Credible Cohen testimony has Trump, GOP shook up
Michael Cohen's testimony was central to one of the most extraordinary hearings we have seen in a long time.
The former longtime lawyer and fixer of President Donald Trump presented credible testimony and hard evidence to Congress about how Trump knowingly and deliberately directed Cohen to pay Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, $130,000 to stay quiet about their alleged affair.
Cohen also described a hushed conversation between Don Jr. and his father in which Don Jr. assured Trump that
the meeting was all set. Trump said
Ok, good. Let me know. This puts Donald Trump smack in the middle of first-hand knowledge of the Trump Tower meeting between Don Jr., Paul Manafort and the Russians who had promised damning information about Hillary Clinton.
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It remains to be seen what will come of this hearing. But
it marked a turning point, if not in the criminality of what Trump has done and what can be proven, than certainly in the political damage that will continue to be done to Trump and Republicans if they insist on ignoring their oversight responsibility and refuse to hold this president accountable. -
Politico
I don't care much if they are or aren't shook up. I won't be satisfied until they're behind bars.