The vagueness in Cohen's language strikes me as odd. No definite clarification as to the "who."
Lawfags, is this normal? What would stop him from saying Trump?
"Cohen said in a plea deal that 'in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office' he kept information that would have been harmful to the candidate and the campaign from becoming public."
I'm trying to understand how this specifically would be a crime? This is politics 101 shit.
Here's what I think happened:
Hillary cabal entices Cohen to flip on Trump, promising rewards and perhaps even blackmailing him over the taxi token shit.
Their plan: frame Trump with a campaign finance violation. How? Get Trump on a recording telling Cohen to pay her off with cash.
Only problem: Trump said to pay with check. Had Trump given the green light on cash payment, Cohen could easily frame him by routing the money out of the Trump Org (camp finance violation).
The "harmful information" and "candidate" that he kept from going public:
He was colluding with candidate Hillary Clinton to rig an election.
Like Hillary Clinton?
Here's a thought:
Q tells us over and over that the Clintons and their ilk use foundations as slush funds.
It'd be pretty fuckin hilarious if this is all related to Cohen taking payments routed out of the Clinton Foundation.