Michael Cohen Testimony: Michael Cohen Calls Donald Trump ‘racist’, ‘cheat’ and ‘conman’
Michael Cohen, the former lawyer and fixer for President Donald Trump, calls Donald Trump ‘racist’, ‘cheat’ and ‘conman’
Today, Michael Cohen gave a dramatic testimony before the House Oversight Committee. He touched on potential criminal conspiracy involving Donald Trump, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organisation, Allen Weisselberg and Trumps’ son Donald Trump Jr.
Michael Cohen couldn’t talk about other issues because the Southern District of New York’s on going several investigations.
Meanwhile, this is how the world watched and reacted to Michael Cohen’s blockbuster testimony and key takeaways from it.
‘I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist. He is a conman. He is a cheat.’ — Michael Cohen pic.twitter.com/07Kqjqt3of
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 28, 2019
Rep. Mark Meadows used an African-American from Trump administration as a human prop. Unprecedented in a Congressional hearing. Trying to show Trump isn’t racist while having one black person standing behind him mute is ironically racist. Clueless. Outrageous. #MichaelCohen
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) February 27, 2019
.@AyannaPressley: Would you agree that someone could deny rental units to African Americans, lead the birther movement, refer to the diaspora as “sh*thole countries” and refer to white supremacists as “fine people,” have a black friend and still be racist?
Michael Cohen: Yes. pic.twitter.com/DS1GvubGBl
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 27, 2019
“Everybody’s job at the Trump Organization is to protect Mr. Trump. Every day, most of us knew we were coming in and we were going to lie for him on something, and that became the norm.” https://t.co/bmTdn1C5Ay
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) February 28, 2019
Former lawyer Michael Cohen, was sentenced to 3 years in prison last December after pleading guilty to campaign & finance violations in the Southern District of New York.
ICYMI: Here's 5 times Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen fired back at Republicans during his hearing before Congress yesterday. pic.twitter.com/cY8Q8cv4OO
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 28, 2019
"I think he did a pretty good job," says former Nixon White House counsel John Dean about President Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee. "He pushed back when they pushed him in a phony direction on several people." pic.twitter.com/bjViaEjEbJ
— Don Lemon Tonight (@DonLemonTonight) February 28, 2019
"This is a man who is basically amoral. He doesn't play by the same rules that all of us play by. And he had Michael Cohen do his dirty work." – Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier on President Trump following Michael Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee pic.twitter.com/51ayo6U7dH
— Don Lemon Tonight (@DonLemonTonight) February 28, 2019
Michael Cohen will be testifying again tomorrow before the House Intelligence behind closed doors.