Trump's Personal Lawyer And Campaign Manager Both Going To Prison

[Machiavellian]

NightlyPoe said:

Machiavellian said:

No I do not get your first point. He paid money to Daniel from Trump organization and did not report it.   He accepted payment for Karen from AMI which is another contribution he did not report.  We will see if he had knowledge it was reportable but choose not to in order to conceal the payments.

For your second point, you tell me anyone who has pleaded guilty with a lawyer, they paid money for pleading to any crime they did not do.  You forget he pleaded to 8 counts not just the finance charge.  All the other charges would see him in jail for the rest of his life anyway.

I get your point.  You're the one not addressing mine.

You seriously don't think that paid lawyers never advise their clients to take the deal?  Dude it happens all the time.  Lawyers are risk-adverse creatures in general.  Happened to my former brother-in-law in fact.

Ok, I can agree that a lawyer would take whatever is the lesser of the charges for his client if they are guilty.  I am still not sure what part here is a lesser crime.  Yes, he was offered a plea deal for admitting guilt for reduced sentence.  We will have to see exactly how that plays out if this ever goes any further than Cohen going to jail.