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turbinetree

(24,631 posts)
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:19 PM Feb 2019

The most chilling moment of Michael Cohen's testimony

Trump's former lawyer testified before Congress this week, implicating the president in a litany of alleged crimes.
Addy Baird
Feb 28, 2019, 9:31 am

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen testified in front of the House Oversight Committee Wednesday, sharing publicly for the first time details about the president’s financial history and involvement in criminal schemes with which Cohen has been charged.

The most chilling moment of the day came near the end of Cohen’s hours-long testimony, as the hearing began to wind down.

“My loyalty to Mr. Trump has cost me everything,” Cohen said. “I will not sit back, say nothing and allow him to do the same to the country.”

He continued, “Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power, and this is why I agreed to appear before you today.”

https://thinkprogress.org/most-chilling-moment-cohen-testimony-fb76b0a211ad/

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The most chilling moment of Michael Cohen's testimony (Original Post) turbinetree Feb 2019 OP
That statement jumped out at me - trump(R)s trying to disrupt the next government erronis Feb 2019 #1
The KGOP volstork Feb 2019 #2
Then our next duly and properly elected leader needs to gag rump and proceed... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #3
I was seized by the expression in his eyes as he said that The_jackalope Feb 2019 #4

erronis

(14,941 posts)
1. That statement jumped out at me - trump(R)s trying to disrupt the next government
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:25 PM
Feb 2019

I certainly hope that the people loyal to the US democracy are preparing for some hostile actions. I still feel that the US military is loyal and professional.

Anybody want to make a SF movie out of this nightmare?

SWBTATTReg

(21,856 posts)
3. Then our next duly and properly elected leader needs to gag rump and proceed...
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:49 PM
Feb 2019

There's been prior talk about rump and repugs not accepting the winners of the 2018 Nov. elections, and other doom and gloom stories. Cohen does raise the issue so now we all have been made aware of these scumbag's willingness to ignore the law and not seat properly elected officials. Surely rump is not this dumb...

The_jackalope

(1,660 posts)
4. I was seized by the expression in his eyes as he said that
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:52 PM
Feb 2019

It was the look of a man who has gazed into the mouth of hell in his mind's eye.
I had the same feeling when I realized that Putin had won the 2016 election.

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