Cohen responds to message sent by National Enquirer cover

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN


By Jim Acosta, CNN

Updated 7:19 AM ET, Tue May 1, 2018

Washington (CNN) - A National Enquirer cover story targeting Michael Cohen could be a strong sign President Donald Trump is upset with his personal lawyer and turning against the man known for years as his "fixer," a source close to Trump said.

According to the source, Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who is a longtime friend of Trump's, would not have allowed the publication of the story -- which featured a headline including the phrase "Trump's Fixer's Secrets & Lies" -- without the President's blessing.

When asked whether he thought a message was being sent by the story's publication, Cohen told CNN: "What do you think?"

The Justice Department announced earlier this month that Cohen has been under criminal investigation for months in New York over his business dealings. The announcement followed a raid of his office and home by federal investigators and Trump's and Cohen's legal teams attempting to block the courts from using some of the information seized during the raid.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/politics/michael-cohen-national-enquirer/index.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. The "I alone can fix it" guy had a fixer?

Another pile of lies he told us

[riversedge]

9. All all a bunch of crooks. Period

[monmouth4]

2. I'm hoping Cohen's reaction to this would be the same as Sammy the Bull. n/t

[Vinnie From Indy]

8. +1

He should know how this works by now.

[duforsure]

3. Cohen knows what trumps doing now

Turning against him, but trump will again claim he's not, but we all know like Cohen he is, and he is just lying his ass off again. Cohen knows he has to flip or he'll be screwed over, if he's not already to save himself because he can't trust trump ever.

[Fred Sanders]

4. The message is that rich folk control the messaging and the first amendment is not for poor folk.

[MGKrebs]

5. This is why trump has so much trouble finding lawyers to work for him.

They end up getting in trouble and thrown under the bus.

[procon]

6. Flip! C'mon man, save yourself and do the right thing for once in your miserable life. nt

[forgotmylogin]

7. I was in a store check out line last night...

And glancing at the tabloids it was all Celebrity/Movie Star gossip, the normal stuff how it used to be. I thought something must have happened to make them clam up quickly - then I realized the tabloid there was the NATIONAL INQUISITOR, not the Enquirer.

So either the NE had sold out, or the store isn't shelving it anymore, preferring to display the more routine non-political gossip rags.