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2024-05-22 09:08:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EDDBC88A011C88EAE0DB97C9D13F7D846AD694EB119E2C9A60442DE0E99B4591
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Michael Cohen actually WAS prosecuted and convicted for tax evasion, making false statements to a bank, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/michael-cohen-pleads-guilty-manhattan-federal-court-eight-counts-including-criminal-tax It's common practice to offer a plea deal to "flip" a lower ranking member to get the head of a criminal enterprise. https://www.otto.law/blog/2023/11/why-do-prosecutors-offer-plea-bargains/
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