Michael Cohen, former attorney for President Donald Trump went back on his admissions for some of his alleged crimes. This could indicate that he only plead guilty to avoid putting his wife through the long legal battle. The Wall Street Journal obtained the audio of a phone call between Cohen and his close friend Tom Arnold. "Although Cohen reportedly stood by his plea on campaign finance violations, which implicated the president over his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels, he appeared to reverse admissions related to tax evasion and a charge related to a home equity line of credit" (HELOC)." Cohen portrayed himself as a victim during the phone call, specifically saying: "There is no tax evasion... and the HELOC? I have an 18 percent loan-to-value on my home. How could there be a HELOC issue?" It would be interesting to know if he knew that he was being monitored during this phone call. I believe he did because the things he said supported him and portrayed him in a better light. At one point he says: "I needed to get the truth out there,and (it's) very hard when you spend 10 years taking care of somebody and their family..." As he plays the victim card, it allows people to empathize for him and hopefully lessen his sentence, if not it could be to at least, just slightly, protect his name.
Questions:
1. Do you think Cohen knew he was being recorded when he said this?
2. Do you believe the claims he is making in these phone calls?
3. Do you think it's true that he pleaded guilty out of respect for his wife?
Questions:
1. Do you think Cohen knew he was being recorded when he said this?
2. Do you believe the claims he is making in these phone calls?
3. Do you think it's true that he pleaded guilty out of respect for his wife?
I think that this demonstrates one of the many flaws in our legal system where people plead guilty when they don't necessarily believe they truly are to avoid legal trouble. The justice system should work in a way where no one should have to plead guilty to something they're not. The process for being prosecuted should make it so that there is not advantage to pleading guilty, as there often is in the present day.
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