Crash Course: Michael Cohen: N.Y. fraud case will "financially destroy" Trump — and may put him in prison

Trump's longtime lawyer and "fixer" on his quest for "Revenge" against "the most dangerous person in America" [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci81NDA5VwNzcGNCCmM8xalCY4eLG4ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Michael Cohen: N.Y. fraud case will "financially destroy" Trump — and may put him in prison Michael Cohen, the longtime personal attorney and "fixer" for Donald Trump, who went to prison for helping Trump pay hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels, is after "[Revenge](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0QpaHR0cHM6Ly9ib29rc2hvcC5vcmcvYS8yNDY0Lzk3ODE2ODU4OTA1NDRXA3NwY0IKYzzFqUJjh4sbhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)." Indeed, that's the title of his second book, which is out next week. As I discussed with Cohen on "Salon Talks" this week, that revenge does not stop with Trump. Cohen's takes on the corruption of the Justice Department under Trump and his experiences being investigated for lots of stuff he didn't do (as well as what he did). According to Cohen, the FBI spent time and resources "running around the country ensuring that I was not where the Steele dossier" claimed he was, and looking into "11 allegations raised against me, all of which are false." [Read/Watch Salon Talks hosted by Dean Obeidallah](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvbWljaGFlbC1jb2hlbi1ueS1mcmF1ZC1jYXNlLXdpbGwtZmluYW5jaWFsbHktZGVzdHJveS0tYW5kLW1heS1wdXQtaGltLWluL1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (AFP via Getty Images) Massive bridge explosion destroys Russian supply route through Ukrainian peninsula Crimea An explosion on the Kerch bridge that connects the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula Crimea with Russia has caused a massive blow to Putin's attack on Ukraine. The bridge, which was opened by Putin in 2018, is crucial for the transportation of both Russian military supplies as well as daily necessities for Crimea itself. As of Saturday morning, no exact cause for the explosion has been given but "Russian officials said a truck exploded, causing Crimea-bound sections of the road part of the bridge to collapse," according to [CNN](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzEwLzA4L2V1cm9wZS9jcmltZWEtYnJpZGdlLWV4cGxvc2lvbi1pbnRsLWhuay9pbmRleC5odG1sVwNzcGNCCmM8xalCY4eLG4ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). Russian state media TASS has declared that Putin has ordered a "government commission" to look into the explosion to determine if it was caused by "Ukrainian vandals," as suspected by an official in Crimea sourced by CNN. "The reaction of the Kyiv regime to the destruction of civilian infrastructure testifies to its terrorist nature," says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvbWFzc2l2ZS1icmlkZ2UtZXhwbG9zaW9uLWRlc3Ryb3lzLXJ1c3NpYW4tc3VwcGx5LXJvdXRlLXRocm91Z2gtdWtyYWluaWFuLXBlbmluc3VsYS1jcmltZWEvVwNzcGNCCmM8xalCY4eLG4ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - ["The Rings of Power"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvdGhlLXJpbmdzLW9mLXBvd2VyLWFyZS1oZXJlLXRvLWZpZ2h0LWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlL1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) are here to fight climate change - Why [bees love weed](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvd2h5LWJlZXMtbG92ZS13ZWVkLS1hbmQtd2h5LWl0LW1pZ2h0LWV2ZW4tYmUtZ29vZC1mb3ItdGhlbS9XA3NwY0IKYzzFqUJjh4sbhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — and why it might even be good for them - Resurrecting ["Hellraiser"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvaGVsbHJhaXNlci1odWx1LWNlbm9iaXRlcy1kYXZpZC1icnVja25lci9XA3NwY0IKYzzFqUJjh4sbhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Cenobites as part of "an interrogation of how we negotiate our desires" - Take a deep dive into [Abbey Road](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvdGFrZS1hLWRlZXAtZGl2ZS1pbnRvLWFiYmV5LXJvYWRzLXN0b3JpZWQtbGVnYWN5LWFzLXRoZS13b3JsZHMtbW9zdC1mYW1vdXMtcmVjb3JkaW5nLXN0dWRpby9XA3NwY0IKYzzFqUJjh4sbhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)'s storied legacy as "the world's most famous recording studio" - [Putin](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvcHV0aW4tcmVhbGx5LWNvdWxkLWZhbGwtLWJ1dC13aWxsLXRoYXQtaGVscC10aGUtd2VzdC1hcy1tdWNoLWFzLXdlLXRoaW5rL1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) really could fall — but will that help the West as much as we think? - Stop obsessing over [election polls](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvc3RvcC1vYnNlc3Npbmctb3Zlci1wb2xscy10aGUtbGVzcy1hdHRlbnRpb24tYW5kLXRoZS1tZWRpYS1naXZlLXRoZW0tdGhlLWJldHRlci9XA3NwY0IKYzzFqUJjh4sbhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — the