Quote:An attorney for Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, is backing away from confident assertions he made that Cohen has information to share with investigators that shows Trump knew in 2016 of Russian efforts to undermine Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Lanny Davis, a spokesman and attorney for Cohen, said in an interview this weekend that he is no longer certain about claims he made to reporters on background and on the record in recent weeks about what Cohen knows about Trump’s awareness of the Russian efforts.

Davis did not rule out that his claims were correct but expressed regret that he did not explain that he could not independently corroborate them, saying that he now believes he “should have been more clear.”

(08-26-2018 07:13 PM)UofMTigerTim Wrote:  Lanny did this on purpose. It is their modus operandi.

Make allegations when the information is hot and people are paying attention and then come back at a later date and "clarify" what they really meant when few are paying attention.

(08-26-2018 08:44 PM)Kronke Wrote:  

(08-26-2018 07:13 PM)UofMTigerTim Wrote:  Lanny did this on purpose. It is their modus operandi.

Make allegations when the information is hot and people are paying attention and then come back at a later date and "clarify" what they really meant when few are paying attention.

I think you're right. I looked at the replies to CNN's tweet on the story, and the alt-left unanimously doesn't believe Davis in his retraction.

They are fed the fake news, the fake media allows it to marinate for a few days, and then when the retraction comes, it breaks their worldview to the point that they absolutely refuse to believe it. Their mind is already made up.

(08-26-2018 09:23 PM)TechRocks Wrote:  This was all an effort to give the left some wood, and based on the tracks we've seen here over the last week or so, it worked to perfection. Do they ever get tired of getting played? Apparently not.

(08-26-2018 11:02 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Now that Cohen has entered his plea, I’m honestly curious what further role Lanny Davis has to play in this little drama. Unless Lanny has some pull in the pre-sentencing report, his “work” is basically done here.

(08-27-2018 08:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  I'm just curious how a "lawyer" doesnt get sued to the ends of the earth for saying his client would not accept a pardon.