Reading the Cohen Book and watched his interview with Rachel: Does anyone know the answer of why he

[Pachamama]

....”meets and talks regularly with the Falwells”?

Are they clients? Friends?

These are not people who travel in the same geographic or social circles. Michael Cohen as far as I know is Jewish, so I would find it hard to believe that they are religious advisors.

Anyone know or have an idea of what this is all about? It just seems very odd and I feel as if there is something here and missing...

Michael Cohen said in his interview that the Falwells were visiting him at Prison...

[dchill]

1. He says they're friends.

I think they're associates - in the business sense. They deal in historical photographs, I believe.

[2naSalit]

8. I was curious about that too.

I am sure that there are other elements to the lives of the despised that are somewhat normal. They're still pretty twisted rich fucks, though.

[ARPad95]

2. I just brought this up in another thread about Cohen interview. I've started the book so haven't

read anything yet about his relationship with the Falwells. It just seemed so out of place his relationship with them in the interview. Something is definitely odd and off about it. What did he have in common with the Falwells except maybe shady real estate deals.

[Pachamama]

12. Something missing here

I can’t believe they are friends. It would seem there is a legal/professional relationship and he is limited in what he can discuss.

[cilla4progress]

3. Cohen seems a dim bulb,

to me.

[canetoad]

5. Not to me

He appears as a man who was seduced by power and money and now reaps the consequences of his actions.

[Pachamama]

7. Same impression of Cohen

I never have seen him as “Dim” or stupid. He may not be an intellectual genius, but he strikes me as smart and yes, was seduced by power and money and he now greatly regrets all that and is paying for it.

[flibbitygiblets]

13. Interesting watching him being interviewed by Rachel, he did seem smarter

I think it's because he seemed more human. He was laughing a bit, and even a little self-deprecating. I would say he seems to have matured, which probably wouldn't have happened had he not been thrown under the bus, sadly.

[Totally Tunsie]

9. Cohen is "street smart".

In *some* NYC circles, those are the best creds you can have.

[dweller]

4. personally

it sounds well, icky ..
like i don't wanna know icky ...
ymmv

✌🏼

[Pachamama]

10. Very Icky

Cohen has lived a dishonest past and talks about regretting decisions to be associated with Trump.

It would seem that he would be distancing himself from all things and all people “icky”.

He hasn’t said they are friends. My guess is they were clients and yes, he did some cover up work for them and Cohen due to legal reasons can’t discuss.

[Nevilledog]

15. Like "I'll just be standing in the corner, watching" icky.

[walkingman]

6. That genre of people are all pretty much the same - I cannot relate. It takes a special kind of

person to be like the Falwells, the Olsteens, they probably have similar characteristics....birds of a feather.

[bamagal62]

11. Epstein?

[Pachamama]

14. Interesting question

Hadn’t thought of that one...

I also can’t recall any question about Epstein ever being asked of Cohen.

[NJCher]

16. I thought I heard him say

that he was tasked with the responsibility to reach out to all kinds of disparate people for the purpose of whatever good they could do for trump. IIRC, he was careful to point out that this was for purposes of benefiting trump, not himself.

[Frosty02]

17. Client

If I remember correctly he solved a "photograph" problem for Falwell.

[Pachamama]

18. Yes - but he solved that issue/ problem - why keep meeting?

Unless there are more problems?