"Mr. Trump is a racist," Cohen stated. While Barack Obama was still president, Trump asked Cohen if he could name a country run by a Black person that wasn't a "shithole," a term Trump has used in the past. Once, when they drove through a "struggling neighborhood in Chicago," Trump told Cohen only Black people could live that way. "And," Cohen testified, "he told me that Black people would never vote for him because they were too stupid."
Republicans Upset That Cohen Stopped Lying to Congress for TrumpThe Republicans on the committee mounted no objections to the substance of Cohen's testimony. They attacked his credibility, noting that he's going to prison for charges that include lying to Congress. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called Cohen a "fraudster, cheat, convicted felon and, in two months, a federal inmate."
But Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) charged that GOP committee members were angry because Cohen "stopped lying to Congress for the president." Cohen told the committee, "I did the same thing that you're doing now, for 10 years. I protected Mr. Trump for 10 years."
Trump "directed me to commit multiple felonies," Cohen said. "I covered it up and protected his brand and him as well."
Cohen explained why he agreed to testify even though he has nothing to gain and much to lose: "I fear that if [Trump] loses the election in 2020, there will never be a peaceful transition of power."
That is the most disturbing thing Cohen said. He knows better than anyone what Trump is capable of.
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