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Cohen said Trump lied about the Moscow real estate project because he “never expected to win” the presidential election and the project offered him the potential to earn “hundreds of millions.”“In conversations we had during the campaign, at the same time I was actively negotiating in Russia for him, he would look me in the eye and tell me there’s no business in Russia and then go out and lie to the American people by saying the same thing. In his way, he was telling me to lie,” Cohen said.
Rep. Jim Jordan attacked Cohen’s trustworthiness — a card members of his party will likely play repeatedly throughout the hearing. Jordan claimed that Lanny Davis, Cohen’s attorney, had “choreographed” the entire hearing as a “loyalist” to and “operative” for Bill and Hillary Clinton. There won’t be much questioning about the Russia investigation if Cummings has his way.
“I will be the first one to refer those untruthful statements to DOJ,” the chairman said. “He has a lot to lose if he lies.”Cummings addressed Cohen’s history of lying to Congress and whether he could be trusted. The hearing, Cummings said, would give Americans the chance to decide for themselves. “Mr. Cohen admitted to violating campaign finance laws and other laws … in coordination with and at the direction of President Trump,” he said. “Some will certainly ask, if he was lying then, why should we believe him now? This is a legitimate question.”Cohen, meanwhile, says he is prepared to show some receipts to corroborate his allegations.“The American people have a right to hear him so we’re going to proceed,” Cummings said of Cohen’s testimony. The hearing moves forward.The drama begins.
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