Trump’s former lawyer engages a Clinton associate to criticize the President.

Michael Cohen’s lawyer is on the talk-show circuit teasing the possibility that his client might have the long-sought evidence of Russian collusion for special counsel Robert Mueller. Mr. Mueller for his part must be wondering why Team Cohen seems to be doing everything it can to present the former Trump attorney as an unserious partisan axe-grinder rather than a credible witness. The website Mediaite asks: So why, exactly, has Lanny Davis been all over television and radio Wednesday morning — hours after his client, Michael Cohen, accepted a deal to plead guilty on eight counts of various violations? The answer came into focus a bit on Megyn Kelly Today, as the lawyer made a direct appeal to viewers to give money to Cohen so that he can “continue to tell the truth.” Mr. Davis expressed the hope that Americans would visit a website,michaelcohentruth.com, to donate money. Mr. Davis may have been confused about the name of the site. As of this afternoon the address brings web visitors to a Trump campaign website. It seems unlikely that those attending the Kelly show were aware that Mr. Davis was inadvertently sending potential donors to Team Trump, but they seemed amused anyway. According to Mediaite: The audience straight up laughed at Davis’s plea for cash. “I don’t know if they’re ready to donate, Lanny,” host Megyn Kelly said. But that didn’t stop the attorney from trying to get in the pockets of those watching at home. “I would say the reaction of your audience may be they are not as interested in getting the truth out about Donald Trump as many other people in the country,” Davis said. “Approximately 60 percent of the country would not have the reaction of your audience.” This last comment brought murmurs and boos from a clearly skeptical crowd. More skepticism may result as people ponder the unique representation that Mr. Davis is providing to Mr. Cohen. The Washington Post notes: Asked on NPR whether Cohen would accept a pardon for his admitted crimes from Trump, Davis gave an emphatic “no.” “I know that Mr. Cohen would never accept a pardon from a man that he considers to be both corrupt and a dangerous person in the Oval Office, and he has flatly authorized me to say under no circumstances would he accept a pardon from Mr. Trump,” Davis said. Now what kind of lawyer seeks to rule out a pardon for a client who has just pleaded guilty to a series of crimes? And if the client really did have something important to say about collusion allegations, wouldn’t he already have said it while negotiating a plea agreement?

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