Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Thursday that Michael Cohen's new guilty plea is another example of crimes being created as a result of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
The appearance by Cohen in a downtown Manhattan courthouse was unexpected and is the first charge against Cohen related to the Mueller probe.
Reacting on "America's Newsroom," Dershowitz emphasized that crimes by Cohen and others were committed as a result of Mueller's appointment, not before he began the investigation.
Cohen previously pleaded guilty in New York to violating federal campaign finance laws by arranging hush-money payments to women in 2016 "At the direction" of then-candidate Trump.
Dershowitz said President Trump submitting written answers to Mueller could have played a role in the new charge against Cohen.
"Practically, the entire series of indictments grows out of false statements, rather than any substantive charges," he said, adding that Cohen is relying on federal prosecutors and Mueller to weigh his testimony and hoping for a much lighter prison sentence.
Later in the show, Judge Andrew Napolitano warned that Cohen's plea is "The tip of the iceberg" in his cooperation with Mueller and the feds.
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The appearance by Cohen in a downtown Manhattan courthouse was unexpected and is the first charge against Cohen related to the Mueller probe.
Reacting on "America's Newsroom," Dershowitz emphasized that crimes by Cohen and others were committed as a result of Mueller's appointment, not before he began the investigation.
Cohen previously pleaded guilty in New York to violating federal campaign finance laws by arranging hush-money payments to women in 2016 "At the direction" of then-candidate Trump.
Dershowitz said President Trump submitting written answers to Mueller could have played a role in the new charge against Cohen.
"Practically, the entire series of indictments grows out of false statements, rather than any substantive charges," he said, adding that Cohen is relying on federal prosecutors and Mueller to weigh his testimony and hoping for a much lighter prison sentence.
Later in the show, Judge Andrew Napolitano warned that Cohen's plea is "The tip of the iceberg" in his cooperation with Mueller and the feds.
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