Mueller filed the sentencing memos on Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort on Friday. The Manafort document was filed under seal, so we don't know a lot about what's in it. And there are a lot of redactions in the Cohen memo; but enough of it is readable that Ari Melber had six guests, including lawyers, prosecutors, and a judge, who were able to discuss some quite significant findings on Ari's MSNBC TV show.
The one that best sums it all up was that Ari asked all six of them, at the end, for a quick either/or answer to this question: Do these documents pose a greater legal threat to Donald Trump than he faced before these filings?
It was unanimous -- and definitive. All six said, without a hint of doubt, that he was in more legal jeopardy than before. These were no weak, I-think-so, answers. Several answered, simply: "absolutely." One said: "Yes, 100%."
One fact is that the Federal Court in the Southern District of New York (the one that handles most of the big financial crimes cases in New York) is saying that Donald Trump directed his attorney Michael Cohen to commit a felony. This involves the hush money payment to women -- a campaign finance violation and a felony.
But there are also a lot more problems for Trump, much having to do with illegal financial ties with Russians. It's looking like the conspiracy with Russia may be a viable charge, as well as the obstruction of justice.
Ralph
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