President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen is questioning whether publicly testifying before Congress is a smart move and is growing increasingly concerned about his family’s safety because of Trump’s frequent public attacks, ABC News reported.
According to sources close to Cohen who spoke to ABC, Cohen worries that Trump is trying to intimidate him with his frequent public attacks, often calling Cohen “weak” and a “rat.” During an interview with Fox News over the weekend, Trump suggested that Cohen’s father-in-law should be probed because “that’s the money in the family.”
Cohen is concerned that the remarks will inspire an “unstable person to target him or his family,” in ABC’s words.
Cohen is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee in February, one month before he is set to turn himself over to authorities to serve his three-year prison sentence for various financial crimes. Cohen’s sentence was significantly reduced because he’s agreed to cooperate with federal investigators.
Cohen is being coached in his response by someone. Whether he testifies or not, it’s another alleged incidence of obstruction on Trump’s part entered into the public record.
Cohen knows better than anyone that Trump’s rants are so much hot air.
Methinks he’s looking to get a reduction in his sentence. This is a ‘prepared’ statement.
I think they call it witness tampering. Something tRump has been doing repeatedly from the beginning.
I’d up the severity a bit, from witness tampering to witness intimidation. And if you’re intimidating witnesses you’re surely obstructing an investigation or trial.
Yes, that is EXACTLY what Trump is doing Mike…It’s called intimidating the witness. It is illegal and this is the POTUS doing it.