Michael Cohen is back.
The disbarred lawyer has spent a lifetime marketing his curious skill set: a moral and ethical flexibility that allows him to do things that others would find revolting. A legal thug who threatened students, journalists, and others on behalf of his former client. He then turned against Trump to cut a deal for himself after being criminally charged for fraudulent conduct. He has now turned against the New York prosecutors who sought to rehabilitate him to prosecute Trump.
For full disclosure, I have been a critic of Cohen for years, dating back to his time as a thug for Donald Trump, when I chastised the New York bar for failing to act against him. While the media once despised Cohen, he became a darling of the press when he turned against Trump.
Cohen’s North Star has always been pure, unadulterated self-interest. Neither loyalty nor decency has deterred Cohen from making false statements or serving the interests of his changing patrons.
His conduct as an attorney was a disgrace to the bar for years, as he gamed the system for his own benefit. Michael Cohen was long known as the “fixer” for former President Trump — a legal thug who threatened students, journalists, and others on behalf of his former client.
His signature has been to threaten lawsuits against critics. He even sued Trump and failed.
When his fraudulent business conduct led to criminal charges, it was clear that he was again entertaining best offers. Cohen reinvented himself as a redemptive sinner and received financial support from Trump critics.
Throughout this process and after his conviction, he continued to be accused of lying.
He claimed urgent medical needs for release from prison. Of course, he previously claimed health problems for failing to appear to testify, only to be spotted out on the town for a fancy dinner.
During the Trump trial, Cohen was again accused of lying. He spent two days insisting that he had been a liar but had lied to help former President Donald Trump.
Cohen has lied to Congress, courts, special counsels, the IRS, the banks, and virtually every creature that walks or crawls on the face of the Earth.
Notably, his past convictions for business and tax fraud were not taken in Trump’s interest but in his own. When he admitted on the stand that he lied during his prior plea agreement, it was to advance his own interests.
Cohen has now continued this pattern of shifting loyalties and turned on New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, accusing them of pressuring him to frame his testimony to guarantee Trump’s conviction.
After Trump’s recent court victories and the remanding of his federal case, Cohen is claiming that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the New York Attorney General’s Office “pressured and coerced” him into tailoring testimony: “I felt pressured and coerced only to provide information and testimony that would satisfy the government’s desire to build the cases against and secure a judgment and convictions against President Trump.”
The posting led some to speculate that Cohen is again marketing his availability to the highest bidder. Whatever the reason, his statement clearly undermines his former allies as they struggle to preserve what remains of their prior prosecutions.
Cohen remains the personification of the old fable of the scorpion and frog. In the fable, a scorpion convinced a leery frog to carry him across a river, noting that he could not sting him since they would both drown. Halfway across, the scorpion struck, and the frog asked why he would doom them both. The scorpion replied, “I am sorry, but I couldn’t resist the urge. It’s in my nature.”
James and Bragg just felt that all-too-familiar sting from Michael Cohen.
BREAKING NEWS! Shumer, Jefferies and other Democrats offer Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei American citizenship as refuge if overthrown in Iran; claim Ayatolllah meets their version of American citizenship more than Republicans do.
Iran supreme Ayatollah and dictator calls Trump ‘criminal’ amid resistance protests
https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/iran-supreme-leader-calls-trump-criminal
Maybe they’re just doing the new math the wrong way in Texas, because X has repeatedly told us this is not happening.
Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals And Taxpayers Over $1 Billion in Ten Months Of Fiscal 2025
https://texasscorecard.com/state/illegal-aliens-cost-texas-hospitals-over-1-billion-in-2025/
Texas hospitals incurred more than $1 billion in health care costs for patients not lawfully present in the United States during fiscal year 2025, according to new data obtained from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Notably, the data does not reflect a full fiscal year of mandatory reporting. Hospitals were only required to begin submitting data in November 2024, leaving the first two months of fiscal year 2025—September and October—unreported.
Statewide totals show 313,742 hospital visits from patients not legally present in the U.S., costing hospitals $1.05 billion during the reporting period.
Emergency department visits accounted for roughly $230 million, while total inpatient care exceeded $820 million, underscoring that long-term hospitalizations, not emergency treatment alone, are driving much of the cost.
Although all U.S. hospitals are required under federal law to deliver care regardless of the legal status of any patient, unpaid medical costs are ultimately passed along to Texans. Taxpayers absorb the burden through higher insurance rates, public hospital funding, and state health programs. Waiting times for Texans requiring hospital treatment also dramatically increase.
Mayor Mandani invokes his new NYC obstruction clause, municipalizes city’s Democrat Marxist forces!
NYC Mandani Marxists mustering army of 4,000 anti-ICE activists to bring Minnesota tactics to Big Apple
https://nypost.com/2026/01/18/us-news/nyc-socialists-mustering-army-of-4000-anti-ice-activists-to-bring-minnesota-tactics-to-big-apple/
The Democrats’ mostly peaceful violent rioters in Minneapolis have claimed another victim who foolishly believed that if mostly peaceful rioting Somali criminal Illegal Aliens is protected First Amendment activity, then so is burning a Quran in response to those burning the Bible.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/17/insanity-a-mob-of-leftist-rioters-stab-and-beat-anti-islam-activist-in-minneapolis-n2669649
They belong in prison for it, but Lang deserves everything he get. He’s an evil person.
