SDNY "respectfully requests that this Court impose a substantial term of imprisonment", 51-63 months

[fleur-de-lisa]

Natasha Bertrand ✔ @NatashaBertrand

oof...SDNY "respectfully requests that this Court impose a substantial term of imprisonment, one that reflects a modest downward variance from the applicable Guidelines range." (51-63 months.)

MICHAEL COHEN SENTENCING

Link to tweet

[dewsgirl]

1. OMG was not expecting this.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. So 5 years.

Wonder how much Cohen was facing otherwise.

And wonder if Mueller will recommend a Flynn like light sentence for what Cohen pled to regarding his charges.

Cohen did a lot of bad stuff for Trump. No way could he expect to get off scot-free. (Or Scott Free). But he could certainly be facing a lot more without the plea.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. They were saying 2 yrs max this am?? And that

was supposed to be waived ??Someone was very off on this.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Wait... I was thinking Flynn, duh.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Well, so much for being a whistleblower. ?? But he

Deserves punishment. Feel sad for him tho. But that's only the bleeding heart liberal talking

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. might be he made them work too hard before blowing whistle

Remember Mueller pointed out that Flynn started cooperating right away. Maybe Cohen resisted and denied until they collected enough evidence that he was overwhelmed.

I'm just speculating.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. Clearer now. Mueller lenient. SDNY not ( he was

Not very cooperative with them)

[Hortensis]

8. :) I'm trying to control that impulse myself.

They're saying he could have done better if he'd fully cooperated, which helps. Expect rage from Trump, I guess. This is hardly "the book."

Ah, so he can cooperate post-sentence and get "further credit." If Mueller wants, of course.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. I think it has to do with his family. He didn't want to

rat his wife out to SDNY. That's what someone was saying...that he refused to totally let it all out about every single individual who he knows is dirty.

Interesting to me....Cohen most afraid of US mob. Manafort...Russian mob. Worst than US prison. The mob can and will kill people you love in horrible ways.

[Hortensis]

10. Wow. What a life. I tried to understand his loyalty to Trump,

thinking of it as maybe just a follower to his leader, but perhaps it was, in part, a different manifestation of his ability to be loyal and caring toward his family. Whatever. Even knowing Trump himself was an habitual criminal, I didn't imagine his presidency playing out as a strange national reality TV series featuring the kind of sleazy goof-ups in expensive clothes who flocked to him and it. Yuck.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. Wasn't there something too about him borrowing money against his in-laws property? Thats

A very powerful force - his whole family probably duped by him. I can just imagine them saying - you keep us safe and out of this mess or we will all disown you. Perhaps they didn’t know the extent of his sleezbaggyness?

Which begs the question to me - he was getting millions for selling influence with IQ45 - why did he have to borrow money?

Maybe I have the timing off. So many moving pieces. Like we need a timeline for each person and then show what events cause intersection


Just like trump is mental - he had to find people who were mental in a different way - people with low self esteem who needed approval - followers.

[onenote]

12. Actually, the SDNY recommended less than the 51-63 month guideline

They recommended 42 months (3.5 years).