Cold War II: The United States vs Trump and Co. A Russian Affair

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Richard Painter, the top ethics official for former President George W. Bush, has called for the speedy arrest of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz after he appeared to threaten Michael Cohen ahead of his public testimony, saying he "should be arrested tonight and steps taken to protect the witness."


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Ex-Bush ethics chief: GOP lawmaker 'should be arrested' immediately for witness tampering
Gaetz later issued an apology for the tweet after a number of legal experts and Democrats suggested the post may constitute witness tampering.
 

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WikiLeaks contradicted Michael Cohen's claims that President Trump knew in advance about WikiLekas plan to release DNC emails, saying that publisher Julian Assange never spoke on the phone with Trump adviser Roger Stone.


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Wikileaks disputes Cohen testimony, says Roger Stone never spoke with Assange
“Mr. Trump knew from Roger Stone in advance about the WikiLeaks drop of emails,” Cohen said before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.
 

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Richard Painter, the top ethics official for former President George W. Bush, has called for the speedy arrest of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz after he appeared to threaten Michael Cohen ahead of his public testimony, saying he "should be arrested tonight and steps taken to protect the witness."


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Ex-Bush ethics chief: GOP lawmaker 'should be arrested' immediately for witness tampering
Gaetz later issued an apology for the tweet after a number of legal experts and Democrats suggested the post may constitute witness tampering.
This thug looks natural in an orange jumpsuit :manny:
 

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"[Republicans] are failing their Constitutional responsibilities by covering up the corruption of a sitting President," former CIA Director John Brennan said tearing into Republicans for their behavior during Michael Cohen's testimony.


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Ex-CIA chief blasts Republicans for 'covering up the corruption' of Trump
"What is happening to the soul & integrity of the once storied Republican Party?"
 

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During his testimony, Michael Cohen admitted he doesn't believe President Trump's tax returns are really being audited by the IRS as Trump as claimed as the reason for refusing to release them publicly.


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Cohen: I don't think Trump's tax returns are really under audit
"I presume that he's not under audit," Cohen said.
 

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Asked by freshman Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if lawmakers "need to review financial statements and tax returns" of President Trump, Michael Cohen said "yes" and added that Trump provided inflated assets to an insurance company.


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Cohen tells Ocasio-Cortez lawmakers need to review Trump's tax returns because he inflated assets
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testified Wednesday that President Trump inflated and deflated his assets over the years, and provided Rep.
 

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"I am ashamed of my weakness and misplaced loyalty – of the things I did for Mr. Trump in an effort to protect and promote him.

I am ashamed that I chose to take part in concealing Mr. Trump’s illicit acts rather than listening to my own conscience.

I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is."


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Full Transcript: Michael Cohen’s Opening Statement to Congress
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, called him a conman and a cheat and provided financial documents about his business practices.
 

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In The New York Times Opinion Section, Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Kristof writes: "I hope the Republicans listened when Cohen told one of his G.O.P. interrogators: 'I did the same thing you are doing now for 10 years. I protected Mr. Trump for 10 years.' He added: 'People who follow Mr. Trump blindly will suffer the same consequences I’m suffering.'"


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Opinion | ‘He Is a Racist, He Is a Con Man, and He Is a Cheat’
Nixon was bad, but nothing compared to Michael Cohen’s portrayal of “gangster” Trump.
 

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Perhaps no close associate of a president has turned on him in front of Congress in such dramatic fashion since John Dean testified against President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal.


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Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality
Michael D. Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he had lied to Congress to protect President Trump. “I am not protecting Mr. Trump anymore,” Mr. Cohen said.
 
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