Feds Recommend Cohen Be Imprisoned; Special Counsel Says It Can Prove Manafort Lied

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🗓️ 8 December 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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**CORRECTION: In a previous version of this podcast we said that "the Special Counsel says it can prove Paul Manafort lied about contacts between Russians and the Trump campaign." We should have said that "the Special Counsel says it can prove Paul Manafort lied about his contacts with a Russian and his contacts with the Trump administration after his plea deal."** In a much-anticipated court filing Friday evening, prosecutors argued against leniency for Cohen, saying he had committed four federal crimes over the course of several years. Cohen, they say, was "motivated by personal greed," and they argue that he "repeatedly used his power and influence for deceptive ends." And the government says Paul Manafort allegedly lied to prosecutors about his communications with officials in the Trump administration, "information pertinent to another Department of Justice investigation" and more. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and justice correspondent Ryan Lucas. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Kate Hall in Austin, Texas.
0:02.8	Wondering how long I can sit here in my driveway,
0:05.3	eating a block of leftover breeze from a holiday party,
0:08.5	before I have to go inside and relieve my babysitter.
0:12.0	This podcast was recorded at 7.23 pm on 7th of December.
0:17.7	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:20.0	Happy holidays and enjoy the show.
0:25.2	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.
0:28.0	Prosecutors say President Trump's former lawyer,
0:30.5	Michael Cohen, should serve time in prison.
0:33.2	And the special counsel says it can prove Paul Manafort lied.
0:37.4	I'm Tamer Keith. I cover the White House.
0:39.5	I'm Kerry Johnson. I cover the Justice Department.
0:41.6	And I'm Ryan Lucas. I also cover the Justice Department.
0:44.2	And we have the Justice League here because there are so many stories all happening today.
0:51.1	We got this massive document dump this evening.
0:54.6	And Kerry and Ryan, you've been going through these various documents.
0:58.6	What are the key things that you've found?
1:00.9	I'll start us off with Cohen.
1:02.8	And a filing from the Special Counsel's office,
1:04.4	they provide more details on the information that Cohen has provided them
1:07.5	in their investigation into context between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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