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Trump: ‘Flipping’ To Get A Plea Deal ‘Almost Ought To Be Illegal’

Joseph Curl

President Trump on Thursday said that cutting a deal with prosecutors to secure a shorter sentence — or no jail time at all — “almost ought to be illegal.”

Trump said on “Fox & Friends” that his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was able to cut just such a deal because he dropped Trump’s name.

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