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The Gist

The Taint Team Cometh

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On Tuesday's Gist, that old Watergate maxim, "the cover-up is worse than the crime," should be revised to recognize the Michael Cohen effect. Plus, we take a closer look at the vertical merger of AT&T and Time Warner, and why the Justice Department has sued to stop it. Wall Street Journal reporter Brent Kendall walks us through the case so far.  And in the Spiel, who is the "famous Houston sketch artist" drawn into the Stormy Daniels affair? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two thirds?

0:06.0

So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time.

0:18.0

One train journey at a time can help create a greener future.

0:23.0

So when will you take your next trip? Find out more at nationalrail.co.uk slash greener.

0:30.0

The following podcast contains explicit materials.

0:38.0

It's Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 from slated to the Gisdai Mike Pesca.

0:42.0

Today on Tainteam News, we go to CBS this morning.

0:45.0

Michael Cohen and President Trump are not going to decide what is privilege chair.

0:50.0

Ultimately, either a Tainteam, a special master and a court will make that decision.

0:56.0

Or perhaps not. Perhaps it won't be either the special master or the Tainte team.

1:03.0

Perhaps the special master will be put in charge of the Tainte team, which could sound a little something like this.

1:16.0

Welcome, counselors. You're working hard, stopping your client from being disbarred.

1:27.0

You're lucky to be free. If temporarily the same can still be said for Sean Ha, Nuh, T, Bum, Bum, Bum, Master of the Tainte.

1:40.0

I think that you will find Cohen's not exactly a great legal mind.

1:44.0

Master of the Tainte, your client's number three. You couldn't pay a porn star enough.

1:49.0

Hush, money. Okay, Master of the Tainte aside.

1:52.0

I want to discuss a frequent talking point about Michael Cohen.

1:56.0

He's widely derided as a bungler, a bumblear, a stooge, a full adooper, a dullard, a moop, a mook.

2:04.0

And yet, what does the media call him? A fixer. Michael Cohen trumps fixer.

2:09.0

What is he fixed? If Bob Vila were this level of fixer, we'd have dozens and dozens of people dead in house collapses all over New England.

2:18.0

And that's just people. Viewers like you.

2:20.0

And here's another thing about the alleged fixer that grinds my gears.

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