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kpete

(71,981 posts)
Thu Nov 29, 2018, 12:06 PM Nov 2018

Let's be clear: the court docs Mueller dropped this morning are the entire ballgame.

“Individual 1”: Trump
“Individual 2”: Felix Sater
“Russian Official 1”: Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov


Of note in this passage: Michael Cohen "briefed family members of Individual 1 within the Company about the [Moscow] project."

Cohen previously identified individual one as Trump.




"I made these misstatements to be consistent with individual 1's political messaging and out of loyalty to individual 1," Cohen said in court, according to Reuters.

He previously identified individual one as Trump.










MORE:
https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1NY1WG








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Let's be clear: the court docs Mueller dropped this morning are the entire ballgame. (Original Post) kpete Nov 2018 OP
Ergo, the Twitler's attack on Cohen's credibility this morning. KPN Nov 2018 #1
Ohboyohboyohboy!! 2naSalit Nov 2018 #2
Let's not forget what the Steele dossier said about Peskov Bradshaw3 Nov 2018 #3

KPN

(15,642 posts)
1. Ergo, the Twitler's attack on Cohen's credibility this morning.
Thu Nov 29, 2018, 12:25 PM
Nov 2018

Are we hostage to the perception of a key witnesses credibility here, or does Mueller have something beyond Cohen's statement that he did indeed mislead? My guess is the latter. Otherwise, why would Cohen have even considered a plea deal?

So -- will a judge and jury be convinced of Cohen's credibility and Mueller's evidence if and when the time comes for prosecuting other criminal charges against other individuals? We know that the GOP controlled Senate is neck deep into this crap and will latch onto every opportunity to discredit anybody and everybody related to the Russia investigation. That leaves us with a jury. Can we count on that? A jury?

Bradshaw3

(7,505 posts)
3. Let's not forget what the Steele dossier said about Peskov
Thu Nov 29, 2018, 12:36 PM
Nov 2018

That he was the one running the operation for Putin.

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