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| Cohen to reveal more on Trump after Mueller inquiry, lawyer says – live | Cohen to reveal more on Trump after Mueller inquiry, lawyer says – live |
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| The first congressional race ratings for 2020 have just been published by Cook Political Report. | |
| It currently lists 20 tossup seats, 16 of which are held by Democrats. | |
| A newly elected Tennessee congressman claimed that vaccines may cause autism at an event yesterday. | |
| They do not. | |
| NEW: Soon-to-be Congressman Mark Green, a physician, warned constituents last night vaccines may be causing autism. He says he's going to "stand on the CDC’s desk and get the real data on vaccines."https://t.co/fp26XBmxdR | |
| Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York just announced that they reached a deal not to pursue charges against American Media Inc, the parent company of the National Enquirer. As part of the deal, the company admits that it paid Karen McDougal $150,000 not to speak about her affair with Trump in concert with the Trump campaign. They also admit “that its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman’s story so as it to prevent it from influencing the election.” | |
| BREAKING: @SDNYnews released a press release announcing today that "it has previously reached a non-prosecution agreement with AMI, in connection with AMI’s role in making the above-described $150,000 payment before the 2016 presidential election."No statement from Khuzami. pic.twitter.com/jnwMI0nhD4 | |
| The Democrat posting job listings on Linked In is apparently Tom Sreyer. | |
| Ruby Cramer at Buzzfeed reports: | |
| Tom Steyer posted a job listing on LinkedIn last week for several high-ranking positions on his potential 2020 presidential campaign, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| Steyer, a San Francisco-based billionaire and the Democratic donor behind the national “Need to Impeach” effort aimed at President Donald Trump, published the job openings under an anonymous account. The listing invites “highly skilled political professionals” to apply for key roles on a “national campaign team” for a “high-profile political campaign based on the West Coast.” | |
| There were tourists taking in the sentencing of Michael Cohen today. | |
| .@sic_sonja was in the courtroom today and she met a group of tourists from Alaska who attended the Michael Cohen sentencing. "It's a piece of American history," one said. | |
| Erin Durkin reports from court: | |
| Michael Avenatti watched the proceedings from the back row and said outside after: | Michael Avenatti watched the proceedings from the back row and said outside after: |
| “Michael Cohen is neither a hero nor a patriot. He lied for months on end. Only until his back was against the wall and he faced significant prison time did he decide to quote come clean. Michael Cohen is no hero. He is no patriot. He deserves every day of the 36 month sentence he will serve. Michael Cohen was sentenced today. Donald Trump is next.” | “Michael Cohen is neither a hero nor a patriot. He lied for months on end. Only until his back was against the wall and he faced significant prison time did he decide to quote come clean. Michael Cohen is no hero. He is no patriot. He deserves every day of the 36 month sentence he will serve. Michael Cohen was sentenced today. Donald Trump is next.” |
| With Cohen’s sentence, there are other criminal cases in American politics getting attention too. | With Cohen’s sentence, there are other criminal cases in American politics getting attention too. |
| This is the latest development from North Carolina’s voter fraud case. | This is the latest development from North Carolina’s voter fraud case. |
| BREAKING: We have obtained a photo of Mark Harris and McCrae Dowless together. The picture was taken in March at a political event in Bladen County. The person who took the photo has asked us to not identify them. #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/v4w9L6GwAa | BREAKING: We have obtained a photo of Mark Harris and McCrae Dowless together. The picture was taken in March at a political event in Bladen County. The person who took the photo has asked us to not identify them. #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/v4w9L6GwAa |
| Lanny Davis has put out a fuller statement | Lanny Davis has put out a fuller statement |
| COHEN rep Lanny Davis says he’s ready to talk to Congress about Trump *after* Mueller finishes his investigation, suggests there’s more to tell. pic.twitter.com/NOlciiBSqx | COHEN rep Lanny Davis says he’s ready to talk to Congress about Trump *after* Mueller finishes his investigation, suggests there’s more to tell. pic.twitter.com/NOlciiBSqx |
