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Opinion | What a presidential president would have said about Cohen’s and Manafort’s crimes

 

So perhaps everybody who thought President Trump was selling a victory that didn't happen was right?

 

"Cohen’s taped conversation put the lie to Trump’s previous and repeated denials of any knowledge of the hush agreements. Indeed, as impeachable as Cohen may be, the president himself starts any credibility battle with Cohen in the hole because of his own trail of lies. These began four days before the election when his spokeswoman Hope Hicks categorically asserted that “we” — the campaign — “have no knowledge” of the McDougal affair or coverup. Those false denials were repeated, including by the president himself when he denied knowing about any payment to Stormy Daniels.

So we have the sworn statements in court against self-interest by Cohen, with extensive corroboration, as against the self-interested, unsworn, uncorroborated, and, based on his track record of promiscuous lies, untrustworthy avowals of the president. Add to that Trump’s elaborate gymnastics to avoid answering any questions under oath. It is hard to see how he can prevail in a credibility battle even with Cohen."

Team Trump trots out three last-ditch defenses against Cohen's charges: They're all a joke

 

Good God



Some of you voted FOR this.

 

I've read on this very site that Trump's opponents are unhinged, paranoid, dummies.

 

Vast deference.

 

But feel free to sexually assault the people he coaches. Being a Trumpist means you never have to say you're sorry and you never have to pay a price for anything.

 

If I called out every one of my Facebook friends who posted positive things about their team before some big game, and then went silent after said team got its doors blown off . . . .

. . . . I would be oop.