The dem-o-rat party
.@IlhanMN
refers to our great country as the “U.S. G*ddamn States.”
This blog is an illusion. But, it is fun.
Actual it is more like a delusion.
Anon
I believe most here would like to give you a contusion…to help with your confusion.
Serendipity — Unfortunately it is all too real…
Despite my being a lifelong Californian I always wondered why New York fixer Michael Cohen was so strikingly familiar. Eventually it was the off-putting odor that explained it: he’s Gavin Newsom with a law degree.
No, Cohen was the replacement for Roy Cohn, Trump’s original “fixer”. Both of them were Trump’s alter-ego—arrogant, abusive and obnoxious. Trump is much more criminal than Michael Cohen ever could possibly be.
Replacement? Absolutely not. The two lawyers were polar opposites. Roy Cohn was a source of power; Michael Cohen consumed power.
I can’t agree with the “polar opposites” characterization. Roy Cohn was a scumbag, but a competent one. Cohen is an incompetent, aspiring, scumbag.
I seriously doubt it…
Really? As a lifelong Californian he always reminded me more of Schiff. Maybe that’s going to far as an insult to Cohen. A more truth-averse, greasy politician has never walked the earth.
Meanwhile, Trump announced that he’s going to show up at the college championship game on Monday— why? Why ruin the game for the players and the fans? There will be Secret Service agents swarming all over the place, extra security measures and fans being inconvenienced who just want to see the game— not to have to deal with a malignant narcissist who came to the game because he wants attention and adulation.
I know what he thinks- that Florida and Indiana are both red states, so maybe he’ll get the cheers his pathetic ego requires, after a string of bad polls on his popularity, his handling of immigration, lying about bringing down inflation and the cost of groceries and housing and NATO allying against him because of his threats to take Greenland. He just announced new tariffs against Denmark, France, the UK and other NATO allies because they are sending warships to defend Greenland after Trump threatened to take Greenland by force and keeps lying about Greenland being surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships. So it’s clear that Trump is using tariffs for leverage— not for any valid economic reason—AND against our allies.
Then there’s the fallout following the murder of Renee Good, ramping up tensions in Minnesota and more bad polling. But if he thinks he’s going to get cheers, he’s sadly mistaken— so why ruin the game for everyone else? You aren’t wanted. TRUMP—-PLEASE STAY AWAY! You will get booed and steal the spotlight from the college players who deserve the attention.
“Trump announced that he’s going to show up at the college championship game on Monday”
Good for him.
Good for the teams
Trump is polling at 45% – that is far higher than Bush, Obama at this point in a 2nd term or Biden at this point in his first terms.
In 2018 Democrats went into the mid terms D+10 Republicans gained two Senate Seats but lost 21 house seats.
Currently it is D+4 – The betting markets heavily favor Republicans holding the Senate – with oportunities for pickups.
But favor Democrats taking the house narrowly.
If the election were today.
Democrat favorability is completely in the toilet – the lowest ever recorded – so upsets are possible.
” his handling of immigration”
Republicans still have a massive advantage over democrats on immigration.
“lying about bringing down inflation”
CPI is slightly down, Core inflation is way down.
Americans do not care about NATO – even far left wing nuts do not care – except to use NATO popularity against Republicans.
Regardless Europe needs the US, the US does not need Europe. NATO will do what we want – because they Must
Greenland is a Troll of the left, of the EU and of you. Trump may end up buying Greenland and that would be a good thing.
With certainty he will strengthen the US grip on Greenland.
“He just announced new tariffs against Denmark, France, the UK and other NATO allies because they are sending warships to defend Greenland”
ROFL
We are not going to war with NATO – but if we did, they would lose. The UK and France between them have 3 Aircraft carriers,
None of which could stand up to ships we mothballed 2 decades ago. They are 70 years behind in naval capability.
Regardless the US is not going to invade Greenland. Trump refused to rule our EVER taking it by force – which we did during WWII. After we took Greenland by Force prior to the start of WWII we put a patina of legitamcy on it by making a deal with the Danish govenrment in exile – not the actual danish government at the time.
Greenland is not surrounded by Chinese and Russian ships – though with near certainty there are Russian subs nearby all the time. The GIUK gap has been the most strategic ocean stretch since WWII That is not new.
Trump uses Tarriffs for many reasons. President use whatever leverage they can with other nations for the benefit of americans.
All presidents do that.
Trump is merely Overt about it.
BTW every other world leaders does the same.
“Then there’s the fallout following the murder of Renee Good,”
Alishi Babbet was mudered, Good was killed in self defense by LEOs while in the commission of multiple crimes.
Trump was polling 45 in Nov. He is polling 45 now. None of the things you are ranting about has had any long term impact on Trump’s polling.
ICE is going to be in MN until the job is done.
anti-ICE protests are not growing
Counter protests are.
