Michael Cohen’s Testimony to Congress – Crackdown Special
On this week’s episode of the WHIP News crackdown, we take a close look at Michael Cohen’s testimony from last week – all in an attempt to get you the most important details. Cohen testified to the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday (2/27) about President Trump’s relationships with Russia, Stormi Daniels, and Karen McDugal. In the process, he implicated the president in a series of potentially illegal hush money payments, non-disclosure agreements, and illegal campaign finance activity. Michael Cohen’s testimony on Donald Trump has added more fuel to the fire of controversy surrounding the administration.
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SOURCES
- Hill: Timeline: How Cohen turned on Trump
- WSJ: Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence
- NYT: Michael D. Cohen, Trump’s Longtime Lawyer, Says He Paid Stormy Daniels Out of His Own Pocket
- Hill: Stormy Daniels files lawsuit against Trump
- NYT: F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen; Trump Calls It ‘Disgraceful’
- CNBC: Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty, admits to making illegal payments at direction of candidate to influence election
- NYT: Cohen Pleads Guilty and Details Trump’s Involvement in Moscow Tower Project
- NYT: Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality
- AP: ‘Racist,’ ‘con man’: Cohen assails Trump before Congress
- NYT: Testimony From Cohen Could Compound Legal Issues for Trump
- NYT: Michael D. Cohen’s Congressional Testimony
Thumbnail picture of Cohen: “Trump executive Michael Cohen 015” by IowaPolitics.com on Flickr
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Show theme music: “Synthwave Attempt” by Kuseki
