Cohen called the president a “conman,” “racist,” and a “cheat.” Cohen will also accuse the president of being aware of Roger Stone’s interactions with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
President Donald Trump’s former"fixer" and lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify to the House Oversight Committee Wednesday morning about his interactions with his former boss. The public hearing is likely to be fiery—Cohen worked at Trump’s side for 10 years before being caught by the FBI for paying off the president’s alleged mistress Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence during his 2016 presidential campaign.
He is not, however, expected to present direct evidence of the president colluding with Russia to win the 2016 election.We will be here fact-checking Cohen’s claims against what the president has already said. Follow along!10:30 amMichael Cohen claims that President Donald Trump “was a presidential candidate who knew that Roger Stone was talking with Julian Assange about a WikiLeaks drop of Democratic National Committee emails.
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