Some of these counter protests might be extremists – though most are minesotans pi$$ed at the ;lawless management of their state. But it does not matter.
Counter protests increase the odds of the Guard being called up to keep protestors and counter protestors separate.
MPD is not happy
Walz and Frey are on the ropes. They have to be very careful about their words and actions they are teetering on lawlessness.
You do not seem to grasp you have put yourself between a rock and a hard place.
MN can do NOTHING about ICE. If Frey or Walz send MPD out to interfere with ICE – they will not go.
If they did – The ARMY will be there overnight.
Walz can not call up the NG to interfere with ICE – they too will not do that.
You had all kinds of prominent people tell the millitary not to obey and illegal order.
They will not. It is illegal to interfere with federal law enforcement doing its job.
Walz can call in MPD to separate rioters from ICE – but he can not interfere with ICE. He can call up the NG to separate rioters from ICE – he can not interfere with ICE. If he calls up the NG Trump will immediately federalize them – if they try to interfere.
More likely they will end up helping by controlling rioters.
I would further note – there are 3000 ICE officers in Mineapolis. Currently MPD has a force of 500.
If Walz could actually get MPD to interfere – which he will not, they would be impotent
You do not seem to grasp that ICE is in Mineapolis in over whelming numbers to Arrest criminal illegal aliens and to deal with Minesota Fraud.
Further Trump is choosing Mineapolis as the tip of the spear to address sanctuary cities and sanctuary states.
This is a fight that you will lose.
He has picked Minesota because Walz and Frey are weak. Because while Mineapolis is blue the rest of the state is not.
Because democrats in minesota are stupid and corrupt.
Trump is highly unlikely to back down – he has actually driven crime down in Minesota,
Smith(D) is leaving the Senate Minesota is one open seat that Republicans have a shot at. But worse for D’s Trump is going to force Democrats to defend it at great expense. Smith won by 5pts last election. But no one currently running is high profile.
Trump is also using Minesota as an ICE training ground – There will be 10,000 new ICE officers soon.
Most LEOs recruited from defund the police states and cities.
Expect Trump to surge several thousand ICE officer to other sanctuary cities and states one at a time until they start working with ICE and allowing the pickup of illegal alien Criminals at Jails and prisons
That alone would meet more than 1/3 of ICE deportations per year.
Regardless, Minesota is a winning move for Trump.
For those of you who may not know “John Say” is a paid MAGA pundit who writes lengthy pieces that repeat MAGA media talking points, he cites nonexistent “polls” that always claim that Trump is “winning” or his policies are favored by most Americans, which they are not. Trump has set records for low approval ratings. He attacks anyone and everyone who points out inconvenient truths about Trump, as well as Democrats who won’t knuckle under. He cites what he claims are “facts” without any attribution. Just like MAGA media, he exists to try to push back against the awful truth about Trump, how much he lies, the incompetence of the syncophants he has in his “cabinet” and the lies they tell, the damage he is doing to America, the damage to the alliances we have forged over decades, and the harm he is causing here and abroad. This is why many of us who are not MAGAS do not and will not bother to respond to “John Say”. If we wanted to know what MAGA media is peddling, we’d just watch MAGA media.
Meanwhile, Trump announced that he’s going to show up at the college championship game on Monday— why?
GO BRANDON!!! BRANDON FOR PRESIDENT AGAIN IN 2028!!!!!
It was announced that fans who have tickets to the game must arrive “several hours“ before scheduled kickoff because of extra security measures because Trump announced he’s going to the game. If anyone leaves early, they will not be allowed to return. There will be additional restrictions on what can be brought into the stadium too. No one wants him there.
WHY can’t this attention hog just stay away and let the players on both teams who earned their place in the spotlight enjoy the attention they deserve as well as the fans for both teams who have paid a huge price for their tickets —instead of insinuating himself and causing inconvenience and problems for everyone just because he can’t pass up a chance to get in front of those cameras? He knows no one can force him to stay away and he really doesn’t care about the fallout his presence will cause because everything is about him. Just like he doesn’t care about our treaty with NATO and the damage his bullying and bluster is doing to relations with our allies, forcing them to deploy ships and soldiers to defend Greenland against the US— supposedly their ally.
I think it would be wonderful if both teams refused to take the field unless he leaves. Maybe they could agree to let him take the trophy if he will agree to stay away, since bright, shiny gold toned prizes earned by others that he covets and doesn’t deserve seem to work to get him to do things.
The Russian Bots on this site are amazing.
There is no justification for invading Greenland. ZERO. Any talk supporting trump on this is clearly to destroy NATO. A Putin dream.
Impeach Trump today.
JT, Close this site down or at the least find a way to silence the Russian Bots.
“You know you’re over the target when you’re taking flak.”
– Unknown Bomber Pilot, WWII
The US Golden dome, strategic base location covering the northern realms and the battle over resources in the Artic like methane, natural gas and mineral deposits? #1 National Security
“find a way to silence the Russian Bots.”
