Michael Cohen: “Donald Trump is a man who ran for office for make his brand great — not to make our country great. He had no desire of intention to lead this nation — only to market himself and to build his wealth and power” https://t.co/ij0AmYP27T pic.twitter.com/nhqltvAu0g
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 27, 2019
Michael Cohen says this $35,000 check dated August 1, 2017, was signed by Trump as part of the reimbursement for “illegal hush money” Cohen paid on Trump’s behalf. Follow live updates https://t.co/4b8hZR1vWS pic.twitter.com/nLl7NOJb4v
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 27, 2019
WOW — Cohen gets into a heated exchange with Jim Jordan after Jordan mischaracterizes his statements to portray him as a remorseless liar.
“Shame on you, Mr Jordan,” Cohen says. pic.twitter.com/5om7JW8P3p
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 27, 2019
And that’s what all this is about. Cohen just wants to be famous. He always wanted his own TV show and the limelight and when he couldn’t get it one way he had to try another.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 27, 2019
This afternoon.
US president Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testifies publicly against Mr. Trump before the House Oversight Committee.
Michael Cohen’s Congressional Testimony: Live Updates (New York Times)
I can’t see attacking Cohen as a liar and a crook as being such a great strategy for the GOP when he was, after all, Trump’s personal lawyer and his Executive Vice President and the deputy chair of the Republican finance committee, so he was Trump’s, and the GOP’s, liar and crook.
I think the “great strategy” such as it is, is to bawl arrant nonsense until everyone with an ounce of sense and decency gives up and goes home. Like Violet Bott, declaring, “I’ll squeam and squeam untill I’m thick!”
Or until everyone else is sick.
What’s your stance on “we believe Cohen when he agrees with us”?
Let him prove what he can and go to jail for longer if he gets caught lying. This is like a mob trial in that respect, and a few others. Meanwhile the Republicans suddenly think lying is a serious character flaw.
Every politicians comfort level with lies is directly related with that lies likelihood to keep them into power /get them kicked out.
I believe him when there’s evidence to back it up. His comment that there was a payoff of 15k to hush up a lovechild that doesn’t exist seems a bit far-fetched, but he’s provided documentation for other parts.
If we never put faith in testimony from proven liars, there would never be mob convictions ever. It’s calculated risk. I liked how Ocasio-Cortez’s questions were about getting names for further corroboration.
It was ok when he was their “liar and crook” but its a different story now.
No BS praise for the President ending the Good Korea/Bad Korea War?
Your comment smacks of desperation.
Cohen has no general credibility, he’s a liar, con-man, disbarred and about to be slung into federal prison.
His only utility in these rarefied surroundings is his capacity to expose specific and verifiable relevant information. He’s been in the hot seat for a few hours now and there doesn’t appear to be anything.
Where do you think he picked up this behaviour from? His former boss, Trump has proven himself to be the BIGGEST LIAR of all time! He has racked up more lies than all of the other presidents put together in one year! There are thousands of videos you can watch were Trump contradicts himself and even forgets his own lies. Its a farce.
I’d like to see Michael Cohen’s references or letters from clients before he was hired by Trump. Like many of Trump’s employees, he’s kind of rubbish at his profession, and therefore desperate to please his boss. That’s the pattern. Look at the current White House staff, and all of the sackings.
“picked up this behaviour from”…….at his age.
I have Life of Brian “naughty boy” in my head now LOL
He has been a naughty boy!
“Cohen has no general credibility, he’s a liar, con-man, disbarred and about to be slung into federal prison.
This guy was trumps personal lawyer for 12 years, he knows where the bodies are buried you can be sure of that.
That Cohen fella seems alright, nothing like what I read in the press
While Cohen was hogging the limelight today, what happened to Pat Rabitte who was appearing at a nomination hearing in the Oireachtas following his appointment as chairman of Tusla? Did he say what he needed to say in these situations?
No, He doesn’t tend to do or say ‘those things’ unless there is an election ….
I missed that.. the fat fornication..
Well, that’s Tusla further fupped so.
The president who never wanted to be- is pretty accurate I think.
I don’t. He tried for it three times. He hates losing. Imagine him losing to a woman. He might have thought he’d lose and acted as if he never wanted it, and he was unsuited and unprepared for it, but he wanted it. That’s the one bit of mindreading I’ll willingly venture.
I think you’re both right, in a way; I reckon he wanted to win the election but didn’t actually want to have to do all of the stuff required of a president. He wanted to win the presidency but not actually be the president.
+1
No, I think he just wanted the Publicity, Air time and raising of his profile. It was a stunt that paid off before in early 2000’s and 2012, this time he wanted it to pay off Big! I don’t think he genuinely wanted to be President. Sure he wanted to keep living in Trump tower in NY at the start. He actually wanted to know why that wasn’t possible for a president.
Why would Trump want to be president? As a private citizen he was printing money and banging porn stars. He probably curses the day he got elected. His whole campaign was a publicity stunt that ran out of control.
As for Cohen branding the guy a philandering racist etc, tell us something we don’t know. Even the people who voted for him are under no illusions. The only issue for Trump is the possible legal fallout. There’s recent precedent. John Edwards was prosecuted for making similar payments.
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