02-02-2023, 11:32 PM
Keeping to the topic of "weaponization," it appears Barr also played a major role in squelching any prosecution
of Trump arising from the Stormy Daniels payoff.
Ya'll may remember that Cohen was working with someone known only as "individual 1" who tasked him with
laundering a payment. Many of us wondered how Cohen could go to jail for this crime but not the person ordering
it and writing the check on one D.J.Trump's account.
The investigation is just beginning, but WOW--so far it looks like Barr (and Trump) were frantically
pulling an array of legal levers to protect Trump from consequences.
William Barr tried to interfere in Michael Cohen’s case before abruptly firing prosecutor: report
https://www.salon.com/2020/06/26/william-barr-tried-to-interfere-in-michael-cohens-case-before-abruptly-firing-prosecutor-report/
Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to tax evasion and campaign finance violations after admitting to paying $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels at the direction of then-candidate Donald Trump, who was referred to as "Individual-1" in court documents. But Barr sought to intervene in the case right after he became attorney general, at which time Cohen had already been sentenced to three years in prison, according to The Times....
He instructed officials at the Justice Department to write a memo raising legal questions seeking to undercut the conviction, all according to the report. The order was similar to the ones he gave before the Justice Department intervened in the cases of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, which also stemmed from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
of Trump arising from the Stormy Daniels payoff.
Ya'll may remember that Cohen was working with someone known only as "individual 1" who tasked him with
laundering a payment. Many of us wondered how Cohen could go to jail for this crime but not the person ordering
it and writing the check on one D.J.Trump's account.
The investigation is just beginning, but WOW--so far it looks like Barr (and Trump) were frantically
pulling an array of legal levers to protect Trump from consequences.
William Barr tried to interfere in Michael Cohen’s case before abruptly firing prosecutor: report
https://www.salon.com/2020/06/26/william-barr-tried-to-interfere-in-michael-cohens-case-before-abruptly-firing-prosecutor-report/
Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to tax evasion and campaign finance violations after admitting to paying $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels at the direction of then-candidate Donald Trump, who was referred to as "Individual-1" in court documents. But Barr sought to intervene in the case right after he became attorney general, at which time Cohen had already been sentenced to three years in prison, according to The Times....
He instructed officials at the Justice Department to write a memo raising legal questions seeking to undercut the conviction, all according to the report. The order was similar to the ones he gave before the Justice Department intervened in the cases of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, which also stemmed from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
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