Trump Org Exec Dumps On Cohen As Ex-Trump Fixer Heads To Prison

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, speaks to the media before departing his Manhattan apartment for prison on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Cohen is d... NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, speaks to the media before departing his Manhattan apartment for prison on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Cohen is due to report to a federal prison in Otisville, New York, where he will begin serving a three-year sentence for campaign finance violations, tax evasion and other crimes. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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On the morning of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s arrival at prison, a Trump Organization executive downplayed Cohen’s role at the organization and mocked his judgement in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Monday.

Insulting his work as a lawyer for the Trump Organization — “what little legal work he did was often poor quality and had to be redrafted” — Trump Org. executive vice president George Sorial said Cohen was “no fine deal maker,” and it was only his showmanship that caught Trump’s eye.

“For Mr. Cohen to claim he had major decision-making authority at the Trump Organization is ridiculous,” Sorial wrote. “He told Congress he was a ‘fixer.’ I’d put it this way: He was hired muscle; a bluffing, boasting New Yorker who could shock people into action. He did chase licensing deals and outlandish opportunities, but he never delivered. Trump Moscow was a fantasy that no one in the office took seriously. Michael’s judgment wasn’t good enough to be given real control.”

Cohen reported to prison on Monday morning to begin his three-year stint for financial crimes related to the hush payment he made on behalf of Trump to cover up an alleged affair with a porn star during the 2016 election.

Read the full op-ed here. 

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  1. “what little legal work he did was often poor quality and had to be redrafted"

    If by “legal work” you mean being lawless, then yes.

  2. Avatar for drf55 drf55 says:

    All of that may be true, which then raises the question as to why Trump employed Cohen for so long. And, by the way, this sort of insulting commentary serves no real purpose except to pander to the boss.

  3. Trump Org. executive vice president George Sorial said Cohen was “no fine deal maker,” and it was only his showmanship that caught Trump’s eye.

    So Cohen was exactly what Trump was looking for

  4. "George Sorial, who since 2017 has served as the Trump Organization’s top compliance official, is leaving the company after a dozen years.

    Sorial said in an interview with CNN that his last day is expected to be June 7. He will be replaced by another attorney at the firm, Jill Martin, Sorial said.
    He said he’s leaving to focus on a forthcoming book he co-wrote called The Real Deal: My Decade Fighting Battles and Winning Wars with Trump."

    For some added context.

  5. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    “For Mr. Cohen to claim he had major decision-making authority at the Trump Organization is ridiculous,”

    Sort of telling on your boss, regarding who ordered the action for which Cohen is heading to jail. No?

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