What Russian bots? John Say? If JS is a bot, whoever paid money should sue the originator on the grounds that they expect a bot to be able to spell correctly and not make obvious typos (sorry, John). And even if you were correct (you obviously are not) why shouldn’t Turley silence the much more numerous and annoying left-woke-Soros-influenced bots first?
The Russian Bots on this site are amazing.
Igor Danchenko, the Russian analyst who was source for Hillary Clinton’s Steele dossier before election arrested and charged
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/04/politics/igor-danchenko-arrested/
Russia, Russia, RUSSIA!!!!! Trump, Trump, MUH TRUMP!!!!
Your move, Tovarish/bot…
These people are like stepping in a pile of dog poop after it ate a carton of bubble gum.
When will Congress punish Trump for his piracy?
“…punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;”
It’s law enforcement, Einstein!
. It’s criminal to out Venezuela back on the oil pipeline? It’ll make Venezuela twice as rich coupled with narcotics. Big deal. Canada could save maduro , go ahead Canada. BFD
It’s energy and as you people willingly bleed welfare to forever welfare addicts the US needs imported talent to run the nuke facilities because you’re too busy with important issues.
Idiocy
When will Congress punish Trump for his piracy?”
========
We I’ll find a cure, and then vaccine, for TDS much sooner, so you’re going to be OK…😹
When will Congress punish Trump for his piracy?
Gaslighting? Or sealioning? It has the stench of both! FREE MADURO!!!!
It’s not piracy when a government does it, or any agent of a government (such as a privateer). On the contrary, the constitution explicitly authorizes letters of marque.
Based on Turley’s description of Cohen, Trump and Cohen seem like two peas in a pod.
***
What does ICE have to do with naturalization?
ICE has nothing to do with alleged childcare fraud either, so why did Turley say that fraud was one of the main reasons ICE was in Minneapolis in a piece he wrote a couple of days ago? WHY? Because that’s a MAGA media talking point. ICE is in Minnesota to punish it because Trump lost there in every election.
. It’s good to see the newcomer migrants to our shores are assimilating well in Minneapolis. They have learned they can and are expected to hit police with shovels and throw whatever is handy at them. It makes a heart proud. The nation salutes you Governor Walz. ☺
ATS because a great deal of the fraud is being committed by people who are not here legally.
ICE does not investigate Fraud, but it does deport non-citizens who are involved in fraud – Criminals.
If Fraud a MAGA talking point ? Certainly – one the left gave Republicans.
The Fraud that we are finding in MN is with near certainty everywhere in the country – though MN appears to be the epicenter in scale and in the involvement of illegal aliens.
Further as Rassmussen noted – despite Musks declining poll numbers at the time the DOGE efforts to find fraud and cut spending were very popular.
Regardless, thought there is fraud in red and blue states, as well as fraud involving citizens as well as immigrants,
This is a winning issue for Trump and republicans and a losing one for democrats.
and absolutely Trump is going to milk it.
No Trump is not looking to punish Minesota – Though Trump is absolutely looking to make life very difficult and deservedly so for Minesota Democrats.
Minnesota is a blue state moving to purple it is part of the rust belt which is slowly sliding red.
Trump has every intention of moving Minnesota away from democrats.
Further Trump successfully has Democrats fighting him on his best issues.
All evidence points to a booming economy in 2026 – the economy of 2026 is already locked in – Democrats can not change the economy of 2026.
Purportedly the Q4 2025 numbers appear to be coming in even better than expected – there is now talk of 5+% growth in Q4
Inflation is down, but more importantly wages are growing significantly faster than inflation.
ICE has nothing to do with alleged childcare fraud either, so why did Turley say that fraud was one of the main reasons ICE was in Minneapolis
BREAKING NEWS! Somali Illegal Aliens Comprise 85% Of Those Indicted In Minneapolis For Billion Dollar Taxpayer Fraud
“A large, multi-year investigation into fraud in Minnesota’s social-services programs began by Biden’s FBI in 2021 and dormant since then, has resulted in hundreds of charges concentrated within the Somali Illegal Alien diaspora. Discovery of the sidelined investigation has prompted an aggressive federal enforcement response from the FBI and ICE. Officials and prosecutors say losses run into the tens of billions, a large portion of which went to the Somali Islamic terror group, Al-Shabaab. Justice Department officials said some Somalis are being indicted on terrorism related charges rather than deported”
Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional, if it is the job of Congress to regulate commerce:
“To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes.”
1. I don’t hear the Speaker of the House complaining; looks like Congress approves.
2. Correct. Regulate commerce, the exchange or buying and selling only, among those entities.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Merriam-Webster
Commerce
2: the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place
Congress has delegated a great deal of its power to the executive – and foreign negotiations are the exclusive domain of the executive.
. Trump has refurbished tariffs as a weapon, a negotiating tool. It’s not merely commerce and regulation. It’s innovation. SCOTUS should have an interesting opinion
Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional, if it is the job of Congress to regulate commerce:
BREAKING NEWS!!! Congress Continues To Approve Trump’s Tariff Policies
No, it doesn’t. If it approved it would pass a law authorizing them.
Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional, if it is the job of Congress to regulate commerce:
This just demonstrates your profound ignorance.
