Cohen: Trump is a conman and cheat
ANALYSIS High-profile Trump ally in Congress threatened Cohen
LIVE UPDATESMichael Cohen testifies before Congress By Meg Wagner, Veronica Rocha and Amanda Wills, CNN
Updated 12 min ago11:25 a.m. ET, February 27, 2019Share
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17 min ago Cohen: It's possible the whole Trump family was "compromised with a foreign adversary"
Michael Cohen said it's possible that the entire Trump family was compromised by Russia in the months before the 2016 election.Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida, asked if the President's son, daughter and son-in-law were involved in the Trump Tower Moscow project."Was Ivanka, Jared or Don Jr. still involved in the Russian tower deal at that time?" she asked."The company was involved in the deal, which meant that the family was involved in the deal," Cohen said.Wasserman Schultz followed up: "If Mr. Trump and his daughter Ivanka and son Donald Jr. are involved in the Russian Trump tower deal, is it possible the whole family is conflicted or compromised with a foreign adversary in the months before the election?""Yes," Cohen said.12 min ago Cohen says Trump offered him a White House job
In an exchange with GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, Michael Cohen disclosed that he was offered a job in the White House.But Cohen said he turned the job down after being advised it would violate attorney-client privilege.Here's the exchange:Jordan: "Mr. Cohen, how long did you work in the White House?"Cohen: "I never worked in the White House."Jordan: "That's the point, isn't it, Mr. Cohen?"Cohen: No, sir."Jordan: "Yes, it is."Cohen: "No, it's not, sir."Jordan: "You wanted to work in the white house..."Cohen: "No sirJordan: "... you didn't get brought to the dance."Cohen: "Sir, I was extremely proud to be personal attorney to the president of the United States of America. I did not want to go to the White House. I was offered jobs. I can tell you a story of Mr. Trump reaming out Reince Priebus because I had not taken a job where Mr. Trump wanted me to, which is working with Don McGahn at the White House general counsel’s office. One second. What I said at the time -- and I brought a lawyer in who produced a memo as to why I should not go in, because there would be no attorney/client privilege. And in order to handle some of the matters that I talked about in my opening, that it would be best suited for me not to go in and that every president had a personal attorney.Jordan: "Here's what I see. I see a guy who worked for 10 years and is here trashing the guy he worked for for 10 years, didn't get a job in the White House, and now, now you're behaving just like everyone else who got fired or didn't get the job they wanted like Andy McCabe, like James Comey, same kind of selfish motivation after you don't get the thing you want. That's what I see here today and I think that's what the American people see."Watch the moment:Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., who are apparently watching the hearing, disputed Cohen's claim on Twitter. They tweeted:
Hahahaha Michael Cohen begged to work at the White House and everyone knows it.
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Michael was lobbying EVERYONE to be “Chief of Staff.” It was the biggest joke in the campaign and around the office. Did he just perjure himself again?
2,935 people are talking about this26 min ago Cohen said Trump reimbursed him for hush money payments
House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings just asked Michael Cohen about checks he brought as evidence in today's testimony.Cohen said one of the checks — which he said was signed by President Trump — was made out to him to reimburse him for "illegal hush money I paid on his behalf.""So let me make sure I understand. Donald Trump wrote you a check out of his personal account while he was serving as president of the United States of America to reimburse you for hush money payments to Ms. Clifford. Is that what you are telling the American people today?" Cummings asked."Yes, Mr. Chairman," Cohen responded.30 min ago The entire country is watching Cohen right now
From CNN's Brian StelterMichael Cohen is wall to wall across America right now. Not only is his testimony being carried live on CNN and all the other cable news networks, but he is also appearing on the country's biggest broadcast networks.ABC, CBS and NBC are all showing the hearing live, and will continue to air it for several hours, according to representatives for the networks. This means that Cohen's damning testimony will reach an even bigger audience, likely to be in the tens of millions.Broadcast's power has receded in recent years, but it still makes a big statement when the broadcasters decide to interrupt their usual talk shows and game shows for big news events.In the minutes before the hearing began, television anchors emphasized the stakes of this day."The last time Congress heard testimony like this" was "more than four decades ago when President Nixon's lawyer John Dean implicated Nixon in the crimes of Watergate," George Stephanopoulos said on ABC. "Echoes of that with Cohen today."Fox-affiliated stations don't carry news events as often as ABC, CBS and NBC stations do, but Fox News is providing an optional special report to those stations as well.33 min ago Cohen says he wouldn't accept a pardon from Trump
Michael Cohen said he wouldn't accept a pardon from President Trump."I have never asked for it, nor would I accept a pardon from President Trump," he said.In his opening statement, Cohen apologized again for lying to Congress and the country:"I am sorry for actively working to hide from you the truth about Mr. Trump when you needed it most. For those who question my motives for being here today, I understand. I have lied, but I am not a liar. I have done bad things, but I am not a bad man. I have fixed things, but I am no longer your fixer, Mr. Trump."
