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[_Jersey Girl]

Holy guacamole guys!

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics ... a-deal-talks/index.html

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to eight criminal counts, admitting that "in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office" he acted to keep information that would have been harmful to the candidate and the campaign from becoming public during the 2016 election cycle.

[_Jersey Girl]

“I participated in this conduct, which on my part took place in Manhattan, for the principal purpose of influencing the election” for president in 2016, Mr. Cohen said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyre ... Trump.html

[_Kevin Graham]

“I participated in this conduct, which on my part took place in Manhattan, for the principal purpose of influencing the election” for president in 2016, Mr. Cohen said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyre ... Trump.html

Pfft. Proves nothing. Everyone knows Cohen is lying to cover his own ass.

[_Kevin Graham]

This is some pretty hilarious crap. This is the biggest political news story during Trump's tenure and perhaps since the Lewinsky scandal. It is being covered by all the news stations, but then I switch over to FOX just to see what their faces look like while eating crow, and their "Breaking Story" is about Trump holding a rally. They're not even discussing this news.

Trump's campaign manager is found guilty on 8 counts and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison, and Trump's primary attorney has pleaded guilty to five counts of tax evasion, two counts related to an illegal campaign contribution and one count of making a false statement. His admission reveals that he and Trump colluded to illegally affect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

But FOX doesn't think this is newsworthy.

[_Gunnar]

Now that Cohen has confessed to committing crimes at Trump's direction and Manafort is a convicted felon, I wonder if Trump will be foolish enough to pardon them, and any other former advisors convicted of committing crimes on his behalf. I have very little doubt that he is actually that stupid.

[_Jersey Girl]

This is some pretty hilarious crap. This is the biggest political news story during Trump's tenure and perhaps since the Lewinsky scandal. It is being covered by all the news stations, but then I switch over to FOX just to see what their faces look like while eating crow, and their "Breaking Story" is about Trump holding a rally. They're not even discussing this news.

Trump's campaign manager is found guilty on 8 counts and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison, and Trump's primary attorney has pleaded guilty to five counts of tax evasion, two counts related to an illegal campaign contribution and one count of making a false statement. His admission reveals that he and Trump colluded to illegally affect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

But FOX doesn't think this is newsworthy.

Check again. I just got done watching a FOX piece on this. Use your Google fingers.

[_Kevin Graham]

Check again. I just got done watching a FOX piece on this. Use your Google fingers.

Tucker Carlson's show was on, as it is every night from 8-9 pm and he had footage from a Trump rally. He's now talking about this?

[_Kevin Graham]

I'm watching again and he's not talking about it. Instead he's talking about how "Democrat extremism" is going to backfire in November and he's hosting Dana Perino who is just blasting Leftists. Are you watching FOX News West Coast or something? I think they have two kinds.

I just googled "Cohen pleads guilty" and the first FOX article on the subject is on page three and it is titled "Michael Cohen admits violating campaign finance laws in plea deal, agrees to 3-5 year sentence". I haven't seen them discuss it on live shows yet. We'll see.

[_canpakes]

... FOX doesn't think this is newsworthy.

Glenn Beck explained to his listeners this morning that these things don’t matter to Republicans (and presumably Fox’s primary audience) because the Left didn’t like GW Bush or Romney.

That’s some high-level logic happening, there. ; )

[_Xenophon]

Glenn Beck explained to his listeners this morning that these things don’t matter to Republicans (and presumably Fox’s primary audience) because the Left didn’t like GW Bush or Romney.

That’s some high-level logic happening, there. ; )

I've seen this line of thought a few times now. Trump is the Left's penance for rejecting all those fine moderate Republicans over the years. If we had just accepted Romney none of this would have happened!