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A lot of trouble. A Ukrainian national said in an interview that he testified in front of a grand jury convened by the Mueller investigation last Friday. He said that the prosecutor's questions focused on Cohen so he is about to be squeezed from both sides and his family is now selling several multimillion dollar apartments (including his in-laws), supposedly to cover legal bills. His current legal team will cease all work for Cohen after today with sources saying that it is due to a failed attempt at negotiating down some already owed bills.

Federal grand juries convene on Fridays so we will know by Monday whether more indictments will be handed down.

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The feds have already stated they will be going after every nickel they can get their hands on from both Manaford and Cohen if convicted. Leaving their family destitute is a powerful incentive to cooperate.

I was under the impression that grand jury questioning was not to be disclosed? Am I wrong about this?

It often is leaked, despite the rules.

The jurors are not allowed to talk about the proceedings but unless the judge institutes a gag order or the contents of the testimony are otherwise protected (i.e., the case involves a child whose identity must be kept sealed, person testifying has security clearance and the topic is classified, etc.), witnesses can do whatever they please.

Bribing foreign government officials is not to be disclosed either, but here we are.

Trump Campaign to Discredit Michael Cohen is Underway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-NToq6NW8

That is why I read Hacker News. The media will try cover up and protect Trump no matter what. Good thing commenters here can scoop the media and expose his lies.

Maybe if your definition of media is Fox News and Fox News alone. Washington Post, NY Times, CNN, MSNBC, and hell even Yahoo News have been the ones revealing most of these details for the public to see through what must be some of the best investigative journalism in history. Although I hate the panel circus, false equivocating, and general pussy footing in the media, they have been doing an admirable job. In the last week we've also seen more and more on screen personalities call out Trump's lies as lies instead of "inaccurate statements" so even that is changing.

The only better sources for developments in this fiasco are the unsealed court documents coming out of the investigation.

I thought it was spelled Faux News.

My definition of the media is pretty expansive. If Trump is in so much trouble, I would think the Washington Post or New York Times would lead with it. Maybe they buried the trouble in the Style section.

How are you sure that the parent comments isn't lying to you, either? I'm not saying that it is, but you should take more care to verify your sources rather than relying on random commenters on a technology forum…

I was being sarcastic.

Poe's law strikes again!

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