'For some reason, we fell into the cult of Donald J. Trump,' Cohen said.
While some former Trump allies—including Cohen, who served a three-year sentence for campaign finance violations committed while working for Trump— have jumped ship, many are still sticking with Trump, who remains a powerful figure in GOP politics and may run for president again in 2024.News Friday to discuss the subpoena, as well as his 14-page letter responding to the committee and offered insight as to why he believes Trump allies don't bail on him to protect themselves.
In this image, former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Mesa, Arizona on October 9, 2022. Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen said his allies stick with him despite legal woes “because we are stupid.”He continued:"For some reason, we fell into the cult of Donald J. Trump," Cohen said."There's a lot of excitement. There's a lot of energy around it.
He offered a warning for Trump allies who continue to stand by the former president, including his attorneys, who he described as being"in trouble." "I know the game that you're playing, and it's not going to work out for you," Cohen said."The same way it didn't work out for me. You can't run this playbook, especially against me because I wrote it. So, you know, heed my warning. And did they heed it? No."
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