I thought he had a plea deal? Normally campaign finance violations are punished with a fine, and lying to Congress? Seriously? If that were a prison offense, Hillary Clinton would never see the light of day again.
Cohen sentenced to three years in prison
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baldretiree1957
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Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer and fixer for President Donald Trump, was ordered imprisoned Wednesday for three years for a range of crimes, including ones which helped cover up Trump's "dirty deeds" and put the president in legal peril.
"I take full responsibility for each act that I pled guilty to — the personal ones to me and those involving the president of the United States of America," an emotional Cohen said in federal court in Manhattan.
The 52-year-old attorney also was ordered by Judge William Pauley to pay $1.39 million in restitution, $500,000 in forfeiture, and $100,000 in fines.
"Blind loyalty" to Trump "led me to take a path of darkness instead of light," Cohen told Pauley.
And that loyalty led to his effort to cover up president's "dirty deeds," Cohen said, before being sentenced for a range of financial crimes, lying to Congress, and playing a key role in keeping two women quiet about purported afffairs with Trump shortly before the 2016 presidential election.
That's a little more than campaign violations, don'cha think?
"I take full responsibility for each act that I pled guilty to — the personal ones to me and those involving the president of the United States of America," an emotional Cohen said in federal court in Manhattan.
The 52-year-old attorney also was ordered by Judge William Pauley to pay $1.39 million in restitution, $500,000 in forfeiture, and $100,000 in fines.
"Blind loyalty" to Trump "led me to take a path of darkness instead of light," Cohen told Pauley.
And that loyalty led to his effort to cover up president's "dirty deeds," Cohen said, before being sentenced for a range of financial crimes, lying to Congress, and playing a key role in keeping two women quiet about purported afffairs with Trump shortly before the 2016 presidential election.
That's a little more than campaign violations, don'cha think?
No, it's exactly a campaign finance violation. None of those other things you mentioned in your unsourced cut and paste are against the law.
The tax evasion conviction played a big part in his sentence....and a big part in the large restitution he was hit with...over 2 million in fines and restitution altogether...NONE of which had squat to do with paying off the hookers.
There isn't a flying chance in hell that Trump will be charged or convicted of anything related to those payoffs. They couldn't nail Edwards for worse...and it wasn't for lack of trying.
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awpitt
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"Lying to Congress" is against the law. That's one of the counts Olie North was convicted of before the ACLU helped him with getting it vacated.
This_person
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It was a lot more than campaign violations. In fact, the campaign stuff was very minor:
NBC News said:
The bulk of the problems had nothing to do with Trump. The campaign violations to which he pled guilty are strongly arguable as not being campaign violations at all.
According to the article referenced above:
Could have gotten 65 years, recommendation was four years at least, he got three. What does that tell you?
What difference at this point does it make?
This_person
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Admittedly, it is virtually never prosecuted. We'd have very few politicians and cabinet-level leadership outside of jail if it were.
awpitt
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I'm not saying it does. I was responding to your comment, "None of those other things you mentioned in your unsourced cut and paste are against the law."
One of the "other things" listed was lying to Congress, which is against the law.
Clapper and Brennen also LIED to Congress IIRC
So what? Nothing will come of it. You need to go take your meds and change your diaper..
You missed my point.
But speaking of Her Highness Rodham Clinton, James Comey testified in front of Congress that she lied her ass off to the committee. Where is her indictment?
Hijinx
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Hijinx
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Hijinx
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We all know where it is. There will never be one. Certain people are immune.
littlelady
God bless the USA
Two tiered system of justice. Heard that on the news tonight. Exactly right.
BOP
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So why isn't Congress lying to the American people against the law?