Michael Cohen offers hard drive with evidence going back as far as 10 years.
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Cohen Offers to Turn Over Hard Drive Files in Leniency Bid
Billy House
Bloomberg•April 5, 2019
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is giving congressional Democrats more information in an effort to seek their help to delay the start of his three-year prison sentence next month -- or even reduce it.
Cohen’s lawyers Lanny Davis, Michael Monico and Carly Chocron wrote to lawmakers Thursday that Cohen has recently been able to access a hard drive with 14 million files from his computers and telephones that they believe have significant value to investigators. On Friday, Davis sent a 133-page letter with further documents supporting his February testimony to Congress, as well as financial statements reviewed by Trump’s accountants.
The still-promised files consist of all emails, voice recordings, images and attachments from Cohen’s computers and phones dating from as long ago as 10 years, they write. The documents provided Friday detail Cohen’s earlier testimony and provide guidance on how that could be used to make a case against Trump.
“Working alone, Mr. Cohen has only had the time to go through less than 1 percent of the drive, or approximately 3,500 files,” they wrote, which has led them to believe the material “has significant value to the various congressional oversight and investigation committees.” Cohen needs more time and support to go through the remaining 14 million filed to hand them over to lawmakers, they added.
Friday’s memo says Cohen has additional evidence of “possible crimes,” including fraudulent insurance claims, the “mishandling or misappropriation of tens of millions” given to Trump’s inaugural committee, and possible campaign finance violations by the Republican National Committee, “including possibly illegal conduiting of illegal substantial donations to the RNC” by foreign nationals, including from China.
Cohen has a month before he goes to prison, and “time is no longer a luxury he is capable of,” his lawyers wrote.
The lawyers asked for something in return for their client -- a letter from the lawmakers documenting that “Mr. Cohen substantially cooperated with Congress voluntarily and has continued to do so,” and “that the substantial trove of new information, documents, recordings, and other evidence he can provide requires substantial time with him and ready access to him by congressional committees and staff to complete their investigations.”
Davis, Monico and Chocron said they hope authorities will consider “this total picture of cooperation by Mr. Cohen, verified by your letter and the important new evidence he has made available or could make available” and support granting Mr. Cohen a reduced prison term. Cohen is also continuing his cooperation with federal prosecutors in Manhattan, as well as the New York attorney general and state tax authorities, his lawyers said.
The letter goes on to point out that Cohen’s recent public and closed-door testimony to congressional committees already “has triggered additional areas for investigation by law enforcement authorities and the Congress.”
“For example,” the lawyers said, “based upon Mr. Cohen’s continued cooperation and assistance regarding Mr. Trump’s personal financial statements, Congress found a basis to seek at least six years of Mr. Trump’s corporate and personal tax returns.”....
Cohen Offers to Turn Over Hard Drive Files in Leniency Bid
Billy House
Bloomberg•April 5, 2019
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is giving congressional Democrats more information in an effort to seek their help to delay the start of his three-year prison sentence next month -- or even reduce it.
Cohen’s lawyers Lanny Davis, Michael Monico and Carly Chocron wrote to lawmakers Thursday that Cohen has recently been able to access a hard drive with 14 million files from his computers and telephones that they believe have significant value to investigators. On Friday, Davis sent a 133-page letter with further documents supporting his February testimony to Congress, as well as financial statements reviewed by Trump’s accountants.
The still-promised files consist of all emails, voice recordings, images and attachments from Cohen’s computers and phones dating from as long ago as 10 years, they write. The documents provided Friday detail Cohen’s earlier testimony and provide guidance on how that could be used to make a case against Trump.
“Working alone, Mr. Cohen has only had the time to go through less than 1 percent of the drive, or approximately 3,500 files,” they wrote, which has led them to believe the material “has significant value to the various congressional oversight and investigation committees.” Cohen needs more time and support to go through the remaining 14 million filed to hand them over to lawmakers, they added.
Friday’s memo says Cohen has additional evidence of “possible crimes,” including fraudulent insurance claims, the “mishandling or misappropriation of tens of millions” given to Trump’s inaugural committee, and possible campaign finance violations by the Republican National Committee, “including possibly illegal conduiting of illegal substantial donations to the RNC” by foreign nationals, including from China.
Cohen has a month before he goes to prison, and “time is no longer a luxury he is capable of,” his lawyers wrote.
The lawyers asked for something in return for their client -- a letter from the lawmakers documenting that “Mr. Cohen substantially cooperated with Congress voluntarily and has continued to do so,” and “that the substantial trove of new information, documents, recordings, and other evidence he can provide requires substantial time with him and ready access to him by congressional committees and staff to complete their investigations.”
Davis, Monico and Chocron said they hope authorities will consider “this total picture of cooperation by Mr. Cohen, verified by your letter and the important new evidence he has made available or could make available” and support granting Mr. Cohen a reduced prison term. Cohen is also continuing his cooperation with federal prosecutors in Manhattan, as well as the New York attorney general and state tax authorities, his lawyers said.
The letter goes on to point out that Cohen’s recent public and closed-door testimony to congressional committees already “has triggered additional areas for investigation by law enforcement authorities and the Congress.”
“For example,” the lawyers said, “based upon Mr. Cohen’s continued cooperation and assistance regarding Mr. Trump’s personal financial statements, Congress found a basis to seek at least six years of Mr. Trump’s corporate and personal tax returns.”....
Comments (6)
I'm not sure.
Funny how he waited till the bitter end to offer something to get a deal, and even funnier is no one cared and off to prison he went empty handed
Time you Joined the right Jim before you get left out in the cold begging for forgiveness
He certainly knows a lot more about Trump than you do.
Actually, sentencing for Cohen is May 6th.
It is currently April 9th.
A lot can happen during that time frame.
In addition some initial jail time may induce him to be even more cooperative, if the mob doesn't end his life in jail. Trump does have mob connections.
I never ask forgiveness for being honest, nor choosing the correct path.
Not have anything on him ? Sounds like quite a bit to me;