Law, Power, and Justice

Afternoon News Notes (11:54 AM)

Cohen Cross

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Cohen
is arguing that his tax fraud charges were not legitimate, or deserved.  He says he wants the information out tat the prosecutors
in the Southern District of New York were corrupt.  Cohen says yes.

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(Note:
This is a bad road to go down.)  (Note:
This is the situation where they threatened to indict his wife on a Monday to
pressure him to plead.)

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Cohen
criticized the judge (Pauley) and said he was “in on it.”

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This
is the goal of the defense to get him agitated. 
Cohen says he was not guilty of crimes he pled guilty to.

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They
have succeeded in getting Cohen to be defensive.

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Adam
Kaufmann, former DA:

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Q:
Did you plead guilty to protect your wife?

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A:
Yes.

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Q:
Did you feel the charges were too harsh?

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A:
Yes.

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Q:
Are defendants allowed to feel that the charges against them are too harsh?

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A:
Yes.

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Q:
Does feeling like the charges are too harsh make you wildly different from
other people who are prosecuted?

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A:
No.

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(Note:
This is so easy to explain.)

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Q:
Are you in some ways more competent to hold this position (that the charges
were too harsh) because you were an attorney?

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A:
Yes.