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to roll the dice and gamble. i think the question of a pardon is huge. and intimidating to the whole process here and the president is wise to step back and not do that because the act of that and interesting to see. the mueller team can look at that as destructive conduct. in these circumstances what is best for him and, honestly, the best thing to do is not to plead but to cooperate, as well. reverend al sharpton who is one of the few people that michael cohen has reached out to to discuss where his head is at but right now where his head is at but what about exactly is going to happen. he has come to an agreement with the prosecutors in the southern district of new york. that is not the mueller investigation. we need to figure out what role the mueller investigation is going to have in this agreement. in the end, this all has to be presented to a federal judge,
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He mads guilty to, if he mads. if he mads to bank fraud or fraud, these are things that were part of his life as a fixer. but that nexus, that connection to campaign finance law violations would be particularly interesting, because it would draw a connection between michael cohen and whatever campaign he was involved in, obviously the trump campaign. so it s going to be critical. cooperation may not be immediate. sentencing may be months, if not a year down the road. remember, sentencing, if he cooperates, will only occur if and when the prosecution is satisfied or ready to go forward with the sentencing. and then, whether or not they give that 5-k-1 motion, that substantial assistance motion, is in the discretion of prosecutors. so defense attorneys like me often find ourselves taking on the role of sales person to the prosecutors in the course of a