BuzzFeed: Sources say Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about proposed Moscow project

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  1. Hoosier8

    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    What's your excuse?

    BTW, this basically nullifies the Buzzfeed report. If one thing is wrong, you cannot trust any of it.
     
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    "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the Special Counsel's Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony are not accurate," said Peter Carr, a spokesman for Mueller's office, in a statement.​

    Have a look at the BuzzFeed article:
    https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...ssia-cohen-moscow-tower-mueller-investigation

    There are quite a lot of details that the Special Counsel might individually dispute. This is why BuzzFeed is urging the Special Counsel to clarify what he's disputing. What the Special Counsel's statement is not is a denial of the entirety of what was reported.

    This is the kind of thing lawyers are trained to do, to parse language and word statements with precision to avoid misunderstandings and such. I'm not a lawyer myself, yet even I understand that much.
     
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    BuckyBadger Well-Known Member

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    Amazing. It will be just like the 2016 election. It will end up with you in tears and vowing revenge. :)
     
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    Here is the statement:

    BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the special counsel’s office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony are not accurate,” said Peter Carr, a spokesman for Mueller..

    Doesn't deny that Trump suborned perjury. In fact it is deliberatly vague but certainly doesn't deny that Trump ordered Cohen to lie which it certainly could have if the fundamental accusation was known to be false. Mueller is just letting Trump swing from the rope for a bit longer.
     
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    What a spin job! Try as you might though, it's been debunked. :)
     
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    It's not what I want it to be it is what it is, that the story printed in Buzzfeed is not accurate. PERIOD. It's totally specious at this point. The Democrats can stop their kneejerk plans to impeach and remove Trump over it.
     
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  7. Durandal

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    Well, you just believe whatever you like. I know you will.
     
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    Suggest you read it again. But I like your if one thing is wrong you can't trust any of it. Guess given Trump's over seven thousand lies since he took office you are now going to apply the same standards to his pronouncements. Just kidding I know you hold him to no standards of behavoir and honesty .
     
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    It says elements of the story are not accurate. It does claim that the story is false, as you and others have been trying to claim.
     
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    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    If one thing is wrong, you cannot trust any of it but trust away if it makes you feel warm and fuzzy.
     
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    It's like Alice in Wonderland, forget the person who would know saying it is not accurate, we want to believe it so there it's true.
     
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    No need. The Mueller team points out the falsehoods so if you want to believe an erroneous report then you are just mentally masturbating.
     
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    Quote the parts were is says just "elements" are inaccurate.
     
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    It doesn't say "elements," but it does list elements. I even bolded them the last time I quoted the statement.
     
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    You are in denial so me pointing out the obvious just makes you angry. I know you wanted that story to be true. You needed it to be true for your impeachment dreams but it's not. It's not true. It was a fake story with made up sources and the Special Council was alarmed enough by it's inaccuracy to release a statement.

    Sorry for you but I am happy for Americans.
     
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    So what is your claim; that there were grammatical errors?

    When was the last time that the Office of the Special Counsel issued a statement?

    Do you believe that they would issue one because a news report got a date wrong?

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    It might be time to give up on the hoax.

    Maybe place your trust in Pelosi's gamesmanship instead.
     
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    I don't know what it takes anymore to bring Leftists that want to negate the election come back to reality. They want to believe anything, anything so badly that they will make total fools of themselves... time and time again.


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    Pro Tip: You never get to kick the Trump Football. You keep proving Gruber right.
     
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    No it doesn't. You are as bad as Buzz Feed. :)
     
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    BuzzFeed says it stands firmly behind it's report, asks Muellers team to define EXACTLY what it is disputing??
     
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    Actually no they didn't try reading it again. God this is getting boring trying to educate the unwashed in the subtleties of language.
     
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    This is the real story here. Our Mainstream Media is so corrupt they will use any tactic to forward their cause and protect Democrats.
     
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    You said it only said "elements" were inaccurate, that was false. It said the events and evidence as described are false.

    "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the Special Counsel's Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony are not accurate,"

    That covers the gamut of the allegations made in the story. It's not accurate.

    End of story.
     
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    The Mueller team pointed out that it is in error. Only the brain dead still believe an erroneous report.
     
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    the only reason for meuller to make the statement that its 'inaccurate' is he knew the house dems were about to use it to go forward with impeachment, he had no choice but to put the kabosh on it because he knows there's no proof of any involvement with trump... if there was, he'd have handed them the 'report' on his investigation, but he's got squat on trump and stomped on pelosi's parade...
     
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    Good GRIEF

    MSNBC Maddow's show is still running the banner

    Special Counsel Learned Trump Directed Cohen to lie through interviews, Trump Org. Messages, Docs
     
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