Hoo boy.
Barricades were just put up outside the Manhattan federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street pic.twitter.com/FlhfdTci6K
— erica orden (@eorden) August 21, 2018
Well, ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has reportedly reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors:
BREAKING: @MichaelCohen212 has reached a plea deal w feds, @GStephanopoulos reports. #MichaelCohen @SDNYnews @NewYorkFBI
— Josh Margolin (@JoshMargolin) August 21, 2018
NEW: @ABC live on air now…former Trump attorney Michael Cohen reaches plea deal on campaign finance violations, bank fraud and tax evasion.
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) August 21, 2018
BREAKING: Former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen has entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, @ABC has learned. https://t.co/l8nU7F3YKi pic.twitter.com/FujxvgMC2r
— ABC News (@ABC) August 21, 2018
BREAKING: Michael Cohen, Presdent Donald Trump's attorney, to plead guilty to criminal charges, report sayshttps://t.co/ql8bu5SihD
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) August 21, 2018
There goes Tuesday.
The sound of tv remotes clicking just now could be heard from space. https://t.co/nV5pTJAiUo
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) August 21, 2018
Tonight’s presidential tweet storm will be the best presidential tweet storm, believe me https://t.co/YxttF6n72H
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 21, 2018
RIP Twitter
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) August 21, 2018
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Update:
Per @KaraScannell, Cohen isn't flipping, he's just agreeing to plea guilty.
I assume that means one of three things is true
1. He doesn't want to cooperate
2. Doesn't have anything of value
3. The Feds already have what he's willing to offerStory: https://t.co/JksTSToK1k pic.twitter.com/mC6nAQupoR
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) August 21, 2018
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BREAKING: Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, will plead guilty to charges stemming from a federal investigation in New York. pic.twitter.com/qSe2LLJVIO
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 21, 2018
Michael Cohen reached a plea agreement with prosecutors investigating payments he made to women for President Trump, NYT reportshttps://t.co/DhcSiZMkA1
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 21, 2018
Cohen has surrendered to the FBI, but NYT says his plea deal does NOT include cooperation https://t.co/nPaL3q9N8M pic.twitter.com/3PpX4yn4mi
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) August 21, 2018
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Update:
BREAKING: Fox News’ @johnrobertsFox, citing sources, reports Michael Cohen’s guilty plea includes 3-5 years in jail
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) August 21, 2018
Welp.
Wowww https://t.co/WV8TTZHmW2
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) August 21, 2018
<loooooong sloooooow whistle> https://t.co/sURYaWGRVg
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) August 21, 2018
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Update:
Oh, lordy …
BREAKING: COHEN SAYS HE VIOLATED CAMPAIGN LAW AT DIRECTION OF CANDIDATE- BBG
— Ryan Ruggiero (@RyanRuggiero) August 21, 2018
Cohen admits to working “at direction of the candidate” Trump and national enquirer to silence Karen McDougal. He also admits to Stormy Daniels payment that he made “with and at direction of the same candidate.”
— Stephen Brown (@PPVSRB) August 21, 2018
*COHEN SAYS HE VIOLATED CAMPAIGN LAW AT DIRECTION OF CANDIDATE
*COHEN DOESN'T NAME CANDIDATE WHO DIRECTED CAMPAIGN VIOLATIONhint: it's @realDonaldTrump
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 21, 2018
NEWS: Cohen just described, in court, how he violated campaign finance laws by arranging payment for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. He said he violated federal law "in coordination with and at the direction of a federal candidate for office" Meaning Trump.
Via @TheLeadCNN
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) August 21, 2018
Buckle up, kids.
Oh Jesus https://t.co/bbwdzgHcvV
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 21, 2018
You can probably panic now MAGAworld https://t.co/JtpqQ1beiK
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 21, 2018