Cohen went on to claim Trump and his lawyer tried to intimidate him so he wouldn't appear before the committee.36 min ago Cohen: "I most certainly" understand the gravity of this moment
House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings asked Michael Cohen, who previously pleaded guilty to lying to Congress, if he understands the "gravity" of testifying under oath today.Here's how the exchange went down:Cummings: Mr. Cohen, before I start, I want to make sure you really understand something. You have admitted lying to Congress, to this very body. And now you're going to prison for it. Do you, Mr. Cohen, recognize the gravity of your offenses? You are a lawyer, right?Cohen: As of yesterday, I am no longer a lawyer. I have lost my law license amongst other things.Cummings: But you understand the gravity of this moment?Cohen: I most certainly do, Mr. Chairman.Cummings: I want you to really hear this, Mr. Cohen. We will not tolerate lying to this Congress by anybody. We're in search of the truth. Do you understand that?Cohen: I do.
36 min ago Expect Democrats to do this all year
From CNN's Dan BermanHouse Democrats are going to bring people from Trump’s orbit in front of Congress all year long. After complaining that the GOP-led Congress did nothing to investigate the President for two years, Democrats are taking advantage of their majority powers."We will continue after today to gather more documents and testimony in our search for the truth," Chairman Elijah Cummings said."Mr. Cohen’s testimony is the beginning of the process— not the end. The days of this Committee protecting the President at all costs are over."42 min ago Cohen: I don't know if Trump colluded with Russia — "but I have my suspicions"
Michael Cohen said he has no evidence suggesting President Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential election."Questions have been raised about whether I know of direct evidence that Mr. Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia. I do not, and I want to be clear."Then he added, "But I have my suspicions."16 min ago A senior Trump HUD official is in the audience at Cohen's hearing right now
From CNN's Michael WarrenAmong the audience for this morning’s hearing is Lynne Patton, a high-ranking political official in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Patton is sitting behind Republican committee member Mark Meadows of North Carolina, a conservative who is very close with President Trump.She tweeted about the hearing and Michael Cohen's allegations:
I am honored to be the special guest of @RepMarkMeadows today. I am here in support of @POTUS and in support of the truth, as Michael Cohen (knows that I know) it to be. And the truth is that it doesn’t take you 15 years to call someone a racist. Unless they’re not one.
1,979 people are talking about thisHUD spokesperson Raffi Williams released this statement: “Lynne is on leave today and is at the hearing in her personal capacity.”Some background: Patton has a long history with both the Trump family and Michael Cohen. Cohen introduced Patton, a paralegal, to the Trumps. She went on to serve as vice president of the Eric Trump Foundation and even planned Eric’s wedding in 2014. Her appointment in 2017 to head HUD’s New York and New Jersey office was met with criticism, and she has continued to court controversy in office with her outspoken activity on social media.It’s unclear why Patton, who works out of Manhattan, is on Capitol Hill. Asked for comment about her presence, Meadows told CNN “she has information.” Patton is black, and Cohen testified Wednesday that Trump is a “racist” who has said disparaging things about black people.38 min ago Cohen: Trump knew about the release of the hacked DNC emails ahead of time
In his opening statement, Michael Cohen claimed that President Trump knew about the released of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee before they dropped.Cohen went on to describe Trump's knowledge of the emails:"As I earlier stated, Mr. Trump knew from Roger Stone in advance about the Wikileaks drop of emails. In July of 2016, days before the Democratic convention, I was in Mr. Trump's office when his secretary announced that Roger Stone was on the phone. Mr. Trump put Mr. Stone on the speakerphone. Mr. Stone told Mr. Trump that he had just gotten off the phone with Julian Assange and that Mr. Assange told Mr. Stone that within a couple of days there would be a massive dump of emails that would damage Hillary Clinton's campaign."
Trump, he said, responded "wouldn't that be great."Watch the moment here:51 min ago Cohen says Trump is a racist: "In private, he is even worse"
Michael Cohen said that while President Trump has publicly made racists statements, he is "even worse" when talking behind closed doors."Mr. Trump is a racist. The country has seen Mr. Trump court white supremacists and bigots. You have heard him call foreign countries shitholes," he said. "In private, he is even worse."Cohen then recounted some of the private statements Trump made to him:"He once asked me if I could name a country run by a black wasn't that wasn't a shithole. This was when Barack Obama was President of the United States," Cohen testified. "And while we were once driving through a struggling neighborhood in Chicago, he commented that only black people could live that way. And he told me that black people would never vote for him because they were too stupid."
