News · moment 11 of 22
The Michael Cohen Raid and Stormy Daniels Payoff
from Prove It, You Dumb Fuck! · #91
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9 minNews
Tim and Ray break down the FBI raid on Michael Cohen's office, the legal mechanics of piercing attorney-client privilege, whether this shows Mueller lacks strong collusion evidence, and the Stormy Daniels hush money payment as a possible campaign finance violation.
- 41:35Mueller refers the Cohen raid to the New York office rather than handling it federally.
- 42:23Tim says the investigation just got "a whole a lot cooler" once it expanded beyond Russia.
- 42:54They're using the Cohen raid as a backdoor to search for evidence when the collusion case seems thin.
- 43:45Everyone celebrating Mueller's moves suggests they don't actually have much on Trump yet.
- 44:27Michael Cohen's lie that he paid Stormy Daniels without Trump's involvement shows obvious obstruction.
- 45:28Tim doesn't care who Trump sleeps with, but paying for silence during a presidential campaign is a scandal.
- 46:46The tactics being used suggest Mueller probably doesn't have enough to take Trump down directly.
- 48:19The investigation will likely expose Trump's web of corrupt business interests and conflicts of interest.
- 49:25Trump's narcissism and past conduct probably should have disqualified him from the presidency.
- 50:04The raid might be designed to provoke Trump into firing Mueller, giving Republicans a chance to impeach.