Do you imagine that Trump claimed some inherent power in the presidency to impose tariffs?! What kind of moron would think he did that?
Trump has imposed tariffs pursuant to his interpretation of a statute Congress made. The Supreme Court is currently considering whether he has correctly interpreted that statute. In my opinion he hasn’t, and he will have to refund all that money. But that’s what the case is about. Has he read the statute correctly, or has he not? No one is denying that this statute exists, or that Trump is acting pursuant to it. No one except you, apparently.
I think he will lose this case, but there are other statutes he could use. They may not be as flexible as he thinks this one is, but they exist and he is free to use them.
They can’t just assume powers arbitrarily willy-nilly.
Where in the Constitution does it say that there shall be a United States Code?
Maybe immigration should have been handled by the states, according to the Tenth Amendment, but Congress hijacked this power.
Sometimes with MAGAs they just hit rock bottom:
Article 1, Section 8: “To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.”
Congress may pass laws that are Necessary and Proper and regulate naturalization.
WTH does that have to do with MAGAs?
ATS it is not MAGA that is seeking to impede the enforcement of immigration laws passed by congress long ago.
Naturalization is not immigration. There is not one word in the constitution authorizing federal control of immigration. But SCOTUS approved it about 150 years ago, so until it changes its mind that is the law.
“Where in the Constitution does it say that there shall be a United States Code?”
Your scattershot questions are always ignorant. But that one is mind-numbingly so.
The US Code is a collection of Federal laws *passed by Congress*. Pretty sure the Constitution grants Congress the power to pass laws.
“They can’t just assume powers arbitrarily willy-nilly.”
Correct – the federal government has the powers enumerated in the constitution as well as the powers necescary and proper to effectuate the enumerated power – no more.
“Where in the Constitution does it say that there shall be a United States Code?”
Where is says Congress can make laws.
“Maybe immigration should have been handled by the states”
Immigrations is constitutionally excelusively a federal power with a great deal of that power vested in the president.
“according to the Tenth Amendment”
The federal govenrment has taken many powers that are not constitutional.
But immigration is not one of those.
Immigrations is constitutionally excelusively a federal power
There’s nothing in the constitution that says so. SCOTUS made it up. Originalists should oppose it. But for now it’s the law.
ATS is a moron, but has hit on an acorn here.
Where in the Constitution does it say that there shall be a United States Code?
Are you NUTS?! Congress is a legislature. Its entire purpose is to pass laws, on any topic listed in Article 1 section 8. THAT IS the US Code! What did you think the US Code is?
Maybe immigration should have been handled by the states, according to the Tenth Amendment, but Congress hijacked this power.
Here you are correct, for once, but about 150 years ago the Supreme Court said that the power to regulate immigration is inherent in the concept of sovereignty, and therefore it doesn’t need to be enumerated. That’s not an originalist position, but until SCOTUS overturns it it is the law of the land.
President Trump is fully entitled to Maria Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize, and should now approach Humphrey Bogart’s estate about grabbing that 1951 Oscar for best actor.
It’s a shared prized recognized by Machado and the Nobel committee should know it. bfd
They’re worthless now anyway, Obama got one for being a mulatto. Crazy huh?! Melatonin meritus…
No it isn’t and the Nobel Committee made it clear that the prize cannot be transferred to anyone. Machado is just taking a page from Putin’s playbook— flatter Trump and he’ll do whatever you want.
It’s truly sad and pathetic that Trump needs prizes and praise, even when somewhere deep down inside he knows he doesn’t deserve it. Just like he can’t stop putting up gaudy gold embellishments all over the White House and insulting Biden by replacing his portrait with a picture of an auto pen and putting up plaques containing insulting comments under the pictures of Democrat Presidents. He even put a comment that he “beat” Hillary Clinton under Bill Clinton’s portrait. He made the Smithsonian take down the commentary under his picture that said he lost in 2020 .
Then, there’s the weaponization of the DOJ— going after all of Trump’s perceived enemies— including Renee Good’s widow, Mayor Frey, Governor Walz, Comey, James… the list is endless.
Trump is emotionally unwell, but he has surrounded himself with syncophants who won’t push back against his worst instincts. It hasn’t even been one year yet and he has set a record for low approval ratings, gotten our NATO allies lined up against us, declared himself President of Venezuela, drove up grocery prices instead of lowering them, and has not lowered inflation. He can’t stop lying—about Biden, about the economy, about “ending wars “ that didn’t exist and behaving like the vulga, needy ignoramus he really is. It’s embarrassing.
“No it isn’t and the Nobel Committee made it clear that the prize cannot be transferred to anyone. ”
The nobel committee can say anything they want. They have control of their own records – NOTHING ELSE.
If GM gives you a car, they can not prevent you from sharing it with your neighbor.
You do not control property once you have given it or sold it to others.
Machado can do as she pleases with her Nobel.
“Machado is just taking a page from Putin’s playbook— flatter Trump and he’ll do whatever you want.”
To some extent.
Trump has a great deal of power regarding the future of Venezuela.
Machado has a very serious problem and that is even if she manages to become President,
The Chavezistas have had decades to take over all the instruments of power.
