Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Michael Cohen Congressional Testimony On President Trump -- News Updates



Daily Mail: Cohen's devastating congressional statement revealed: Ex-attorney will show lawmakers $35,000 checks Trump AND Don Jr. signed to repay Stormy 'hush money' and will testify 'racist' president knew Roger Stone was plotting with WikiLeaks

* Michael Cohen's bombshell 20-page testimony accuses President Trump of being a racist, a conman and a cheat
* Trump's former lawyer will appear before the House Oversight Committee
* Describes being present for June 2016 conversation between Trump and Roger Stone where longtime adviser described illicit contact with WikiLeaks
* Claims he witnessed cryptic chat between president and Don Jr. that he believes is proof Trump knew about infamous Trump Tower meeting with Russians
* Says Trump 'lied' about Moscow Trump Tower negotiations
* Trump responded that Cohen was 'lying in order to reduce his prison time'
* Cohen reveals $35,000 check Trump signed during his presidency as says was reimbursement for hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal
* Second check signed by Donald Trump Jr. and Trump Organization's CFO
* Copies of three years of Trump financial statements furnished to Deutsche Bank, presumably to justify ability to repay major loans

Former longtime Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen will unload on his former boss in congressional testimony on Wednesday, bringing a pair of $35,000 checks he cashed as partial reimbursement of 'hush money' he paid to alleged Trump paramours Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal.

In a hotly anticipated hearing tainted by Cohen's own admission he has lied to Congress in the past, he will brand the president a 'racist,' a 'conman' and a 'cheat,' claim he heard Roger Stone tell then-candidate Trump about illicit campaign contacts with WikiLeaks and allege Donald trump Jr. secretly told his father ahead of time about an infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting attended by a Kremlin-tied Russian lawyer.

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WNU Editor: For the entire week the news media narrative was that Michael Cohen was going to disclose all the illegality that President Trump did after the winning the election. That is definitely not happening in today's testimony. As to what sticks out in his testimony so far. One .... he mentioned a few times that he has no evidence of Russian collusion. Two .... even if then candidate Trump knew that Wikileaks had DNC emails, so what. A lot of people knew that Wikileaks had something and numerous news agencies and web sites were reporting on it at the time .... including this one. And was then candidate Trump happy that all of this was going to be disclosed .... I am sure that it did. It exposed how the Democrat Party was under-cutting Democrat candidate Bernie Sanders. As to his claims that President Trump is a racist/conman/and cheat .... this is all that he has? So what is the point of this testimony today? With the Mueller report being released soon (and no evidence of Russian collusion or illegality being leaked), this is just a continuation of the narrative that Trump colluded with Russia. But lets face it .... if Michael Cohen had anything that was illegal, in his plea deal he would not be going to jail. Maybe Michael Cohen will disclose something later, but I doubt it. But what I do know is that this is all that the Democrats and never-Trumpers have, and it is falling flat big time, and will be ignored a week from now. On a side note. I have just learned that for the time in the history of the U.S. Congress, they have invited someone back to testify to Congress after being convicted of lying to Congress. That says a lot on what is happening right now.

Update: It appears that Michael Cohen has perjured himself in today's testimony. He is claiming that he did not want a major position in the Trump administration, but in his sentencing report from the Southern District it is being revealed that he did want and expected a senior position in the Trump administration. Hmmm .... this is not what I call a good witness.

Update #2: Just a personal observation. How and why did President Trump hire this guy for ten years? A good fixer? This is probably the biggest embarrassment for President Trump from all of this.

Update #3: They committee now wants to know if there is a video of  President Trump beating his wife, Trump's love children, and the "golden showers" in Moscow. OMG!!!! This hearing is going off the rails.

Michael Cohen Congressional Testimony On President Trump -- News Updates

The full text of Michael Cohen's statement to Congress -- The Guardian
The Latest: Republicans attack Cohen as ‘pathological liar’ -- AP
Michael Cohen says Donald Trump knew of campaign's Russia link – live -- The Guardian
Michael Cohen Testimony: Live -- BBC
Michael Cohen testifies about Trump, Roger Stone-WikiLeaks plot at House hearing -- live blog -- FOX News
Live updates: Michael Cohen testimony before Congress -- NBC
Michael Cohen testifies before Congress: Live Updates -- CNN
Cohen sticks to Trump accusations, shaking off GOP criticism -- AP
Trump knew about email hack, Cohen tells Congress -- BBC
Main points from Michael Cohen's testimony about Trump -- AFP
Trump ex-lawyer has no proof of Russia collusion but 'suspicions' -- AFP

36 comments:

fred said...

He is not to talk about Russia...that is Mueller stuff.
you are, dear editor, rushing to judgement...give it a chance to hear all that gets said and what the documents say. Then we can judge.

War News Updates Editor said...