51 min ago Why it's extremely difficult for Cohen to lie or dodge questions today
From CNN's Katelyn PolantzThe circumstances of this hearing following Cohen’s cooperation with special counsel Mueller make it extremely difficult for him to lie or dodge questions.The Special Counsel’s Office made it clear in court that they believe what Cohen told him. They almost certainly have asked him about his interactions with the President regarding Russia and Roger Stone, given their allegations about Stone in court and how thorough they’ve been—and will likely know if his statements today are perjury.Prosecutor Jeannie Rhee went out of her way to speak about how careful Cohen was since pleading guilty.She said at his sentencing:“Finally, your Honor, what we want to highlight for this Court is that one of the things that we and the Special Counsel's Office have most appreciated about Mr. Cohen's assistance is that he has provided valuable information, investigative information, to us while taking care and being careful to note what he knows and what he doesn't know. Rather than inflate the value of any information that he has brought forward to us in what he had to provide, Mr. Cohen has sought to tell us the truth, and that is of utmost value to us as we seek in our office to determine what in fact occurred. And so we want to highlight that for the Court and to underscore what we set out in our submission about the value, the nature, the reliability, and the credibility of Mr. Cohen's assistance.”
The Special Counsel’s Office said Tuesday it would decline to comment on Cohen’s truthfulness “beyond what was said in court.”
57 min ago Cohen says Trump directed negotiations on Trump Tower in Moscow
President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen said the President "knew of and directed" negotiations about theTrump Tower project in Moscow:"So to be clear, Mr. Trump knew of and directed the Trump Moscow negotiations throughout the campaign and lied about it. He lied about it because he never expected to win. He also lied about it because he stood to make hundreds of millions of dollars on the Moscow real estate project."
Cohen added that Trump's team "reviewed and edited" a statement he gave to Congress about the project:"There were at least a half a dozen times between the Iowa caucus in January of 2016 and the end of June when he would ask me, how's it going in Russia, referring to the Moscow tower project. You need to know that Mr. Trump's personal lawyers reviewed and edited my statement to Congress about the timing of the Moscow tower negotiations before I gave it."
Remember: Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about the Russia investigation.56 min ago Cohen says he lied to Congress "to protect" Trump
Michael Cohen apologized to Congress today for lying in his previous testimony before them, saying he did so to protect President Trump."The last time I appeared before Congress, I came to protect Mr. Trump. Today I am here to tell the truth about Mr. Trump," he said.Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in prison for crimes that included arranging payments during the 2016 election to silence women who claimed affairs with Trump, said he working on "a path of redemption."Watch the moment here:1 hr 2 min ago Republican playbook – attack famous liberals
From CNN's Dan BermanIn his opening statement, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan wasted no time in going after some non-lawmakers: Tom Steyer and Lanny Davis.Steyer is the liberal billionaire who has spearheaded an expensive effort to impeach President Donald Trump. He’s also spent tens of millions of dollars this decade trying to elect Democrats and promote an agenda to address climate change.Davis, Cohen's lawyer who is sitting behind him at today's hearing, is a long-time Washington hand.He was President Bill Clinton’s White House counsel (he left before the Lewinsky scandal) and has represented clients such as the Washington Redskins, Alex Rodriguez, Martha Stewart and Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.42 min ago Cohen: "I regret the day I said yes to Mr. Trump."
President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen said he regrets the day he said "yes" to his boss."Never in a million years did I imagine when I accepted a job in 2007 to work for Donald Trump that he would one day run for the presidency, to launch a campaign on a platform of hate and intolerance and actively win. I regret the day I said yes to Mr. Trump," he said."I regret all the help and support I gave him along the way," he said.Cohen said he had "misplaced loyalty" and he is ashamed that he "chose to take part in concealing Mr. Trump's illicit acts."Here's how he put it:"I am ashamed of my weakness and my misplaced loyalty, of the things I did for Mr. Trump in an effort to protect and promote him. I am ashamed that I chose to take part in concealing Mr. Trump's illicit acts, rather than listening to my own conscience. I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist, he is a conman, and he is a cheat."
1 hr 9 min ago Cohen swears to tell the truth
President Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen was just sworn in ahead of his testimony before Congress."Mr. Cohen, if you would please rise, I will begin to swear you in. Raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony that you are about to give is the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings asked.