She would be president of a govenrment openly hostile to her.
It is likely if Trump installed Machado right now the result would be a bloody civil war.
Trump is looking to end hostiltiy with VZ, and that means disconnecting VZ from socialism and the drug cartels.
That is going to be difficult and Trump does NOT want US troops on the ground.
He is USING the Socialists as well as Machado to move things in the direction beneficial to the US without things in VZ going to h311, without creating another Afghanistan.
There is a Tremendous upside to a Free and democratic VZ – there is even an upside to merely removing Maduro, reducing drug flow, and disconnecting VZ from Cuba, Iran, Russia and China.
But everything is not going to go perfectly, and Trump is looking to get as much as possible for the US with the least possible downside fro the US.
We have a US Carrier Battle Group steaming to Iran right now for similar reasons.
Any outcome in Iran that gets rid of the Ayatolahs is a huge win for the US.
Iran is by far the font of terrorism in the Mideast. Even ending up with a Civil War in Iran is a massive improvement over the Ayatolahs.
Iran is also a major prop to Russia – providing them with munitions for their war with Ukraine.
Between the fall of Syria, issues in the Cacuases and the imminent collapse of Iran – Putin is being constantly weakened.
As BTW is China.
Numerous analysts are predicting the impending fall of Cuba as a result of the fall of VZ and Iran and the weakening of Russia and China.
“Then, there’s the weaponization of the DOJ— going after all of Trump’s perceived enemies”
Democrats normalized that. Trump is alteast pursuing people for actual crimes.
“including Renee Good’s widow”
Minneapolis star is reporting that Rebecca and Renee were not married, they were just living together. “partners”
“Mayor Frey, Governor Walz, Comey, James”
Frey and Walz have made statements that encourage Minnesotans to interfere with ICE – I dubt they will be convicted or even charged,
But investigating – particularly to assure they are more careful in future statements and actions is fine.
Comey and James have committed crimes.
Just like Renee Good – follow the law and you need not worry about the weaponiozation of the DOJ – unless you are a republican who democrats will manufacture crimes.
Trump has put together a team far better than his first term.
No these are not psychophants. They are all the Fuure of the GOP and the country. They are rivals to an extent,
and they ware doing something never done before – they are accomplishing things in what should be a lameduck presidency.
Each and every Trump appointment is jockeying for their own Political Future. They are working to not only build Trump’s accomplishments but their own.
They are a truly functional team of Rivals.
“Machado has a very serious problem and that is even if she manages to become President,”
The biggest problem by far for Machado, or whoever else assumes power in Venezuela with the intent of reforming it for the better, has a name: “Diosdado Cabello”. Cabello was Maduro’s 2nd in command, the power behind his reign, and his hands are even dirtier with drug money than were Maduro’s. The US did not target him, which strongly suggests that he facilitated taking Maduro down painlessly. For now, Cabello remains the most powerful player in Venezula, and will not give up that position willingly. It will be interesting to see if the Trump administration actually seems to have some coherent plan to marginalize, or otherwise deal with Cabello somehow. If he is allowed, he will remain the puppeteer there, and the long term prognosis for the country will remain unchanged, that is to say, poor.
Gigi, Trump presidencies are chaotic and that makes people anxious.
Chaos is inevitable when alot of things are accomplished concurrently.
Trump has made substantial progress on Agenda 47.
Trump has many many balls in the air at the same time.
Right now he is juggling the economy, ICE/Mineapolis, Greenland, NATO, Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, Venezuela, China, Canada, ….
it is possible that all of this could go totally to h311. But that seems unlikely.
Far more likely is that over the long run – Trump will get substantially hat he wants in all of these.
Contra your nonsense the Economy is not only doing well but expected to do even better in 2026.
Some people are talking 5% growth – I do not think there has been a year of 4% growth in my lifetime.
While inflation is actually down contra your claims – it is not down as much as hoped.
But it si headed even further down.
You can fight over that – but time will actually tell,
And thus far you have been wrong in all your predictions.
The Global Axis of evil is being dismembered.
Syria has been removed as a Russian Vassal state.
Significant problems have emerged for Russia in the Caucauses.
Venezueala has effectively been removed from the Russia/China/Iran axis.
Iran itself will likely be removed shortly.
Cuba will likely topple before 2028.
Even if Iran and Venezeuala do not rapidly become robust democracies.
They are still being removed from Russia and China’s orbit and support.
I do not expect rainbows and unicorn farts to break out all over,
But I do expect a much better more peaceful world.
A better and more peaceful world than at any time in my life.
And that will be true even in Gaza, Iran, Venezuela, … do not go smoothly.
It’s truly sad and pathetic that Trump needs prizes and praise,
There it is! The uppermost heights of a complete and total lack of self-awareness! So severe it’s beyond projection that is a marker for mental illness. What do you see in that sniffling and crying cringeworthy creature looking back at you each day from the mirror before coming here to post your dreck for…. what?
