White House quiet on Cohen tape, lawyers skeptical it 'advances the ball' against Trump

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White House quiet on Cohen tape, lawyers skeptical it 'advances the ball' against Trump
by Melissa Quinn
 | July 26, 2018 12:00 AM



In the hours after a secretly taped conversation between President Trump and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, the White House remained mum despite facing questions on the newly revealed discussion.

Cohen and Trump had talked about a plan to buy from a media company the rights to a former Playboy model’s story about an alleged affair with the future president.

During a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in the Oval Office, Trump ignored shouted questions about his longtime lawyer, a move he repeated after delivering a joint statement in the Rose Garden with the European Commission leader.

But despite the silence from the White House on the tape, Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer, maintains its contents prove no wrongdoing by Trump.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house-quiet-on-cohen-tape-lawyers-skeptical-it-advances-the-ball-against-trump

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On it's own, the tape doesn't have a definitive moment.  It does, however, raise questions and mentions other people like David Pecker and Allen Weisselberg, who have been questioned by investigators.  The subpoena story below about Pecker is from late June.  The tape was still privileged at the time and not known to prosecutors.  It stands to reason there may be other evidence from the Cohen files, causing it to be issued

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-organization-finance-chief-called-to-testify-before-federal-grand-jury-1532622947

https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-cohen-investigators-subpoena-national-enquirer-publisher-2018-6