Pence: Michael Cohen's Huge Business Contracts Are A 'Private Matter'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Matt Shuham | May 10, 2018 10:43 am

Vice President Mike Pence distanced himself on Thursday from revelations of Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s millions of dollars in contracts with various entities, including the American affiliate of a Russian company and large corporations like AT&T and Novartis. Pence called Cohen’s situation a “private matter.”

“You now have the President’s lawyer getting millions of dollars from companies that he says he can get access, including one company that had a Russian connection,” NBC’s Andrea Mitchell asked Pence during an interview that aired Thursday. “Is that draining the swamp?”

“Well, what I can say is that that private matter is something I don’t have any knowledge about, and I think the White House issued a statement saying the same,” Pence replied.

Earlier in the interview, Pence said of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe: “It’s time to wrap it up.”

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. It's not a private matter when you are BREAKING the law!! nt

[BadGimp]

2. Well shall see Mr Vice President, we shall see...

[truthisfreedom]

3. Maybe we can get you a private cell, in solitary

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Pence: "Don't Follow The Money. We know where it leads." . . . nt

[Freethinker65]

5. So is abortion

[turbinetree]

6. Hey Pence, where did you get your money after you left radio

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https://www.fool.com/investing/2016/10/02/what-is-mike-pences-net-worth.aspx

Hell I wish I could get a retirement like you got there Mikey, but nope I wasn't a politician, that gets money off the taxpayers like you do, after all you say government is bad, don't you, apparently its not that bad, hypocrite, and has for being BLACKMAIL and private business matters while working for the government, it's against the laws so is MONEY LAUDERING..................

Lets not forget you were at the right wing fascist convention, when there where Russian spies meeting with your cabal to write "your" platform.................


November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

[UCmeNdc]

7. It is not a private matter Mr. Vice President when there is evidence of influence pedaling.

There is evidence of corruption.

[infullview]

8. Other news feeds report that being hired as a "consultant" may be legal

as a backdoor to gain access to the president which many companies have been using since recent changes in lobbying regulations.

[C Moon]

9. Trump is an outwardly creepy, racist, selfish a-hole; but Pence is more like serial-killer creepy.

[procon]

10. What Pence calls 'private', is GOP speak for Pay To Play.

They can't pretend Trump wasn't involved when his longtime consigliere is taking huge sums of money to organize discrete meetings between him and people whose companies do business with his government or profit by his policies. Cohen was just the middleman, the mafia style bagman who made the arrangements, but Trump was always the boss.

[hot2na]

11. Private my A$$!

If it was private then why did Novartis fear that Trump would get angry? Because Michael Cohen told them so? I don't thin so.

[SunSeeker]

12. Bribery of the President is not a private matter. nt

[beachbum bob]

13. How deep does the corruption go? The only reason to wrap it up

Is it's getting closer and closer to the big fish

[Vinca]

14. Spiro . . . is that you???

[Gothmog]

15. Pay to Play is okay according to Pence

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