Michael Cohen delivered plenty of bombshells during his testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill, accusing President Donald Trump of a pattern of deception and criminality. Among those charges are allegations of financial trickery, including lying about his wealth to lower his tax bills and obtain a bank loan. In a Thursday news conference, Mr. Trump said his longtime lawyer and "fixer" Michael Cohen was lying. To be sure, Cohen's testimony may be considered suspect, given he has a record of lying to Congress and media outlets and failed to provide proof for some of his allegations of financial funny business. Yet the allegations may spark renewed congressional interest in Mr. Trump's tax returns and in his business practices. Under questioning from freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cohen claimed Mr Trump had sought to lower his property tax bills by deflating the value of his properties. Cohen alleged the tactic was used at the Trump National Golf Club in … [Read more...] about Michael Cohen claims Trump lies about his wealth — here’s why it matters
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Michael Cohen: Trump Lied, Cheated in 2016 from ‘Desire to Win’ but ‘Never Expected to Win’
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testified before House investigators Wednesday that Donald Trump “never expected to win” the 2016 election, then later agreed with a Democrat lawmaker asserting his former boss wanted to win “at all costs.” Cohen told the House Oversight Committee that then-candidate Trump knew ahead of time that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and he testified that the president is a “racist,” a “conman,” and a “cheat.”Cohen also suggested that President Trump also implicitly told him to lie about a Moscow real estate project. Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about the project, which he says the president knew about as Cohen was negotiating with Russia during the 2016 election campaign. “To be clear, Mr. Trump knew of and directed the Trump Moscow negotiations throughout the campaign and lied about it,” Cohen said. “He lied about … [Read more...] about Michael Cohen: Trump Lied, Cheated in 2016 from ‘Desire to Win’ but ‘Never Expected to Win’
Donald Trump: ‘Lying’ Michael Cohen Using ‘Crooked’ Hillary Lawyer for House Testimony
President Donald Trump ripped his former lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday, as he prepared to testify to Congress. “Michael Cohen was one of many lawyers who represented me (unfortunately),” Trump wrote on Twitter ahead of the House Oversight Committee hearing planned for Wednesday. The president is currently in Vietnam, meeting with Kim Jong-Un for more peace talks.Trump reminded his followers that Cohen had just been disbarred by the State of New York for “lying and fraud” that was unrelated to his businesses. “He is lying in order to reduce his prison time,” he wrote. Trump added that Cohen was using “Crooked” Hillary Clinton’s lawyer Lanny Davis, who leveraged maximum press coverage of the event. Later Wednesday, Cohen called Trump a “racist,” a “conman” and “a cheat” in his opening remarks in front of the committee, saying that Trump implicitly urged him to lie to federal investigators about … [Read more...] about Donald Trump: ‘Lying’ Michael Cohen Using ‘Crooked’ Hillary Lawyer for House Testimony
Why Trump lies, and why you should care
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Leonard L. Glass and Bandy X. Lee January 17, 2019 The fact that President Trump lies multiple times a day has become inescapably obvious to all but his most blinkered supporters. In that group of hard loyalists, his inveterate lying doesn’t merit direct refutation, just proper appreciation. Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway introduced us to “alternative facts,” which imply that the president does not see the utility of participating in our truth when his “gut” is much more reliably Donald-friendly. Rather, he operates alongside or above our truth through his own elusive discernment, always confidently doubling down. We, the benighted, are mired in a universe defined by science, history, and direct observation that clearly can no longer be trusted, since it is offered via “the enemy of the people” or “fake media” who, … [Read more...] about Why Trump lies, and why you should care
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims Trump lied about immigrants in Oval Office address
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., joined The Rachel Maddow Show following President Trump’s Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday night. The purpose was to allow Trump to make his argument to the American people for the need for a border wall, and he cited violent crimes and drug trafficking as two of the main reasons. Ocasio-Cortez, who recently said there’s “no question” Trump is racist, once again did not mince words when speaking about the president.“In the actual address, there was falsehood after falsehood, and we have to make sure we get the facts straight,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Immigrants commit crimes at a far lower rate than native-born Americans.”Trump had stressed the need to stop people from crossing the border illegally, saying, “Every day, Customs and Border Protection agents encounter thousands of illegal immigrants trying to enter our … [Read more...] about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims Trump lied about immigrants in Oval Office address