The White House has pushed back against Cohen's claims, describing him as 'a disgraced felon and disbarred lawyer, who lied to Congress.'
Trump was a consistent critic of Obama throughout his predecessor's presidency. He was one of the biggest proponents of the completely false and racist conspiracy theory known as"birtherism," or the idea that Obama was not actually born a U.S. citizen. During his 2016 presidential campaign and throughout his time in office, Trump has repeatedly compared himself to Obama while working to undo many of his predecessor's policies.
Cohen is currently serving a federal prison sentence under house arrest due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The former Trump lawyer, who was described as the president's personal"fixer," pleaded guilty to lying to Congress as well as eight other counts. Among the charges brought against him, Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations for paying off porn actress Stephanie Clifford to keep quiet about an alleged affair she had with Trump.
Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, departs his Manhattan apartment for prison on May 6, 2019 in New York Cityclaims that Trump directed him to make the hush payments to Clifford."It never pays to settle these things, but many, many friends have advised me to pay... If it comes out, I'm not sure how it would play with my supporters.
The former Trump attorney has been highly critical of the president since his conviction. In congressional testimony last February, Cohen described Trump as a"con-man" and a"racist."
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