| Lanny Davis, Cohen’s lawyer/advisor, is now speaking to reporters | Lanny Davis, Cohen’s lawyer/advisor, is now speaking to reporters |
| Lanny Davis, who says he is now an adviser to Cohen after today's sentencing, says on ABC, "Michael Cohen is now released to tell the full truth. After Mr. Mueller makes his findings and issues his report, you will see more of Michael Cohen telling the truth about Donald Trump." | Lanny Davis, who says he is now an adviser to Cohen after today's sentencing, says on ABC, "Michael Cohen is now released to tell the full truth. After Mr. Mueller makes his findings and issues his report, you will see more of Michael Cohen telling the truth about Donald Trump." |
| Cohen will report to prison in March next year, giving him a few more months of freedom. | Cohen will report to prison in March next year, giving him a few more months of freedom. |
| Judge has ordered Cohen to surrender on March 6. | Judge has ordered Cohen to surrender on March 6. |
| Cohen’s sentence is the longest so far in the Mueller probe. | Cohen’s sentence is the longest so far in the Mueller probe. |
| Michael Cohen is sentenced to three years in prison, the longest sentence yet in the Mueller/SDNY probes of Trump. | Michael Cohen is sentenced to three years in prison, the longest sentence yet in the Mueller/SDNY probes of Trump. |
| 36 months for Cohen | 36 months for Cohen |
| As the sentencing of Cohen continues, the judge notes that Cohen acted at Trump’s direction. | As the sentencing of Cohen continues, the judge notes that Cohen acted at Trump’s direction. |
| Pauley notes that Cohen admitted that he made the illicit hush-money payments "at the coordination with and the direction of Individual-1." | Pauley notes that Cohen admitted that he made the illicit hush-money payments "at the coordination with and the direction of Individual-1." |
| Cohen has responded to Trump calling him weak in the courtroom. | Cohen has responded to Trump calling him weak in the courtroom. |
| Cohen letting loose on Trump: "Recently the president tweeted a statement calling me weak and it was correct but for a much different reason than he was implying. It was because time and time again I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds" | Cohen letting loose on Trump: "Recently the president tweeted a statement calling me weak and it was correct but for a much different reason than he was implying. It was because time and time again I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds" |
| Cohen tells the court “I have been living in a personal and mental incarceration ever since the day that I accepted the offer to work for [Trump].” | Cohen tells the court “I have been living in a personal and mental incarceration ever since the day that I accepted the offer to work for [Trump].” |
| Cohen: "This mayseem hard to believe but today is one of the most meaningful days of my life. I have been living in a personal and mental incarceration ever since the day that I acceptedthe offer to work for a real estate mogul whose business acumen that I deeply admired." | Cohen: "This mayseem hard to believe but today is one of the most meaningful days of my life. I have been living in a personal and mental incarceration ever since the day that I acceptedthe offer to work for a real estate mogul whose business acumen that I deeply admired." |
| MICHAEL COHEN in court: "I take full responsibility for each act." | MICHAEL COHEN in court: "I take full responsibility for each act." |
| Michael Cohen is about to address the court | Michael Cohen is about to address the court |
| ALERT: Michael Cohen is about to address the court. He is standing at the podium. (via @eorden inside) | ALERT: Michael Cohen is about to address the court. He is standing at the podium. (via @eorden inside) |
| Michael Cohen’s attorney is expressing his client’s wariness about a full cooperation agreement in the courtroom right now. | Michael Cohen’s attorney is expressing his client’s wariness about a full cooperation agreement in the courtroom right now. |
| Petrillo says Cohen wants to cooperate but that "he’swary of a long-term cooperation agreement for personal reasons and because he wants both to remove himself and remove his family from the glare of the cameras." | Petrillo says Cohen wants to cooperate but that "he’swary of a long-term cooperation agreement for personal reasons and because he wants both to remove himself and remove his family from the glare of the cameras." |