less attention voters and the media give them, the better - [Trump followers](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvZm9sbG93ZXJzLWFjdGl2aXN0cy1mb3ItbG93LWF0dGVuZGFuY2UtYXQtZGMtcmFsbHlfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYzzFqUJjh4sbhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) blame "activists" for low attendance at DC rally - [Lindsey Graham](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvbGluZHNleS1ncmFoYW0tdG8tdGVzdGlmeS1yZWdhcmRpbmctYXR0ZW1wdGVkLWNvdXBfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYzzFqUJjh4sbhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to testify regarding Trump's attempted coup - [Jon Stewart](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDcvam9uLXN0ZXdhcnQtcG9rZXMtaG9sZXMtaW4tYXJrYW5zYXMtcGxhbi10by1wcm90ZWN0LW1pbm9ycy1mcm9tLXRoZWlyLW93bi1nZW5kZXItaWRlbnRpdHkvVwNzcGNCCmM8xalCY4eLG4ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) pokes holes in Arkansas' plan to "protect" minors from their own gender identity - A closer look at [Prince Andrew](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDcvcHJpbmNlLWFuZHJldy1iYW5pc2hlZC1wZWFjb2NrLWVwc3RlaW4vVwNzcGNCCmM8xalCY4eLG4ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)'s friendship with Epstein and his scandal on Peacock's "Banished" doc - What did the [Queen's royal menu](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0REaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDcvdGhlLXF1ZWVucy1kYXktaW4tdGhlLWxpZmUtZWRpdGlvbi9XA3NwY0IKYzzFqUJjh4sbhlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) look like? The former royal chef is spilling the beans - The promotion for ["Bros"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDcvYnJvcy1nYXktcm9tLWNvbS1iaWxseS1laWNobmVyLWJveC1vZmZpY2UvVwNzcGNCCmM8xalCY4eLG4ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) was botched. But its ordinary rom-com trappings may also be to blame - When does [pizza](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0SCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDcvd2hlbi1kb2VzLXBpenphLXN0b3AtYmVpbmctcGl6emEtbm9ubmFzLXBpenphLWNoZWZzLWFuZC10aGUtaXRhbGlhbi1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LWFsbC1oYXZlLXRob3VnaHRzL1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) stop being pizza? Nonnas, pizza chefs and the Italian government all have thoughts Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Brad Vest/Getty Images) The Jackson water crisis is being used as an excuse to privatize the water system. That's a bad idea When Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced in mid-September that the state was lifting its weeks-long boil order for [Jackson](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMDIvdGhlcmUtYXJlLW5vLXBlb3BsZS10aGVyZS1qYWNrc29ucy13YXRlci1jcmlzaXMtZXhwbGFpbmVkL1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), it sounded like a declaration of victory: "We have restored clean water to the city of Jackson." The ensuing headlines sent the same message of relief after weeks of the [intense crisis](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMDIvdGhlcmUtYXJlLW5vLXBlb3BsZS10aGVyZS1qYWNrc29ucy13YXRlci1jcmlzaXMtZXhwbGFpbmVkL1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) that left tens of thousands of residents of the state capital with no access to water. But Governor Reeves' words gave false assurances about the [situation on the ground](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMDMvamFja3NvbnMtd2F0ZXItaXMtYW5vdGhlci1odXJyaWNhbmUta2F0cmluYS1tb21lbnQvVwNzcGNCCmM8xalCY4eLG4ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) – and could signal a worrying desire to push a private takeover out of the national spotlight. 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Kennedy Jr., a fixture of some QAnon fantasies — is also involved in efforts to install election-deniers in key positions where they can oversee elections. As Savin has become increasingly popular among online QAnon believers, he has also gained in support and legitimacy among Republican candidates for office, some of whom have joined his coalition that's working to recruit and elect secretary of state candidates who support or echo Donald Trump's false claims about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. [Read the rest from Areeba Shah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlJS7DP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDgvaG93LWEtcWFub24taW5mbHVlbmNlci0taGludHMtaGUtbWF5LWJlLWpmay1qci0tYmVjYW1lLWNlbnRyYWwtdG8tZGVuaWFsL1cDc3BjQgpjPMWpQmOHixuGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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