WSJ: Cohen to Testify That Trump Engaged in Criminal Conduct While in Office-has Receipts!!....

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Maddow will have lead reporter from WSJ on her show --coming up






Cohen to Testify That Trump Engaged in Criminal Conduct While in Office

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cohen-to-testify-that-trump-engaged-in-criminal-conduct-while-in-office-11551175201?mod=hp_lead_pos3

President’s ex-lawyer will tell House committee he witnessed Trump’s ‘lies, racism and cheating,’ role in hush payments, says a person familiar with his plans

By Rebecca Ballhaus and
Warren P. Strobel
Updated Feb. 26, 2019 8:48 p.m. ET

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer, plans on Wednesday for the first time to publicly accuse the president of engaging—while in office—in criminal conduct related to a hush-money payment to a porn star, a person familiar with his expected testimony before Congress said.

Appearing before the House Oversight Committee, Mr. Cohen also plans to make public some of Mr. Trump’s private financial statements and allege that Mr. Trump at times inflated or deflated his net worth for business and personal purposes, including avoiding paying property taxes, the person said. The financial statements were developed by Mr. Trump’s accountant, the person said. The Wall Street Journal hasn’t seen those statements.

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In his testimony Wednesday, Mr. Cohen will provide documentation of his reimbursement for the $130,000 Clifford payment, which he received in monthly installments of $35,000 throughout 2017, the person familiar with his testimony said. Mr. Cohen intends to show the panel a signed check, the person said.

Mr. Trump signed some of the checks reimbursing Mr. Cohen, which Mr. Cohen began receiving after Mr. Trump took office, according to another person familiar with the payments.

The payments to Mr. Cohen were characterized by Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg as legal fees, but federal prosecutors have said the monthly invoices weren’t in connection with any legal services Mr. Cohen provided at that time...........................

[OrlandoDem2]

1. I'm going to say a prayer tonight that I am not disappointed in what Cohen has to say.

I pray his testimony is the beginning of the end for Donald.

[George II]

2. CNN just got Cohen's opening statement, it's about 20 pages, and it's DAMNING for trump!

Don Lemon and his people are reviewing it live on CNN right now. He has submitted many documents, including the CHECKS signed by trump, totaling $130,000, signed AFTER he became president, as reimbursement for the Stormy Daniels payoff.

Whoa, tomorrow is going to be an amazing day, it may just end trump's presidency - even republicans can't pooh pooh this stuff. This is WAY beyond John Dean's 1973 testimony.

Stunning.

[edbermac]

3. I hope he doesn't pull a Frank Pentangeli.