The WSJ is out with a report this afternoon on a secret recording Tom Arnold made of a recent conversation with Michael Cohen where the former Trump attorney says he lied in his plea bargain and he’s not really guilty of the crimes he swore under oath that he said he committed:
NEW from @mrothfeld: Michael Cohen, in a recorded phone call w/actor Tom Arnold, disavowed responsibility for some of the crimes he pleaded guilty to, saying he hadn't evaded taxes and that a charge related to his home-equity line of credit was a "lie." https://t.co/BSKHxLMfUy
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) April 24, 2019
Cohen also said on the call that he’s angry that more people aren’t coming to his aid and that he’s a “man alone”:
Michael Cohen told Tom Arnold that after testifying that Trump directed him to arrange hush-money payments, he is a “man all alone.” Arnold recorded the call and provided the tape to @WSJ. https://t.co/5nlwTPHyS4 https://t.co/ZYbysTmBNF
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) April 24, 2019
Who is he trying to get sympathy from here?
“My family’s happiness, and my law license,” Mr. Cohen continued. “I lost my business…my insurance, my bank accounts, all for what? All for what? Because Trump, you know, had an affair with a porn star? That’s really what this is about.” @mrothfeld https://t.co/r18JCzuvUM
— Sadie Gurman (@sgurman) April 24, 2019
Hey, what are friends for?
Tom Arnold: I called Michael Cohen to give him moral support. I secretly recorded the conversation because Michael Cohen is my role model. And I played the recording for the Wall Street Journal because I'm a messy bitch who lives for drama. https://t.co/awPaJJ3sAy pic.twitter.com/9SVPthnxLh
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) April 24, 2019
And, of course, Michael Avenatti had to make an appearance on the call with Cohen telling Arnold Avenatti suffered a “karma boomerang”:
“Look at what’s happening to Avenatti—it’s called karma boomerang,” Mr. Cohen told Mr. Arnold. “The guy lied about me every single day, right? And the world loved it.”
Avenatti, who has protected his tweets so here’s a screenshot, quickly pointed out to Cohen that a “karma boomerang” means that the karma would actually hit Cohen in the face:
— Opinion Sphere (@opinionsphere) April 24, 2019
You really can’t make any of this up.
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