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Michael Cohen’s testimony: Trump’s former personal lawyer alleges the president knew in advance of WikiLeaks plan

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former fixer and personal lawyer, returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a House Oversight Committee hearing. Here are the highlights of his testimony so far.

  • Cohen has alleged that Trump knew in advance that the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks planned to publish hacked Democratic National Committee emails.
  • He has sparred aggressively with GOP lawmakers, who have questioned his credibility and motives for coming forward.
  • He detailed how deeply and personally involved Trump was in the scheme to pay off an adult-film actress who alleged that she had an affair with Trump.
  • He described how he, like many in Trump’s orbit, had long sought to protect the president, but made clear: “I am not protecting Mr. Trump anymore.”
  • He has suggested that federal prosecutors are investigating unspecified criminal allegations involving the president that have not been made public.

View the complete February 27 article by Matt Zapotosky, Karoun Demirjian, Rosalind S. Helderman and Rachael Bade on The Washington Post website here.

Michael Cohen’s written statement: Trump a ‘racist,’ a ‘conman’ and a ‘cheat’

President’s former personal lawyer promises to provide ‘irrefutable’ proof of claims

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, will make extraordinary claims about a man whom he calls a “racist,” a “conman” and a “cheat,” according a copy of Cohen’s statement obtained by Roll Call.

The statement also indicates that Cohen plans to bring documents to his hearing before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that provide, he will claim, “irrefutable” proof that his testimony is “accurate and truthful.”

If the documents materialize, they potentially could have much more impact than critical comments about Trump by Cohen, a now-disbarred lawyer who has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress.

[Read Cohen’s prepared testimony]

View the complete February 27 article by Griffin Connolly on The Roll Call website here.