I know he is not suppose to talk about Russia. But the question was asked, and he did answer.

Anonymous said...

Smollett

Anonymous said...

Trump swam in real estate swamps all over the world. That's a pool the mafia and crooked politicians owned. So a sleeze like Cohn makes sense for those business cases. He is a horrible person for govt positions unless of course you are Bill or Hillary Clinton with corruption oozing from your pores. He's perfect for them.

The wonder is despite hiring Cohn for 10 years, Trump has no criminal referrals. Clean.

Anonymous said...

A major point: you can not dismiss a witness who previously was bad person or there would be NO sense to witness protection program..many of us laugh at GOP folks telling Cohen he is a liar when Trump runs circles around him for lies.

Anonymous said...

A major point: a witnesses credibility is directly tied to past lies or truths. Juries routinely take that into account when evaluating testimony.
Another major point: Trump has withstood more lies about him than all past Presidents combined. Lies from a proven liar are a sign of how desperate the Dems are to distract from the Trump Kim summit.

Anonymous said...

Think about this:

1) Cohen goes to prison for LYING to congress
2) Cohen goes to prison for LYING to banks
3) Cohen goes to prison for LYING to tax offices
4) Cohen wants a BOOK DEAL, and admits that after he gets out of prison

He will work for CNN. He is perfect.. think about it... he is great at lying, and he loves bashing Trump. Don Lemon and Anderson Cooper should be careful or he will get their jobs :D

what a poor man. His children.. wow.... I don't think he will only go for 3 years, I think longer..

and get this, that's the best part: He many times said (and that was in his opening) that Trump is a racist - he went out of his way to smear him like that..

Now.. Cohen also was found to have recorded Trump more than 100 times without Trump's knowledge (completely unethical, but ok).. the best part was this: ON NONE OF THESE TAPES - not one(!) was Trump ever saying anything racist.. but Cohen claims he is such a racist and would often say racist things. Right...


Liar, liar pants on fire :)))) This guy won't be out by 2022. Mark my words

fred said...

got you panties in a knot, anon?
stay calm...the best is yet to come

fred said...

Cohen: Donald Trump Challenged Me to Name a Country Led by a Black Person That Wasn’t a Shithole
thedailybeast.com/cohen-...
Cohen to testify Trump used $60,000 from charitable organization to pay for self portrait
thehill.com/homene...
Posted byu/progress18
3 hours ago
‘That Implicates You in Criminal Conspiracy’: Trump Jr.’s Signature Was on Hush Payment Reimbursement Check
lawandcrime.com/high-p...
Michael Cohen: Trump sent letters to his schools threatening them not to release his test scores
independent.co.uk/news/w...
Reporters asked Trump about Michael Cohen during the Kim summit — so he banned them
vox.com/2019/2...

Anonymous said...

Go to bed little parrot. It's over. You lost. Trump will become president in 2020 too :)

Anonymous said...

Smollett

santi claws said...

Republicans keep dismissing Michael Cohen for previously lying to congress. But remember they also just appointed Elliott Abrams to become special envoy to Venezuela. And Abrams pleaded guilty for lying to Congress during Iran-Contra. And newly appointed Attorney General Barr arranged to pardon him.
axios.com/elliot...
Posted byu/imagepoem
8 hours ago
Check signed by Trump to be displayed at Cohen hearing: "I am giving the Committee today a copy of the $130,000 wire transfer from me to [Stormy Daniels'] attorney."
axios.com/michae...
Cohen threatened Fordham with legal action if they released Trump's college records. Trump once offered $5 million for the release of Obama's.
theweek.com/speedr...

Anonymous said...

Cohen is toast... he was found guilty of lying so many times and today was underperforming (at best) as well.. I agrew with the above anon about the racist stuff.. he wanted to paint Trump as racist to pander to the Democrats (who ate it up, line, hook and sinker haha)... but nothing on hundreds of tapes(the other guy suggested there's evidence Cohen recorded Trump 200! times without Trump's knowledge.. and on not one of those tapes was any hint of racism.. .come on haha

Once he is out of prison he will work for CNN. He will fit right in with Donna Brazille, Wasserman Schultz and those other gangsters who actually were caught manipulating the democratic process (AND WASSERMAN SCHULZ WAS EVEN AT THE HEARING WORKING FOR DEMOCRATS STILL OMG)! ::::::)))))))))))

The Man said...

Michael Cohen will testify that Trump knew Roger Stone talked with WikiLeaks about DNC email dump
cnn.com/2019/0...
THE BOOK DEAL COHEN WILL PROBABLY GET
In Vietnam, Trump finds a 'socialist' country he likes

Anonymous said...

Yeah about the wikileaks thing, there was a funny part, you probably missed it..

