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If the President’s personal attorney Michael Cohen is faced with criminal charges, he will likely turn on President Trump, according to a longtime Trump legal adviser and former prosecutor.
Jay Goldberg told the Wall Street Journal and CNN that Trump called him on Friday seeking advice and he cautioned him against trusting Cohen. He even warned Trump in their 15 minute conversation that Cohen could even agree to wear a wire.
“Michael will never stand up (for you)” if he’s charged, Goldberg told the WSJ, recalling what he told Trump last week. He said he told Trump to “be alert” no matter what Cohen tells him.
Goldberg represented Trump during the 1990s and early 2000s on real estate matters and his divorces from Ivana Trump and Marla Maples and told CNN that he advised the President based on his own experience as a prosecutor.
“Anybody who is facing 30 years never stands up,” he told CNN. “Without exception, a person facing a prison term cooperates.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/former-trump-lawyer-warned-not-trust-cohen
Jay Goldberg told the Wall Street Journal and CNN that Trump called him on Friday seeking advice and he cautioned him against trusting Cohen. He even warned Trump in their 15 minute conversation that Cohen could even agree to wear a wire.
“Michael will never stand up (for you)” if he’s charged, Goldberg told the WSJ, recalling what he told Trump last week. He said he told Trump to “be alert” no matter what Cohen tells him.
Goldberg represented Trump during the 1990s and early 2000s on real estate matters and his divorces from Ivana Trump and Marla Maples and told CNN that he advised the President based on his own experience as a prosecutor.
“Anybody who is facing 30 years never stands up,” he told CNN. “Without exception, a person facing a prison term cooperates.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/former-trump-lawyer-warned-not-trust-cohen