It’s not like you actually get any positive changes of opinion, versus derision, being mocked, and refuted as a Biden-level liar. You could be with your fellow Democrat creatures at Rachel Maddow’s blog, being comforted and soothed – but instead of doing that you come here as though on a schedule.
So again… why are you here? There is nothing anyone here, including X, can provide you with to help you address your mental illness.
It is the age of rage against Michael Cohen.
Who else thinks that maybe, possibly its ever so likely that Cohen might be telling the truth about this?
Mr. Cohen as an Attorney, was certainly familiar with this Oath before he took the Stand:
AI: ( I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God )
The phrase “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God” is a formal oath. It is used in courtrooms and official proceedings.
It binds individuals, like witnesses or jurors, to provide honest testimony. Breaking the oath can lead to serious legal consequences.
The “so help me God” part is a religious invocation. It can be replaced with an affirmation for those with conscientious objections. It is a promise to be completely factual.
Key components of the oath:
“I swear/affirm”: The commitment to be truthful.
“The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”: A pledge of completeness and honesty.
“So help me God”: A religious element. It can be substituted with “under the pains and penalties of perjury” for a secular affirmation. This maintains the same legal weight.
Purpose:
To establish the credibility of testimony.
To ensure fairness and justice in legal proceedings.
Alternatives:
Affirmation: A secular alternative. It often says “I solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare and affirm that I will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”.
Penalty of Perjury: Both the oath and affirmation carry the same legal penalty for lying.
Re: Sworn testimony
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sworn_testimony
A compulsory oath is unconstitutional, as Americans enjoy the freedom of speech, which shall not be abridged.
A compulsory oath is unconstitutional, as Americans enjoy the freedom of speech, which shall not be abridged.
Tell that to the Second Amendment which is the only one which contains the specific words “shall not be infringed”. Don’t hang your Internet Constitutional Lawyer shingle out just yet. You aren’t the first person in the last 250 years to think they can get away with obstructing justice with this attempted defense. And each time that claim fails on appeal.
You can not ignore a subpoena. During the period you refuse to take the oath, the judge can charge you with contempt and hold you in custody. The choice to not testify under oath is an action of ignoring the subpoena while in court where you appeared to testify . The judge can hold you in jail for contempt indefinitely until you are prepared to take the oath. You may also be charged with obstruction of justice as a result of your actions.
Courts have repeatedly addressed your complaint and rejected your claims that refusing to swear an oath is a form of First Amendment speech. You have the right after being sworn in to refuse to answer as your version of First Amendment response. Just say nothing as your chosen response! No compelled speech there!
If you’re going to refuse the requirement to testify after being subpoenaed to dos so, you may as well do it beforehand, rather than bothering to show up for the trial/hearing and then waste the Court’s time by refusing any form of affirmation required “to awaken the conscience” prior to testifying. You do have a Fifth Amendment right to swear an affirmation, followed by asking for the protection of the Fifth Amendment rather than sitting silent.
The reason disgraced, and now indicted, former Obama FBI Director James Comey responded to questions under oath 250 times within a few hours with the answer “I don’t remember”, is because the swearing of the oath awakened what little conscience he had remaining. That is the value of an affirmation before testifying. Non-answers and refusal to testify are evidence on their own.
There is no first amendment right to refuse to answer. The fifth amendment protects your right not to testify against yourself, but you have no right not to testify against others. If you have been granted immunity for what you say, then you can indeed be forced to answer the questions, and to answer them truthfully, and thrown in a cell if you refuse or if you lie.
It is possible, but the guys here are like George C. Scott’s character in Twelve Angry Men, raging against Cohen with prejudice.
No one because no one reads what Turley writes other than MAGAs.
“Cohen might be telling the truth about this?”
I’m skeptical that Cohen is capable of recognizing the truth even if it should inadvertently issue from his mouth…
Slow news day
. Cohen is a destructive hitchhiker. Smash, smash, SAAMAASH. Following Cohen leads to destruction. Too funny…
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively. ”
ICE is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution, that document that you consider so sacred.
ICE is not acting constitutionally.
This should be of concern to lovers of the Constitution.
Anon…there you go again. Your comment is ridiculous. I fully understand that you are working without tools, but I wait to be amused by what silly stuff comes out of your head and printed on this blog where you use no name. 🤦♀️
I’m not stupid. I just have a special way of looking at things.
…not stupid, just Special. Got it…
..to bad for you and your TSD that he Law disagrees with you
I disagree with the law, so we should start over.
OK Stalin.
Your comment is so unintelligent as to merit oblivion, but since so many of your comrades ignorantly believe the same thing, it’s important to disabuse you of this weak thinking if you’re willing to LEARN:
Most of our laws are NOT found in the Constitution, they are found in the United States Code. The U.S. Code is the official codification of necessary and general public laws/statutes (legally instituted after the constitution) by Congress. See U.S. Code, Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality, Chapters 10-15. These laws may, and have been, amended or repealed, but they authorize and support ICE, laws Obama used himself to deport millions.
Educate yourself. See https://www.congress.gov/help/learn-about-the-legislative-process/how-our-laws-are-made
The point is that ICE is valid, authorized by U.S. Code, though it’s specific directives are not in the Constitution.