Cohen said he did.Remember: In November, Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress, a charge from special counsel Robert Mueller's office.43 min ago GOP congressman criticizes Cummings for allowing "convicted perjurer" to testify
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, criticized Chairman Elijah Cummings for holding a hearing and allowing Michael Cohen to testify:"This might be the first time someone convicted of lying to Congress has appeared again so quickly in front of Congress. Certainly it's the first time a convicted perjurer has been brought back to be a star witness in a hearing. And there's a reason this is a first, because no other committee would do it. Think about this."
Jordan claimed the hearing was orchestrated by Cohen's legal consultant and spokesman, Lanny Davis."So now Clinton loyalist, Clinton operative Lanny Davis has persuaded the chairman of the oversight committee to give a convicted felon a forum to tell stories and lie about the president of the United States so they can all start their impeachment process. Mr. Chairman, we are better than this. We are better than this," Jordan said.Watch Rep. Jordan's comments:
1 hr 14 min ago Cohen "has a lot to lose if he lies," Cummings says
House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings said that if Michael Cohen lies in his testimony today, he will personally turn over those lies to the Department of Justice.Here's what he said in his opening statement:"I have made it abundantly clear to Mr. Cohen that if he comes here today and he does not tell us the truth, I will be the first one to refer those untruthful statements to DOJ. SO when people say he doesn't have anything to lose, he has a lot to lose if he lies."He continued: And the American people, by the way, voted for accountability in November, and they have a right to hear Mr. Cohen in public so they can make their own judgements."A little bit of context here: In November, Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress, a charge from special counsel Robert Mueller's office.1 hr 9 min ago Cummings: "We are in search of the truth"
In his opening statement, House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings explained why his committee asked Michael Cohen, President Trump's former fixer, to testify today:"Ladies and gentlemen, we are in search of the truth. The President has made many statements of his own, and now the American people have a right to hear the other side. They can watch Mr. Cohen's testimony and make their own judgment."
He went on to describe a check that Cohen will present during the hearing to support his testimony. It is dated Aug. 1, 2017 for the amount of $35,000. Cohen will say in his testimony the check was signed by the President and was part of the reimbursement for "illegal hush money I paid on his behalf."Watch Cummings' comments here:1 hr 21 min ago Here's what President Trump said about the hearing this morning
From CNN's Paul P. MurphyShortly before leaving his hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, en route to his meeting with North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un, President Trump tweeted this about Michael Cohen's testimony:"He is lying in order to reduce his prison time," he said.
Michael Cohen was one of many lawyers who represented me (unfortunately). He had other clients also. He was just disbarred by the State Supreme Court for lying & fraud. He did bad things unrelated to Trump. He is lying in order to reduce his prison time. Using Crooked’s lawyer!
38.7K people are talking about thisAlthough the President has attempted to downplay their connections, Cohen was the his former lawyer, confidant and fixer.1 hr 17 min ago Republicans try to delay hearing
The hearing started just moments ago, and Republicans swiftly tried to delay it. The committee held a roll call vote on the issue.The GOP objection: Republican Congressman��Mark Meadows said the testimony was not supplied to to the committee in the required 24 hours ahead of time.Of note: Most major news organizations — including CNN — had a copy of the testimony last night.Watch the moment here:1 hr 32 min ago The hearing has started
House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings just called today's hearing featuring testimony from Michael Cohen to order.Rep. Mark Meadows quickly requested that the committee postpone the hearing, saying representatives were not given enough time to review evidence.1 hr 33 min ago Prosecutors have evidence of Trump check to Cohen
From CNN's Erica Orden
Michael Cohen is expected to discuss a scheme to obtain reimbursement for the $130,000 payment he made in 2016 to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, to silence her for an affair she alleged with President Trump. (Trump has denied the affair.)Federal prosecutors have previously explained the scheme in court filings, saying that Cohen falsely submitted invoices to the Trump Organization, at the direction of “executives” of the company, during the year 2017, for a total of $420,000. The reimbursements were to be paid in monthly installments of $35,000, according to prosecutors.In court filings, prosecutors cited two Trump Organizations executives (“Executive-1” and “Executive-2”) who were involved in the reimbursement scheme, but didn’t name them.At today's hearing, Cohen is expected to say that one of the checks he received to reimburse him was from Trump’s personal bank account and was signed by Trump.Though federal prosecutors with the Manhattan US Attorney’s office didn’t reference any such check in their charges against Cohen, they obtained evidence of the check from Trump’s personal account during their investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter.Cohen is also expected to testify that other checks he received were signed by Donald Trump Jr. and Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, who received immunity in the investigation of Cohen. A spokesperson for the Trump Organization declined to comment on Cohen’s expected testimony.A spokesman for the Manhattan US Attorney’s office declined to comment.- copy https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/michael-cohen-testimony/index.html
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