Trump Camp Reacts To Cohen Hearing: ‘Why Did They Even Bother To Swear Him In?’

President Donald Trump greets supporters at a April 29, 2017 rally in Harrisburg, PA. The “Make America Great Again” event is to celebrate the president’s first 100 days in office and to campaign for the 2020 US Presidential Elections. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto)
President Donald Trump greets supporters at a April 29, 2017 rally in Harrisburg, PA. The Make America Great Again event is to celebrate the presidents first 100 days in office and to campaign for the 2020 US Preside... President Donald Trump greets supporters at a April 29, 2017 rally in Harrisburg, PA. The Make America Great Again event is to celebrate the presidents first 100 days in office and to campaign for the 2020 US Presidential Elections. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign attacked Michael Cohen in the same vein the White House, Republicans and Trump himself have used to discredit the former lawyer in recent weeks.

“Why did they even bother to swear him in this time?” the campaign’s national press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement, after listing various offenses that the Southern District of New York and the special counsel’s office have brought against Cohen.

Read the full statement below:

“Michael Cohen is a felon, a disbarred lawyer, and a convicted perjurer, who lied to both Congress and the Special Counsel in a ‘deliberate and premeditated’ fashion according to the Special Counsel’s Office.  Now he offers what he says is evidence, but the only support for that is his own testimony, which has proven before to be worthless.  As noted by the Southern District of New York, Cohen’s wide array of crimes were ‘marked by a pattern of deception that permeated his professional life’ and his ‘instinct to blame others is strong.’  Prosecutors said his actions were to ensure that he would ‘profit personally, build his own power, and enhance his level of influence.’  This is the same Michael Cohen who has admitted that he lied to Congress previously.  Why did they even bother to swear him in this time?”

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  1. Because Russia selected you to win the election?

  2. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Staying up all night, just so he’s super chipper to negotiate with Kim Jong-un.

  3. Avatar for meri meri says:

    …is some fat orange jackass volunteering to testify under oath?

  4. Reads like an overly long Trump tweet that really doesn’t attempt to rebut any of Cohen’s testimony. Just impugns his character.

  5. Weak… That kind of subtlety works best for Left-of-Center people…

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