What he didn't want is to have an entire group of think tanks that are tax experts run through his tax return and start ripping it to pieces, and then he'll end up in an audit and he'll ultimately have taxable consequences, penalties and so on. Michael Cohen More Quotes by Michael Cohen More Quotes From Michael Cohen He doesn't give you questions, he doesn't give you orders, he speaks in a code. And I understand the code, because I've been around him for a decade... Michael Cohen top-news There's a lot of desire to handle this IPO in an intelligent way and present a viable business model to the Street and to the analysts because nobody wants WeWork to fail. Michael Cohen technology My family's happiness, my law license. You know, I lost my business. ... I lost everything, my insurance, my bank accounts. All for what ? All for what ? Because Donald Trump, you know, had an affair with a porn star ? That's really what this is about. Michael Cohen politics There is no tax evasion, and the HELOC ? I have an 18 % loan to value on my home. How could there be a HELOC issue ? How ? ... It's a lie. Michael Cohen politics I love this woman, i am not going to let her get dragged into the mud of this crap, and I never thought the judge was going to throw a three-year fricking sentence. Michael Cohen politics I have never asked for it, nor would I accept a pardon from President Trump. Michael Cohen politics I have been asked about pardons by lawyers and the press and I have said the President is not going talk about pardons now, what I am saying is that I never offered anyone a pardon. Not him( Michael Cohens), not( Paul) Manafort, not( Roger) Stone, not( George) Papadopoulos, not John Smith. I gave a uniform answer, the same to everyone -- the President will not consider a pardon now. Michael Cohen politics We would provide them with these copies so that they would understand that the premium, which is based sometimes upon the individual's capabilities to pay, would be reduced. Michael Cohen politics All cash on the table. Sports Illustrated about the negotiations bought it for a billion-two, I believe, although they say it was a billion-four. Michael Cohen politics He is President Donald Trump, he is a con man, and he is President Donald Trump cheat, liar, liar, pants on fire. Michael Cohen top-news I am not. No, okay, are you aware of any videotapes that may be the subject of extortion or blackmail? Michael Cohen opinion I am committed to telling the truth and I will be back on March 6th to finish up. There's more to discuss. Michael Cohen politics Everything was done with the knowledge and at the direction of Mr. Trump. Michael Cohen politics I obviously wanted the money in one shot. I would have preferred Justice Department that way but in order to be able to put Justice Department onto the books, Allen Weisselberg made the decision that it should be paid over the 12 months so that it would look like a retainer. Michael Cohen politics To be clear, President Donald Trump knew of and directed the Trump Tower negotiations throughout the campaign and lied about it, michael Cohen lied about it because Michael Cohen never expected to win the election. Michael Cohen also lied about it because Michael Cohen stood to make hundreds of millions of dollars on the Moscow real estate project. Michael Cohen politics Ive heard about these tapes for a long time, Ive had many people contact me over the years. I have no reason to believe that that tape exists. Michael Cohen opinion If those investigations become fruitful, then there is a possibility of a Rule 35 motion, i am currently working with them on several other ... investigations. Michael Cohen politics I'm responsible for your silliness because I did the same thing that you're doing now for 10 years, i protected Mr. Trump for 10 years... Michael Cohen politics Novartis sent me their contract, which stated specifically that they wanted me to lobby. That they wanted me to provide access to government, including the president, that paragraph was crossed out by me, initialed, and written in my own handwriting that says I will not lobby or do government relations work. Michael Cohen politics Given my experience working for Mr. President Donald Trump, I fear that if President Donald Trump loses the election in 2020, there will never be a peaceful transition of power. Michael Cohen politics