“Lovers of the Constitution,” also respect U.S. Code, and are not worried about the current mission of ICE in support of CORRECT Immigration Law.
How did they know, at the time, that they weren’t stepping on the toes of the states?
Secession is not prohibited and fully constitutional.
It’s true that the constitution doesn’t give Congress power over immigration. But approximately 150 years ago SCOTUS said that the power to control immigration is inherent in the concept of sovereignty, and therefore it doesn’t need to be listed. Originalists should have a problem with that, but until SCOTUS reverses itself that is the law.
Renee Good was not an illegal immigrant.
She was an American citizen.
Good was also breaking The Law by her threatening actions impeding Federl LEO’s from doing their jobs…. btw.. did u also stand up for Ashli Babbitt?
They shouldn’t have been doing their jobs at a place where they had an unlawful presence.
ICE has lawful jurisdiction throughout the US.
The officers were the ones threatening Mrs. Good.
LIAR. She put herself there.
Correct – they were threatening Good with arrest for braking the law – that is what LEOs do.
If you do not want threatened by LAw Enforcement – do not break the law.
An American citizen whose souse urged to “Drive baby drive,” which she did, heedless of the ICE Agent standing in front of her 4600 lb SUV.
Spouse not souse
Have you seen any paper to she if she was? Or just a friend.
Minneapolic star reports they were not married – but that they were domsetic partners.
Whew, for a moment, I thought you might be channeling a “high white horse souse”…
Maybe she is a souse. It is Minnesota, after all. Plenty of souses there.
She was a fool who should followed the orders from a officer. But she didn’t. It makes zero difference if you are an American or not.
No one claims she was an illegal immigrant. She was a US citizen who committed a crime. ICE agents have the legal power to arrest anyone for any federal crime that they observe them committing.
The video clearly depicts the officer being hit by the car, the impact of which caused internal bleeding that was diagnosed by his physician.
The allegation of internal bleeding is an outright lie by Kristi Noem and DHS.
Noem said in her statement that he was treated and discharged the same day.
If there was ANY indication of internal bleeding, then at an absolute minimum, he would have been admitted to the hospital for overnight observation.
It would be gross malpractice if a physician identified internal bleeding and supposedly “treated” the patient before discharging him the same day.
So revoke the doctor’s license.
ATS is just spraying nonsense. Internal bleeding can be life threatening.
Particularly if it does not stop. The exact treatment will depending on not just the severity of the bleeding but on whether it stops.
You can get significant internal bleeding as a result of soft tissue and muscle damage that will stop quickly.
But you can also get damage that does not stop. If the internal bleeding has stopped and there is no reason to expect that it will restart – you will be discharged.
If it has not stopped – you likely will be operated on.
AI Overview
A bruise is a form of minor internal bleeding where small blood vessels under the skin break, leaking blood into surrounding tissues, causing discoloration; however, more serious internal bleeding can occur deeper in organs, muscles, or bones, sometimes without visible bruising but with other symptoms like pain, swelling, or dizziness, requiring immediate medical attention.
Anonymous – internal bleeding can be significant and life threatening without significant damage to organs.
While there are significant potential long term issues – my wife’s large hemostats took more than a year to go away.
And they would have been very serious – had they not stopped quickly. They were entirely soft tissue and muscle damage, and once the bleeding stopped – which did occur quickly they were not life threatening.
She was discharged fromt he ER in 4hrs – despite large hematomas and a fractured ankle and a mild concussion.
While my son who only had a serious concussion was observed over night.
Yes, always and everywhere everything that occurs follows YOUR guesses as to how it should go.
My wife, my daughter, My son were all involved in a very serious autombile accident several years ago.
My daughter was bleeding from the head and had muscle tears in her arm. She was discharged in 2hrs.
My wife had a broken ankle, a concussion, large hematoma’s (internal bleeding) in her knee, Abdomen, and shoulder
She was discharged in 4 hrs.
MY son had a pretty bad concussion and a cut that required stitches – he was held overnight.
Large and serious hematoma’s – may well result in an overnight stay – or NOT.
“The allegation of internal bleeding is an outright lie by Kristi Noem and DHS.”
Vecause you say so.
“Noem said in her statement that he was treated and discharged the same day. If there was ANY indication of internal bleeding, then at an absolute minimum, he would have been admitted to the hospital for overnight observation.”
False – as noted my Wife had very serious internal bleeding in a very bad automobile accident.
She was in the ER for about 4hrs.
“It would be gross malpractice if a physician identified internal bleeding and supposedly “treated” the patient before discharging him the same day.”
Nope.
The allegation of internal bleeding is an outright lie by Kristi Noem and DHS.
Communist Democrat criminals demand; “CHARGE THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN FOR FALSIFYING OFFICIAL OBAMACARE GOVERNMENT RECORDS!!!!”
Yeah, I’d take ICE out of there. These people are morons. Theyll get themselves killed. They’re attacking ICE with shovels. The illegals , the same. Patrol interstates, airports and rail. Stop the funding unless monitored by a fed CPA for every dollar.
This is bs Biden work.