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Originally Posted by GiRTh
If Cohen only did a tiny amount then surely there is little that's covered. This is why the strategy is confusing. I would have thought Donnie would claim Cohen did all his work thus its all covered under attorney client privilege.
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Perhaps Cohen really is just small fry in the grand scheme of things. I don't know really anyone who would say
commitment is a Trump character quality, so could be any number of things (including manic behavior) that decides his next move. He's fairly fluid when it comes to most anything, including policy positions... and everyone is a pawn and every tactic a player move to keep up an ever-growing ponzi scheme...is my opinion.
In contract, personally, I don't really see that Cohen is that "key" to his current legal strategy... but most of his problems right now are with the larger Russia investigation and the upcoming elections. With Cohen being his lawyer in the Stormy case (where Cohen is also a defendant), hiring Giuliani frees his hands to juggle other things.. Cohen, he specifically, may not even be on their larger radar all that while as they are juggling all the other balls in the process.
His administration has had a history of hiccups and being behind the curve (see Sarah Huckabee Sanders) when it comes to pulling themselves up by the boot straps and pulling together an agenda. Giuliani might have been picked as an attack dog there, since Trump prefers to handle these things more aggressively than sit back and watch, etc... and in this case Trump may have just told him to handle the issue and they may have not gone into the hows and whats and it just been a meet-up for mutual asspats...Though I wouldn't rule out them having just not thinking through the PR-side of this strategy and gone with this intend...
As November gets closer, there's a likelihood of the Democrats winning the majority and so the Republicans are having to find candidates at the last minute to replace people who have either retired, quit or refused to join the Great 2018 dumpster fire. If the Democrats win the majority, then it's
almost certain Democrats will begin the process for impeachment... that's why I wonder, how much time and energy does he really have to spend on the Stormy Daniel's case, when we all know he's a sleaze, while they are in campaign mode, and having to put out multiple fires at the same time.... most of their own creation actually. So yes, while he's more likely to be legal jeopardy than probably the Russia case... as Giuliani said in the interviews, the charges will possibly be limited to only a slap on the wrist, etc... the bigger headache will be if the Democrats win in November and if the Russia case progresses... which could lead to grounds for impeachment. He doesn't have to lose a case to be impeached... if he's impeached for violating campaign finance rules, then they all have to be impeached/resign.
Trump hires lawyer who represented Clinton in impeachment
https://www.whio.com/news/national-g...dYassebSM1VBL/
Sarah Sanders was reportedly so frustrated over being kept in the dark during the Rob Porter scandal that she publicly 'cursed and yelled' at the White House counsel (Longest title ever)
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/tec...r-12890928.php
Trump's loyal outsiders elbow Kelly out
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...lly-out-568443