Twitter Lights Up Amid News of Cohen Plea Deal: ‘Hubris: The Michael Cohen Story’
Prepare for the TWEETPOCALYPSE pic.twitter.com/r44a5mB0uY
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 21, 2018
News broke this afternoon that Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney and “fixer”, has arrived at a plea deal with prosecutors in New York. Cohen has been the subject of much speculative bashing on Fox News since severing a prior hands-off arrangement with Trump’s current attorneys (previously he was beloved), and the subject of much “the hero we need” speculation on the other cable networks (previously he was beclowned).
So when the news came down that he was cutting a deal, Twitter unleashed.
Above, Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro is anticipating a Tweetpocalypse, presumably (and probably correctly) meaning tweets from President Trump. But there is no need to wait for Armageddon. You can get the previews from the people tweeting right now.
For example, pulling up old Cohen tweets:
This tweet did not age well. https://t.co/6mRKNLPrOY
— Andrew Patrick (@Andrew_Patrick) August 21, 2018
I’d like to nominate this 2015 @MichaelCohen212 tweet for the Twitter Hall of Fame. It should be permitted to skip the usual five-year wait period and be inducted immediately. https://t.co/y7F4YRImTN
— Dave Kartunen (@davekartunen) August 21, 2018
[laughs forever] https://t.co/9UmrNgqpV9
— shauna (@goldengateblond) August 21, 2018
Twitter Karma https://t.co/7mL2MgHSpH
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 21, 2018
Just brutal. Also there was his highlight reel:
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) August 21, 2018
The opening scene of “Hubris: The Michael Cohen Story.” https://t.co/i438DbWP6O
— Ed Bott (@edbott) August 21, 2018
And of course, the usual complement of “of the moment” reactions.
Things Michael Cohen can tell the feds:
– Trump had me do campaign violations
– Trump had me pay Russian hackers and I went to Prague to negotiate our collusion deal
– Oh my God we did so many crimes
– *breaks into tears*— David Greenwald (@davidegreenwald) August 21, 2018
Trump will have a hard time saying a Cohen plea over Cohen paying for Trump’s mistresses has “nothing to do with Trump.”
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) August 21, 2018
For those keeping score at him here are where we stand with Trump officials and close allies: Michael Cohen: GUILTY. Michael Flynn: GUILTY. Deputy campaign manger Rick Gates: GULTY. Foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos: GUILTY. Campaign Manager: ON TRIAL. MORE TBA SOON.
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) August 21, 2018
My reaction when I heard Cohen had a "tentative" plea deal… pic.twitter.com/6QcBLWfh48
— Elisha (@ElishaKrauss) August 21, 2018
Michael Cohen be like pic.twitter.com/BJluM6LOBz
— Alfred Spellman (@AlfredSpellman) August 21, 2018
Cohen makes a deal with the feds.
White House staff: pic.twitter.com/ZHS9h6pyEN
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) August 21, 2018
Naturally, there was this.
.@RudyGiuliani Buckle Up Buttercup. You and your client completely misplayed this… https://t.co/peLpswrDO1
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) August 21, 2018
The developments of today will permit us to have the stay lifted in the civil case & should also permit us to proceed with an expedited deposition of Trump under oath about what he knew, when he knew it, and what he did about it. We will disclose it all to the public.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) August 21, 2018
There were other predictions like Shapiro’s.
Tonight’s presidential tweet storm will be the best presidential tweet storm, believe me https://t.co/YxttF6n72H
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 21, 2018
RIP Twitter
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) August 21, 2018
If you're on Twitter right now, take cover IMMEDIATELY — a massive tweet storm's a comin' your way in 3…2…1… https://t.co/JIlwcuF3xG
— Paula Bolyard (@pbolyard) August 21, 2018
And this amazing thought that is not out of the realm of possibility.
It will be funny if President Trump pardons Manafort and Cohen during his rally tonight.
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) August 21, 2018
We’ll see what happens, but expect Twitter takes to increase in intensity as the day continues with the Cohen plea and a possible Manafort verdict.
Apocalypse indeed. Now.
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Okay one more for the road:
MAGA=My Attorney Got Arrested https://t.co/hqwghLjS44
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) August 21, 2018
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