When Donald Trump was indicted by the federal government last week, he was not alone: Also indicted with him as a co-conspirator was Walt Nauta, Trump’s personal aide. This certainly isn’t the first Trump staffer to end up in this position, and so it is on Monday, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes invited another ex-Trump staffer over to discuss the matter: Michael Cohen.
The former lawyer had very simple advice for Nauta: “Run. My friend, run as fast as you can.
Trump, in case you forgot, faces 37 federal criminal charges related to his illegal possession and misappropriation of classified documents, and how long he went to conceal his possession of the documents from federal authorities. gone. According to the indictment, Nauta actively helped Trump conceal these documents and also lied to federal agents on Trump’s behalf.
And since Cohen, who worked for Donald Trump from 2006-2018, committed various forms of business and campaign finance fraud and tax evasion, the crimes he said he committed on Trump’s behalf and for which he went to prison, he has Nauta has quite a unique perspective about it. plight. So it is that Hayes asked him about it.
“The last thing I want to ask you is Walt Nauta, who has been charged with [Trump]and who is alleged to have participated in the conspiracy as the person who moved the boxes at the direction of Donald Trump and lied about it to federal agents,” Hayes told Cohen. “That lie is documented in the indictment. “
“I find myself having some sympathy for the guy, but I’m curious, as someone who’s been in a similar situation, how do you feel reading the facts about Mr. Nauta?” Hayes asked.
“Well, then Walt will be thrown under the bus. There’s no doubt about that. And if there’s anything I can do, I’ll look straight into the camera,” Cohen said, as he did exactly that. just before saying,” And say, Walt I know you’re watching. Run. Run as fast as you can, my friend. Right? And as a former soldier, I know you know that How to run fast. Run as fast as you can.
“Because Donald Trump will throw you under the bus faster than you can possibly imagine. And he won’t just throw you under the bus to save himself. He’ll throw you under the bus just because he can.” , and because he thinks it will provide him with some sort of advantage,” Cohen said.
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