Cohen: Trump knew about it.. got a phone call by Roger Stone in JULY that Wikileaks would dump emails
Congressman: Yeah, but it was public knowledge in JUNE

hahahahahaha

such an embarassement on the democrat side.

Anonymous said...

Today is all about smoothering the positive news out of Vietnam. Remember Trump did what Obama was fearful to do. Put his reputation on the line to break the deadlock in Korea and he did it in a way Obama and his crowd condemned as "reckless" and would cause nuclear war. All wrong, in every aspect. Bad look for the Dems.

So can't let Trump get good press today, hence a sleezy guy like Cohn gets loved(for an afternoon) by the Dems.

Anonymous said...

SOON WE WILL HAVE THIS TO BELITTLE

Anonymous said...

The Florida Bar has opened an investigation into whether Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) violated professional conduct rules by threatening former Trump fixer Michael Cohen ahead of Cohen’s congressional testimony on Wednesday.

The organization, which licenses lawyers to practice in the state, would not disclose details of the investigation, but spokesperson Francine Walker, said the bar is “quite aware of [Gaetz’s] comments...and we have opened an investigation.”

Anonymous said...

MOTIVATION: Cohen was pissed about not getting a job in the white house -- that's what the district court found and stated in writing!

MOTIVATION: Cohen was found guilty of lying to Congress, lying about taxes, tax evasion and fraud and sentenced to 3 years and losing his money

GOAL: GET A BOOK DEAL OR TALKING HEAD ON CNN.

Perfect match.. Can you imagine how well Cohen fits in? he already started smearing trump as racist (see above comments) and LOST on those arguments. Just like the lemon on CNN. Perfect match, telling you :) What a bunch of losers.. the world is watching these pathetic democrats doing their pathetic political show, while DJT is trying to achieve peace on the Korean peninsula.. omg how bad can democrats get? I won't vote for them for 2 decades for sure

King Arthur said...

I note a consistent sort of comment here. Cohen is a liar. CNN lies. Trump can do no wrong. I leave now for something I must do, but leaving you with this. Now call more names, girly boys, Deplorables

Trump supporters say Michael Cohen's testimony can't be trusted because he is known to have previously lied. Meanwhile, Trump has made at least 8,158 false or misleading claims during his first two years in office.
washingtonpost.com/politi...
Lock Him Up: Roger Stone Says Michael Cohen Is Lying, After Stone Was Ordered Not To Comment On The Mueller Investigation
buzzfeednews.com/articl...
BREAKING: Michael Cohen suggested federal prosecutors in New York are investigating some unspecified crime involving Trump
washingtonpost.com/world/...
Cohen's testimony will demand Trump be "impeached and convicted": "Art of the Deal" co-author
newsweek.com/michae...

Anonymous said...

Smollett

Anonymous said...

Someone notices a PATTERN of... LIES... NO SHIT, SHERLOCK!!!
hahaahaha
have you even watched other news than CNN? Then you would know just how much they lie and obfuscate. I am almost certain now that CNN is actually colluding with Russia or China. How could one network be so full of liars and race baiters and sex card players? It's 24/7 divisive and lies! That's the pattern you notice? Holy smokes, wake up and smell the coffee and switch the channel :)

Anonymous said...

And live in the hearing MULTIPLE WITNESSES confirmed that Cohen was inflamed, upset, angry, vengefull BECAUSE HE DIDN@T GET A JOB IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!

hahahahahah democrats!

Mr Wonderful said...

Source: Cohen: Trump feared audit if he released tax returns | Reuters
Source: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gets Michael Cohen to Admit Under Oath That Trump Committed Tax Fraud
Source: DC attorney general issues latest subpoena to Trump inaugural committee
Source: Cohen hearing: See the documents Cohen is using to implicate Trump — Quartz
Source: Christie: No Republicans are trying to defend Trump on ‘substance’ of Cohen’s testimony | TheHill

Prometheus said...

Source: Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump’s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him - The New York Times
Source: Donald Trump's China syndrome: More proof he can't tell Fox News fantasy from the real world | Salon.com
Source: Trump Undermines Top Trade Adviser as He Pushes for China Deal - The New York Times
Source: 9th Circuit gets another Trump-picked judge, after White House bypasses consultation with Dems | Fox News
Source: Meghan McCain calls out Trump's remark in Vietnam - AOL News

Anonymous said...

The little parrot always wants to convince you with tons of links. What a waste of time for him. Doesn't he realise everyone with a brain can see through this charade of lies? Cohen is going straight to prison, yet he's the lefts hero. He's a proven liar - the left just loves it. He's a proven con artists - just like avenatti... the parrot Sees nothing wrong and keeps Posting his bu*lshit links haha
Even the political hacks at Washington post called him a "pathological liar" who "repeatedly lied - including under oath (!) to further his own agenda". Today he's the lefts hero. Go figure how smart they are. Being played every day all day

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