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Is the timing of the US-North-Korea summit in Vietnam and Michael Cohen's testimony in Congress coincidence?
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Both event happened more or less at the same time. I wonder if this is a coincidence? In particular, was the summit arranged by Trump at the same time as the hearing, perhaps to distract attention from it? Or is it perhaps the opposite, i.e. Congress timing the hearing when the summit was taking place, so as to undermine Trumps' potential success in the NK issue? Is there any evidence of any arrangement of this sort?
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Both event happened more or less at the same time. I wonder if this is a coincidence? In particular, was the summit arranged by Trump at the same time as the hearing, perhaps to distract attention from it? Or is it perhaps the opposite, i.e. Congress timing the hearing when the summit was taking place, so as to undermine Trumps' potential success in the NK issue? Is there any evidence of any arrangement of this sort?
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I am speculating that it has more to do with the 2020 presidential season. The Cohen meeting is step one of a 12 month plan for primary season effect. I think it is a coincidence because it would be too hard to precisely plan either event. For example, Trump had a magic wand so that he could control the schedule of 2 sovereign countries (Vietnam and N. Korea) to coincide with the hearing, or did the congressional leader have a magic wand that could control the justice department and the schedule of numerous congress people?
– Frank Cedeno
1 hour ago
Maybe it's better to rephrase it asking if there's evidence that someone coordinated it to be like this. It's hard to prove something is coincidence but in the differently phrased question we could say there is no such evidence.
– JJJ
1 hour ago
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Both event happened more or less at the same time. I wonder if this is a coincidence? In particular, was the summit arranged by Trump at the same time as the hearing, perhaps to distract attention from it? Or is it perhaps the opposite, i.e. Congress timing the hearing when the summit was taking place, so as to undermine Trumps' potential success in the NK issue? Is there any evidence of any arrangement of this sort?
united-states donald-trump congress north-korea
asked 5 hours ago
luchonacholuchonacho
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Both event happened more or less at the same time. I wonder if this is a coincidence? In particular, was the summit arranged by Trump at the same time as the hearing, perhaps to distract attention from it? Or is it perhaps the opposite, i.e. Congress timing the hearing when the summit was taking place, so as to undermine Trumps' potential success in the NK issue? Is there any evidence of any arrangement of this sort?
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I am speculating that it has more to do with the 2020 presidential season. The Cohen meeting is step one of a 12 month plan for primary season effect. I think it is a coincidence because it would be too hard to precisely plan either event. For example, Trump had a magic wand so that he could control the schedule of 2 sovereign countries (Vietnam and N. Korea) to coincide with the hearing, or did the congressional leader have a magic wand that could control the justice department and the schedule of numerous congress people?
– Frank Cedeno
1 hour ago
Maybe it's better to rephrase it asking if there's evidence that someone coordinated it to be like this. It's hard to prove something is coincidence but in the differently phrased question we could say there is no such evidence.
– JJJ
1 hour ago
add a comment |
I am speculating that it has more to do with the 2020 presidential season. The Cohen meeting is step one of a 12 month plan for primary season effect. I think it is a coincidence because it would be too hard to precisely plan either event. For example, Trump had a magic wand so that he could control the schedule of 2 sovereign countries (Vietnam and N. Korea) to coincide with the hearing, or did the congressional leader have a magic wand that could control the justice department and the schedule of numerous congress people?
– Frank Cedeno
1 hour ago
Maybe it's better to rephrase it asking if there's evidence that someone coordinated it to be like this. It's hard to prove something is coincidence but in the differently phrased question we could say there is no such evidence.
– JJJ
1 hour ago
I am speculating that it has more to do with the 2020 presidential season. The Cohen meeting is step one of a 12 month plan for primary season effect. I think it is a coincidence because it would be too hard to precisely plan either event. For example, Trump had a magic wand so that he could control the schedule of 2 sovereign countries (Vietnam and N. Korea) to coincide with the hearing, or did the congressional leader have a magic wand that could control the justice department and the schedule of numerous congress people?
– Frank Cedeno
1 hour ago
I am speculating that it has more to do with the 2020 presidential season. The Cohen meeting is step one of a 12 month plan for primary season effect. I think it is a coincidence because it would be too hard to precisely plan either event. For example, Trump had a magic wand so that he could control the schedule of 2 sovereign countries (Vietnam and N. Korea) to coincide with the hearing, or did the congressional leader have a magic wand that could control the justice department and the schedule of numerous congress people?
– Frank Cedeno
1 hour ago
Maybe it's better to rephrase it asking if there's evidence that someone coordinated it to be like this. It's hard to prove something is coincidence but in the differently phrased question we could say there is no such evidence.
– JJJ
1 hour ago
Maybe it's better to rephrase it asking if there's evidence that someone coordinated it to be like this. It's hard to prove something is coincidence but in the differently phrased question we could say there is no such evidence.
– JJJ
1 hour ago
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It's highly unlikely it was anything but a coincidence. While they both happened on the same day, it's important to remember that neither event can simply be executed on short notice. Consider
Congressional Testimony
Requires scheduling of
- The committee members (typically a dozen or so members)
- The person testifying
Cohen was originally set to testify on Feb 7 but that was postponed by Cohen, who felt threatened by Trump and his legal team. On Feb 20, Cohen accepted Feb 27 as a new date.
Diplomatic Events
Requires scheduling of
- The President
- The foreign entourage (in this case DPRK officials, who prefer to travel by train)
- The host country
The summit was announced in Jan, and appears to have been set for the 27th on Feb 16, some 4 days before Cohen's revised date.
In order for this to not be a coincidence, you would have to believe that Cohen or Democrats wanted to do this opposite the the Summit. That makes little sense, since coverage of Cohen's testimony (which was not beneficial to Trump) was diminished somewhat by coverage of the Summit (which was beneficial for Trump).
answered 1 hour ago
MachavityMachavity
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I agree that this was likely coincidental, but your last paragraph also allows the possibility that they wanted to diminish the positive coverage of the summit, rather than be diminished by it as you put it.
– Geobits
15 mins ago
@Geobits Not really. Trump's story had the potential to be much larger and overshadow the Cohen story entirely. Indeed. some were afraid Trump would take any deal just to have one to dominate the news cycle. Trump walking away empty-handed left some oxygen for the Cohen story
– Machavity
2 mins ago
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It's highly unlikely it was anything but a coincidence. While they both happened on the same day, it's important to remember that neither event can simply be executed on short notice. Consider
Congressional Testimony
Requires scheduling of
- The committee members (typically a dozen or so members)
- The person testifying
Cohen was originally set to testify on Feb 7 but that was postponed by Cohen, who felt threatened by Trump and his legal team. On Feb 20, Cohen accepted Feb 27 as a new date.
Diplomatic Events
Requires scheduling of
- The President
- The foreign entourage (in this case DPRK officials, who prefer to travel by train)
- The host country
The summit was announced in Jan, and appears to have been set for the 27th on Feb 16, some 4 days before Cohen's revised date.
In order for this to not be a coincidence, you would have to believe that Cohen or Democrats wanted to do this opposite the the Summit. That makes little sense, since coverage of Cohen's testimony (which was not beneficial to Trump) was diminished somewhat by coverage of the Summit (which was beneficial for Trump).
answered 1 hour ago
MachavityMachavity
17.6k55484
I agree that this was likely coincidental, but your last paragraph also allows the possibility that they wanted to diminish the positive coverage of the summit, rather than be diminished by it as you put it.
– Geobits
15 mins ago
@Geobits Not really. Trump's story had the potential to be much larger and overshadow the Cohen story entirely. Indeed. some were afraid Trump would take any deal just to have one to dominate the news cycle. Trump walking away empty-handed left some oxygen for the Cohen story
– Machavity
2 mins ago
add a comment |
It's highly unlikely it was anything but a coincidence. While they both happened on the same day, it's important to remember that neither event can simply be executed on short notice. Consider
Congressional Testimony
Requires scheduling of
- The committee members (typically a dozen or so members)
- The person testifying
Cohen was originally set to testify on Feb 7 but that was postponed by Cohen, who felt threatened by Trump and his legal team. On Feb 20, Cohen accepted Feb 27 as a new date.
Diplomatic Events
Requires scheduling of
- The President
- The foreign entourage (in this case DPRK officials, who prefer to travel by train)
- The host country
The summit was announced in Jan, and appears to have been set for the 27th on Feb 16, some 4 days before Cohen's revised date.
In order for this to not be a coincidence, you would have to believe that Cohen or Democrats wanted to do this opposite the the Summit. That makes little sense, since coverage of Cohen's testimony (which was not beneficial to Trump) was diminished somewhat by coverage of the Summit (which was beneficial for Trump).
answered 1 hour ago
MachavityMachavity
17.6k55484
I agree that this was likely coincidental, but your last paragraph also allows the possibility that they wanted to diminish the positive coverage of the summit, rather than be diminished by it as you put it.
