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The Cohen Hearing — A Few Highlights

You probably are aware by now that Michael Cohen appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Elijah Cummings (D-Md), prepared everyone with his powerful opening statement for what to expect during the next several hours of testimony from President Donald Trump’s, former personal lawyer and fixer for more than a decade.

You may recall, on August 21, of last year Mr. Cohen appeared in federal court and admitted to arranging secret payoffs of hundreds of thousands of dollars on the eve of the election to silence women alleging affairs with Donald Trump.

Mr. Cohen admitted to violating campaign finance laws, lying before Congress and other laws.

He admitted to committing these felonies quote, “in coordination with, and at the direction of” President Trump.

And he admitted to lying about his actions to protect the President.

Some will ask (and at the hearing they certainly did), if Mr. Cohen was lying then, why should we believe him now?

Good point — that is a legitimate question coming from someone who once claimed — he…