VI. This is a Man of Generous Spirit

Credits

+ Produced, composed, engineered, and mixed by Henry Bloomfield
+ Bass, drums, keyboard, vocals, programming, horn arrangement, and lyrical arrangement by Henry Bloomfield
+ Lyrics by Guy Petrillo, GRU (Russia’s largest military intelligence agency), and Michael Cohen
+ Trumpet performed by Neal Rosenthal and Ryan Stanbury
+ Tenor Saxophone performed by Craig Hill
+ Mastered by Brian Lucey
+ Photography by an employee of the United States Congress and IowaPolitics.com

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Verse 1
I have the¹ pleasure² of representing
Michael and the honor of having met some of the members
Of his family who are present here today³
The group is larger than I’ve met⁴

But it includes his mother
Father and his wife and children
And his brother and his sisters
Along with a niece
I would like to address
The significance
Of the decision
Made by⁵ Michael⁶

Chorus 1
To cooperate with the D.O.J.⁷

Verse 2
He came forward to offer evidence
Against the most powerful person in our country
He did so not knowing what the result would be
So respectfully this is not a standard case of cooperation⁸

This is a man of generous spirit
He puts his whole body into it
And his first instinct is to help⁹
No friend in need has ever been turned away¹⁰

Chorus 2
Especially¹¹ not the¹² D.O.J.¹³
He will¹⁴ continue to¹⁵ do¹⁶ what they say¹⁷
No friend in need has ever been turned away¹⁸
Especially¹⁹ not the²⁰ D.O.J.²¹

Outro
Life is tough and Michael accepts that²²
We²³ will not²⁴ explain the conduct away²⁵
This is a man of generous spirit²⁶

¹ Guy Petrillo, Michael Cohen’s attorney (p. 5 of “Transcript of Sentencing Hearing, US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 665 of “TMR”, TWP edition])

² GRU (Russia’s largest military intelligence agency) officers, posing as Guccifer 2.0 (an identity that started releasing stolen documents from DNC networks in 2016), tried to communicate with a former Trump Campaign member: “thank u for writing back…do u find anyt[h]ing interesting in the docs I posted?...please tell me if I can help u anyhow…it would be a great pleasure to me” (p. 44 of “TMR,” Volume I [p. 106 of TWP edition])

³ Petrillo (p. 5 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 665 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

⁴ Petrillo (pp. 5-6 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [pp. 665-666 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

⁵ Petrillo (p. 6 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 666 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

⁶ Petrillo (p. 1 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 661 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

⁷ Petrillo (p. 6 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 666 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

⁸ Petrillo (p. 7 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 667 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

⁹ Petrillo (p. 10 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 670 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹⁰ Petrillo (p. 11 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 671 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹¹ Michael Cohen: “My mom, my dad, this isn’t what they deserve to see in their older age, especially when as a child they emphasized to all of us the difference between right and wrong. And I’m sorry” (p. 28 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 688 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹² Petrillo: “It is not the case that Mr. Cohen has declined to answer questions from the Southern District” (p. 14 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 674 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹³ Petrillo (p. 6 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 666 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹⁴ Although Cohen hesitated to agree to “a long-term cooperation agreement” with the Southern District (“because he wants both to remove himself and to remove his family from the glare of the cameras…”), “none of this is to say he will not make himself available for questioning on investigated matters…” (p. 14 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 674 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹⁵ Petrillo: “The Special Counsel says Mr. Cohen has gone to significant lengths to assist the investigation, providing information on core topics under investigation, and is committed to continue to assist” (p. 8 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 668 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹⁶ Petrillo: “It is not the case that Mr. Cohen has declined to answer questions from the Southern District…He’s ready to do that” (p. 14 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 674 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹⁷ Petrillo: “There is only so much that we can say about the particulars at this time…but we hope that we have sufficiently outlined for the Court that…they were helpful. Finally, your Honor, what we want to highlight for this Court is that…Mr. Cohen’s assistance…has provided valuable information” (p. 19 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 679 of “TMR,” TWP edition] )

¹⁸ Petrillo (p. 11 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 671 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

¹⁹ Petrillo (p. 28 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 688 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

²⁰ Petrillo (p. 14 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 674 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

²¹ Petrillo (p. 6 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 666 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

²² Petrillo (p. 13 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 673 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

²³ Petrillo (p. 13 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 673 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

²⁴ Petrillo (p. 14 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 674 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

²⁵ Petrillo (p. 13 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 673 of “TMR,” TWP edition])

²⁶ Petrillo (p. 10 of “US v. Michael Cohen,” [p. 670 of “TMR,” TWP edition])