– Geobits
15 mins ago
@Geobits Not really. Trump's story had the potential to be much larger and overshadow the Cohen story entirely. Indeed. some were afraid Trump would take any deal just to have one to dominate the news cycle. Trump walking away empty-handed left some oxygen for the Cohen story
– Machavity
2 mins ago
add a comment |
It's highly unlikely it was anything but a coincidence. While they both happened on the same day, it's important to remember that neither event can simply be executed on short notice. Consider
Congressional Testimony
Requires scheduling of
- The committee members (typically a dozen or so members)
- The person testifying
Cohen was originally set to testify on Feb 7 but that was postponed by Cohen, who felt threatened by Trump and his legal team. On Feb 20, Cohen accepted Feb 27 as a new date.
Diplomatic Events
Requires scheduling of
- The President
- The foreign entourage (in this case DPRK officials, who prefer to travel by train)
- The host country
The summit was announced in Jan, and appears to have been set for the 27th on Feb 16, some 4 days before Cohen's revised date.
In order for this to not be a coincidence, you would have to believe that Cohen or Democrats wanted to do this opposite the the Summit. That makes little sense, since coverage of Cohen's testimony (which was not beneficial to Trump) was diminished somewhat by coverage of the Summit (which was beneficial for Trump).
answered 1 hour ago
MachavityMachavity
17.6k55484
It's highly unlikely it was anything but a coincidence. While they both happened on the same day, it's important to remember that neither event can simply be executed on short notice. Consider
Congressional Testimony
Requires scheduling of
- The committee members (typically a dozen or so members)
- The person testifying
Cohen was originally set to testify on Feb 7 but that was postponed by Cohen, who felt threatened by Trump and his legal team. On Feb 20, Cohen accepted Feb 27 as a new date.
Diplomatic Events
Requires scheduling of
- The President
- The foreign entourage (in this case DPRK officials, who prefer to travel by train)
- The host country
The summit was announced in Jan, and appears to have been set for the 27th on Feb 16, some 4 days before Cohen's revised date.
In order for this to not be a coincidence, you would have to believe that Cohen or Democrats wanted to do this opposite the the Summit. That makes little sense, since coverage of Cohen's testimony (which was not beneficial to Trump) was diminished somewhat by coverage of the Summit (which was beneficial for Trump).
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I agree that this was likely coincidental, but your last paragraph also allows the possibility that they wanted to diminish the positive coverage of the summit, rather than be diminished by it as you put it.
– Geobits
15 mins ago
@Geobits Not really. Trump's story had the potential to be much larger and overshadow the Cohen story entirely. Indeed. some were afraid Trump would take any deal just to have one to dominate the news cycle. Trump walking away empty-handed left some oxygen for the Cohen story
– Machavity
2 mins ago
add a comment |
I agree that this was likely coincidental, but your last paragraph also allows the possibility that they wanted to diminish the positive coverage of the summit, rather than be diminished by it as you put it.
– Geobits
15 mins ago
@Geobits Not really. Trump's story had the potential to be much larger and overshadow the Cohen story entirely. Indeed. some were afraid Trump would take any deal just to have one to dominate the news cycle. Trump walking away empty-handed left some oxygen for the Cohen story
– Machavity
2 mins ago
I agree that this was likely coincidental, but your last paragraph also allows the possibility that they wanted to diminish the positive coverage of the summit, rather than be diminished by it as you put it.
– Geobits
15 mins ago
I agree that this was likely coincidental, but your last paragraph also allows the possibility that they wanted to diminish the positive coverage of the summit, rather than be diminished by it as you put it.
– Geobits
15 mins ago
@Geobits Not really. Trump's story had the potential to be much larger and overshadow the Cohen story entirely. Indeed. some were afraid Trump would take any deal just to have one to dominate the news cycle. Trump walking away empty-handed left some oxygen for the Cohen story
– Machavity
2 mins ago
@Geobits Not really. Trump's story had the potential to be much larger and overshadow the Cohen story entirely. Indeed. some were afraid Trump would take any deal just to have one to dominate the news cycle. Trump walking away empty-handed left some oxygen for the Cohen story
– Machavity
2 mins ago
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I am speculating that it has more to do with the 2020 presidential season. The Cohen meeting is step one of a 12 month plan for primary season effect. I think it is a coincidence because it would be too hard to precisely plan either event. For example, Trump had a magic wand so that he could control the schedule of 2 sovereign countries (Vietnam and N. Korea) to coincide with the hearing, or did the congressional leader have a magic wand that could control the justice department and the schedule of numerous congress people?
– Frank Cedeno
1 hour ago
Maybe it's better to rephrase it asking if there's evidence that someone coordinated it to be like this. It's hard to prove something is coincidence but in the differently phrased question we could say there is no such evidence.
– JJJ
1 hour ago