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Even Democrats have to admit that Michael Cohen "sh*t the bed."
Blanche's questioning zeroed in on Cohen's plea deal in 2018 for campaign finance violations and tax evasion. Cohen admitted that prosecutors threatened to bring an 80-page indictment against his wife if he did not accept the plea deal within 48 hours; contradicting previous testimony that he had not been pressured or induced to accept the deal. " That was a lie?" Blanche asked, to which Cohen eventually responded, "That was not true, correct... that was a lie." Blanche also suggested that Cohen had lied to the judge in the hope of receiving a shorter sentence for his cooperation.
The defense's line of questioning grew increasingly aggressive, particularly over a key phone call in 2016. Cohen claimed the call was made to discuss the Stormy Daniels matter with Trump. However, text messages presented to the court showed Cohen had texted Trump's bodyguard, Keith Schiller, for advice on dealing with prank calls from a teenager.
"That was a lie," Mr. Blanche told Cohen." You were actually talking to Mr. Schiller that you were getting harassing phone calls from a 14-year-old...That. Was. A. Lie. You did not talk to President Trump," Blanche added.
In dealing with the teenager, Cohen also seemingly threatened the 14-year-old who texted Cohen, "Please don't do this." With Cohen responding, "Please have your parent or guardian contact me, before Secret Service reaches out to them."
"That was a lie," Blanche declared, accusing Cohen of lying about the nature of the call. "You did not talk to President Trump."
Cohen insisted that the brief conversation with Trump did touch on the Stormy Daniels issue. However, the defense's strategy focused on portraying Cohen as a vengeful ex-employee seeking to harm Trump. They played excerpts from Cohen's podcast, where he expressed his joy at Trump's indictment and his hope that Trump would go to prison. "I truly f***ing hope he goes to prison," Cohen was recorded saying, emphasizing his personal vendetta.
The defense also brought up Cohen's disappointment at not being offered a White House job, suggesting this was another motive for his cooperation with prosecutors. Cohen maintained that he had no shame in being Trump's personal attorney and had always been clear about his intentions. "I could monetize that -- which I did," he stated.
So "Mr. Fixer" isn't going to be on Bravo, then?
Anderson Cooper melted down on CNN at how "devastating" Cohen's obvious lies were for his credibility, and said that if he were a juror, he would just think that Cohen was "making it up as he goes along."
Elon Musk shows off his big huge rocket.
Of course: Gender transition surgery doesn't decrease suicide attempts. Rather, in increases those attempts by 1,200% (12x as likely).
But we're good people for indoctrinating children to cultivate mental illness, disfigurement, and suicide, right? Right, we're Very Good People.
Some months ago a video went viral. The video showed a college professor employing the Socratic method to ask why a student was asserting that J.K. Rowling was a dangerous homophobe. The teacher just asked what actual facts the student had seen to establish this, eventually leading the student to the conclusion that really, he was just going by what "everyone says" on Twitter.
He showed great skill in teaching critical thinking. And common sense.
So of course the f*cking leftwing school fired him, also telling him that he was not to talk about the firing, with the hint that his severance package will be reduced or zeroed out if he did talk about it.
Not. Another. Dime. If these schools aren't for all Americans -- and they're not, they're only for a cadre of lunatics and violent revolutionaries -- the taxpayers should not be compelled at gunpoint to fund them.
An executive order issued by President Joe Biden that directed federal agencies to coordinate with outside groups on sprawling voter turnout is being used as a tool to "weaponize" the federal government, according to a top GOP lawmaker.
"What they have done is weaponize all federal agencies on behalf of President Biden's reelection campaign," House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) said during a Thursday hearing on noncitizen voting and foreign influence in elections.
"Our federal agencies should be focused on serving the American people, not focused on reelecting President Biden," Steil said in the hearing. "As we see the actions taken by this administration to leverage taxpayer dollars for political purposes, that should be concerning to all citizens."
Steil's comments on Thursday come after multiple reports from the Washington Examiner on how groups linked to the planning and implementation of Biden's executive order, which was issued in March 2021, appear to be overwhelmingly of the progressive Left. The order calls for agencies to register voters with the help of "approved, nonpartisan third-party organizations and state officials."
A Washington Examiner investigation found that staffers from one group called Vot-ER listed as having been on a 2021 planning call with groups for the executive order is funded by Democratic dark money groups and led by left-wing activists. Some legal experts have raised concerns over whether Vot-ER and its partners in taxpayer-funded public health centers are acting nonpartisan in accordance with federal rules.
Sure, Male Karen.
This is a horror show of social embarrassment.
Hilarious: