So it looks like that Essential Consulting LLC set up by Michael Cohen to pay Stormy Daniels was also used to collect large sums for influence peddling — excuse me, consulting fees — from corporations with pending government cases. Hmm. I wonder if there’s a connection? Ha ha, just kidding! This was out-and-out graft.
The Executive Summary from our first Preliminary Report on Findings may be accessed via the link below. Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen have a lot of explaining to do.https://t.co/179WvIkRlD
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 8, 2018
After significant investigation, we have discovered that Mr. Trump’s atty Mr. Cohen received approximately $500,000 in the mos. after the election from a company controlled by a Russian Oligarc with close ties to Mr. Putin. These monies may have reimbursed the $130k payment.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 8, 2018
Always good to be confirmed and verified by The New York Times. https://t.co/tofmID8UNu
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 9, 2018
I think this is your answer right here >>> https://t.co/DT453FRCZL
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/FlitterOnFraud/status/993991364923789314
https://twitter.com/AdrienneLaF/status/993992696300744715
Just received a statement from an anti-money laundering expert regarding the Vekselberg/Cohen payments: "Cohen's exposure is DEFCON 1 based on the alleged bank fraud violations and receiving funds from $500,000 from Viktor Vekselberg, a now sanctioned individual."
— Scott Stedman (indefinite hiatus) (@ScottMStedman) May 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/gregpinelo/status/993971566038921217
https://twitter.com/TXsnark7/status/993992831885889536
From the Avenatti document:
"Hungary: Mr. Cohen received two wire transfers totaling $10,980 from KOBE EVA KERESKEDELMI to an account in Singapore…."
"The remittances reference an invoice and a 'Ms. Nikolett Vadja'."
Hm. Nikolett Vadja?
Google Translate, here to help: pic.twitter.com/zOwOe5cU6l
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) May 8, 2018
Is that the sound of Michael Cohen flipping?
The sad part of all of these revelations is that this is how the oligarchs (our fearless leaders) have operated for centuries.
Our Framers tried to minimize the role of the oligarchs with a Constitution which called for a robust legal system.
So the oligarchs immediately got to work trying to undermine the entire process by perverting the Constitution using their greatest resource.
Cash. (Everybody has a price.)
The battle between the oligarchs and labor has been fought time and again in this country with each side prevailing from time to time.
When the oligarchs in the South decided that the only way to compete with the industrialized North was by owning labor (people) as property, a Civil War broke out.
Trump is, for the oligarchs (our leaders), an embarrassing, public example of ‘them.’
But they love him because he’s making these obnoxious, criminals rich. And they’ll continue to ride the Trump gravy train until they’re tossed off by the “people.”