Michael Cohen Tell-All To ABC News
- Is the ex-Trump fixer finally telling the truth? TAKE OUR POLL!
ABC News scored big with a stunning Michael Cohen tell-all interview late last week — and Donald Trump is NOT happy!
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During the exclusive Michael Cohen tell-all, the former Trump lawyer, friend, and fixer told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that ‘The Donald’ is lying about his campaign finance violations, the hush money payments to his former mistresses, his involvement with Russia, and more.
“I am done with the lying. I am done being loyal to President Trump, and my first loyalty belongs to my wife, my daughter, my son and this country,” a dejected Cohen admitted during the interview.
“Out of loyalty to him, I followed a bad path and hence how we started this conversation. I have my freedom, and I will not be the villain — as I told you once before — I will not be the villain of his story,” he added.
The Michael Cohen tell-all interview came to fruition after Donald Trump predictably tweeted defensive comments toward Cohen and his family.
“I never directed him to do anything wrong. Whatever he did he did on his own. He’s a lawyer. A lawyer who represents a client is supposed to do the right thing. That’s why you pay them a lot of money,” Trump tweeted.
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I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law. He was a lawyer and he is supposed to know the law. It is called “advice of counsel,” and a lawyer has great liability if a mistake is made. That is why they get paid. Despite that many campaign finance lawyers have strongly……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2018
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….stated that I did nothing wrong with respect to campaign finance laws, if they even apply, because this was not campaign finance. Cohen was guilty on many charges unrelated to me, but he plead to two campaign charges which were not criminal and of which he probably was not…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2018
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….guilty even on a civil basis. Those charges were just agreed to by him in order to embarrass the president and get a much reduced prison sentence, which he did-including the fact that his family was temporarily let off the hook. As a lawyer, Michael has great liability to me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2018
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Cohen decided that instead of remaining quiet and allowing Trump to speak for his motives, it was time for him to publicly set the record straight about what he did and why he did it. According to Cohen, he did wrong, he took responsibility for his actions, and now he wants Donald Trump to accept responsibility as well.
“I did not do it to embarrass the president. He knows the truth. I know the truth, many people know the truth,” Cohen said. “Under no circumstances do I want to embarrass the president of the United States of America. The truth is, I told the truth. I took responsibility for my actions. And instead of him taking responsibility for his actions, what does he do? He attacks my family,” Cohen added.
Is Michael Cohen lying? Is his testimony to the special counsel team credible? Is Donald Trump correct in claiming that Cohen acted on his own, or is the scenario of a rogue Cohen a near impossibility inside TrumpWorld?
Check out the Michael Cohen tell-all video below, decide for yourself, then take our poll and tell us what you think.
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