If Cohen is such a liar

[DonaldsRump]

...what does that say about the man who hired him as his chief legal officer????

The Latin phrase "res ipsa loquitor" comes to mind (i.e., the thing speaks for itself)

[manor321]

1. IMHO, the best way to frame this is to say Cohen used to lie for Trump but has now come clean

This framing makes sense since so many of his previous lies were implausible, while many of the new statements are corroborated by documents and other testimony.

We should frame this as "Cohen is now telling the truth".

[jberryhill]

4. ummm....

I gather you have not read his statement and seen the exhibits attached to it.

[beachbum bob]

5. money. Need evidence for what it was for....

cohen needs to "prove" it with hard evidence of emails, txts and/or audio tape recordings. thats still is needed. For all we know trump can sat he bought a tie from Cohen,

[jberryhill]

6. lol

There's an entire paper trail around this particular series of payments. I am going to charitably assume you are not aware of it.

[.99center]

8. "audio tape recordings. thats still is needed."

Link to tweet

[TheBlackAdder]

7. That's not Trump's signature. He forgot to dot the eyes.

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[jberryhill]

3. Some folks are really missing the point about what he was lying ABOUT

He was convicted of lying to Congress by denying that Trump Tower Moscow negotiations were ongoing during the campaign.

That was the lie.

That lie does not serve Michael Cohen. It is no skin off his back how late Trump was negotiating with Moscow. It IS, however, a big deal to Trump, because the lie serves Trump's interest in denying his dealings with Moscow.

To admit that was a lie is to accept the fact that Trump was negotiating with Moscow during the campaign.

I find it amazing that the GOP reps are able to squirt that "he's a liar" squid ink, and the press lets them do it without a moment's reflection on "what was he lying about, for whom, and why?"