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #5

Add that to the list of indictable actions while in office FakeNoose Feb 2019 #4

Obstruction of justice. roamer65 Feb 2019 #7

Suborning perjury, I believe (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Feb 2019 #9

manor321

(3,344 posts)

1. That was a WOW moment. Meeting directly with Trump. His opening statement didn't say that. :)

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:39 PM

Feb 2019

This is getting even better!

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

2. Why is this a "wow" moment?

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:40 PM

Feb 2019

just curious, as I'm not familiar with the history of Cohen testifying the first time

ScratchCat

(2,022 posts)

3. Because he discussed his testimony

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:45 PM

Feb 2019

with Trump and his testimony was false. Its more evidence that he was instructed to lie by Trump, or that Trump was at least aware that Cohen was lying for him. The POTUS instructing people to lie to Congress would be a crime.

Danascot

(4,699 posts)

6. Plus the fact that Jay Sekulow was there

Reply to ScratchCat (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:59 PM

Feb 2019

apparently participating in directing Cohen to lie before Congress. Plus the fact that Trump and Sekulow are apparently guilty of conspiracy in doing so.

Have we known before this that Sekulow might be guilty of this or other felonies?

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

8. Yep. Cohen added to a later question that one of the changes Sekulow made...

Reply to Danascot (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 02:03 PM

Feb 2019

was about the timing of the Moscow hotel project. I assume that meant that Sekulow had him say that it ended a long time before it really did.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

5. He's been found guilty of lying to Congress at that hearing.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:51 PM

Feb 2019

That's one of the reasons he's going to prison.

He had said in court, after he decided to truth-tell to get his sentence reduced, that the White House was fully aware of what his testimony was going to be...referring to lies about Trump or his campaign and Russians.

This shows it to be likely that Trump personally knew what Cohen's testimony was going to be (his lies he planned to tell), or even that Trump told him to say those lies.

If it can be shown that Trump knew, or told him to lie, that's illegal and I think an impeachable offense. It's a felony to lie to Congress.