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Michael Cohen: rigging polls 'was at the direction of' Trump
Reuters ^ | 1/17 | Reuters

Posted on 01/17/2019 9:48:17 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, said on Thursday he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data "at the direction of and for the sole benefit of" Trump.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Cohen had paid the data firm RedFinch Solutions to manipulate two public opinion polls in favor of Trump before the 2016 presidential campaign.

"As for the @WSJ article on poll rigging," Cohen wrote on Twitter on Thursday, "what I did was at the direction of and for the sole benefit of @realDonaldTrump @POTUS. I truly regret my blind loyalty to a man who doesn't deserve it."

The attempts to influence the polls ultimately proved largely unsuccessful but shed a light on the tactics of the Trump campaign and Cohen's role within it. On the campaign trail, Trump frequently referred to his polling numbers to help fuel his candidacy

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cohen; gettrump; internet; lying; michaelcohen; mylawyer; pollrigging; polls; primaries; primary; setup; sleazeball; tangledupinblue; trump; trumpers; trumpies; trumplawyer
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To: TangledUpInBlue

What polls ever showed Trump winning you lying slug ? Why were all the polls so horribly wrong ? Cause they were all rigged against Trump. Everyone knows that. Even the Democrats who complained they did not vote cause the polls showed she would win easy.


81 posted on 01/17/2019 12:08:16 PM PST by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Cohen is a liar. SURPRISE!


82 posted on 01/17/2019 12:14:19 PM PST by madison10
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Unless and until that Florida twit Snipes is held accountable for HER election fraud felonies I don’t wanna hear nothin’ about nothin’ that the Trump people supposedly did.


83 posted on 01/17/2019 12:49:49 PM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: yldstrk
Cohen is a worm. Hope he loses his license.

He pleaded guilty to a felony. That's automatic disbarment in New York.

84 posted on 01/17/2019 1:44:33 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

What a piece of garbage


85 posted on 01/17/2019 2:00:18 PM PST by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

did drudge take the money??/


86 posted on 01/17/2019 2:28:59 PM PST by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd...you get no further ,than the crowd")
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To: Responsibility2nd

i thought he had to go to prison...why is he out


87 posted on 01/17/2019 2:29:49 PM PST by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd...you get no further ,than the crowd")
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To: TangledUpInBlue

This guy says all kinds of whacko stuff to avoid prison.


88 posted on 01/17/2019 3:01:59 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue
Right. President Trump shelled out 50 grand to manipulate two polls, one of which was Drudge's poll.

I can see why Drudge posted articles reporting this. What better way to illustrate how stupid this accusation is, than to have one of the accused post the article?

89 posted on 01/17/2019 3:08:32 PM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

So Trump manipulated polls to show that Hillary was going to win in a landslide. Riiiiight.


90 posted on 01/17/2019 3:11:11 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: KevinB

I know some very good lawyers that went to Cooley. I know some sh*tty ones that went to Havard, Yale and Michigan. In fact, they are on TV every day. What’s your point? You flunk logic. Back to school for you!


91 posted on 01/17/2019 3:11:35 PM PST by Oystir
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Online polls rigged. Only damages the credibility of the poll.

What about all the media polls? Over sampling democrats and all their manipulation?

If it’s good for the goose, it’s good for the gander.


92 posted on 01/17/2019 3:40:15 PM PST by No Socialist
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To: Mr. K

Trump is sure powerful. Even if he did a poll before 2016? I mean who cares...


93 posted on 01/17/2019 3:44:40 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: TangledUpInBlue
yeah, right...

94 posted on 01/17/2019 3:50:24 PM PST by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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To: dead

I wonder if Cohen “polled” Hillary? Just asking.


95 posted on 01/17/2019 3:53:54 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: TangledUpInBlue
I don't believe that drivel - nobody thought he'd win. Even DJT didn't think he was going to win. It was a complete surprise - even to those of us who voted for him.

This is fake information from a fake person aimed at those who spread fake gossip & fake news.

96 posted on 01/17/2019 3:56:27 PM PST by ZephyrTX
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Cohen needs to seriously think about keeping his trap shut constantly badmouthing and lying about the president. He’s one more lowlife SOB.


97 posted on 01/17/2019 5:00:27 PM PST by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness”)
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To: Oystir
What’s your point? You flunk logic. Back to school for you!

Ah, you must be a Cooley grad. :-)

98 posted on 01/17/2019 5:22:50 PM PST by KevinB (If I'm ever arrested, I'm switching parties.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Soooo... is he alleging a crime?

Or is he accusing a politician running for office of politicking?


99 posted on 01/17/2019 6:05:15 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Hate to say it but attempted rigging of an online poll is hardly news in campaign fare.

No one is going to jail for trying either.


100 posted on 01/17/2019 6:18:11 PM PST by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama)
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