“My silence is broken” – Michael Cohen is spilling his guts

| 10:14 pm EDT July 1, 2018
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You knew something was about to give. Donald Trump’s longtime fixer Michael Cohen has spent the past two weeks making one eyebrow raising move after another, from taking a selfie with notorious Trump detractor Tom Arnold to resigning from the RNC in protest of Trump, even as three major news networks reported that he was planning to cut a plea deal. Now Cohen is indeed spilling his guts to the media.

Here’s what Michael Cohen tweeted just now: “Spent Saturday afternoon with George Stephanopoulos ABC (not on camera) interview for Monday’s GMA. My silence is broken!” In response, Stephanopoulos tweeted “Tune in tomorrow morning on GMA for more on my conversation with President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen.” Neither of them is giving away the particulars of what they discussed, but it’s not difficult to figure out what’s happening here.

Michael Cohen has been taking one coded but clear shot at Donald Trump after another over the past two weeks, signaling that he’s not interested in taking the fall for Trump in the various criminal scandals that have tied the two men together. So unless Cohen has decided to completely and abruptly change his tune, this interview should consist of Cohen officially distancing himself from all things Trump. There is, however, an odd twist to this.

NBC News reported two weeks ago that federal prosecutors have informed Michael Cohen that he would soon be indicted and arrested if he didn’t hurry up and cut a plea deal. Considering that Cohen is about to be criminally charged, it’s an awfully risky move to do a television interview about his scandals, as anything he says can and will be used against him by prosecutors. Does this mean he’s decided to cut a deal, and he’s no longer worried about prosecution? On the other hand, people who are cutting plea deals aren’t supposed to do TV interviews either. The Cohen saga keeps getting weirder, but it should get more clear tomorrow morning.