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Trump Allies Increasingly Concerned Cohen Will Flip

April 19, 2018 · 7:19 am ET · Leave a Comment

President and his outside advisers “are increasingly worried that his longtime personal attorney might be susceptible to cooperating with federal prosecutors. Two sources close to the president said people in Trump’s inner circle have in recent days been actively discussing the possibility that Michael Cohen – long seen as one of Trump’s most loyal personal allies – might flip if he faces serious charges as a result of his work on behalf of Trump,” Politico reports.

Said law professors Alan Dershowitz: “That’s what they’ll threaten him with: life imprisonment. They’re going to threaten him with a long prison term and try to turn him into a canary that sings.”

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