Президент США запостил сегодня несколько твитов, которые представляют интерес. Сначала твит о Коэне , которого Трамп призывает наказать по всей строгости закона: “Michael Cohen asks judge for no Prison Time.” You mean he can do all of the TERRIBLE, unrelated to Trump, things having to do with fraud, big loans, Taxis, etc., and not serve a long prison term? He makes up stories to get a GREAT & ALREADY reduced deal for himself, and get..... ....his wife and father-in-law (who has the money?) off Scott Free. He lied for this outcome and should, in my opinion, serve a full and complete sentence. Что касается "Scott Free", то словарь дает разъяснение: 📈'Scot-free': completely free from obligation, harm, or penalty 'Scott Free': some guy, probably https://t.co/nQFL7I0ELH — Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 3, 2018 Затем Трамп высказался о Роджере Стоуне : “I will never testify against Trump.” This statement was recently made by Roger Stone, essentially stating that he will not be forced by a rogue and out of control prosecutor to make up lies and stories about “President Trump.” Nice to know that some people still have “guts! Понятно, что многие решили, что Трамп открыто занимается witness tampering -- намекает на помилования тем, кто готов врать в его пользу, и требует сурового наказания тем, кто, как Коэн, решил сотрудничать с Мюллером. Впрочем, так считают не все. К примеру, адвокат Трампа, Руди Джулиани, считает, что все нормально : I just talked to Rudy Giuliani about this tweet. He says it’s not obstruction of justice because the president is only encouraging someone not to lie. Но есть и другие мнения. Вот Джордж Конвей, муж Келлиэнн, о твите Трампа : File under “18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1512” Как поясняют в комментариях, 18 U.S. Code § 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant. С ним соглашается другой известный lawyer, Neal Katyal : George is right. This is genuinely looking like witness tampering. DOJ (at least with a nonfake AG) prosecutes cases like these all the time. The fact it's done out in the open is no defense. Trump is genuinely melting down, and no good lawyer can represent him under these circs. Также Renato Mariotti : I’ve never heard a public official speak this way before Trump. This sounds like something the criminals I used to prosecute would say. Ну, вот такие вот дела. P.S. По поводу Коэна интересно вспомнить цепочку твитов того же Трампа, только в апреле: The New York Times and a third rate reporter named Maggie Haberman, known as a Crooked H flunkie who I don’t speak to and have nothing to do with, are going out of their way to destroy Michael Cohen and his relationship with me in the hope that he will “flip.” They use.... ....non-existent “sources” and a drunk/drugged up loser who hates Michael, a fine person with a wonderful family. Michael is a businessman for his own account/lawyer who I have always liked & respected. Most people will flip if the Government lets them out of trouble, even if.... ....it means lying or making up stories. Sorry, I don’t see Michael doing that despite the horrible Witch Hunt and the dishonest media! Well, Michael did not do *that*, but he did tell Mueller the truth.