Trump's former lawyer overwhelms him in devastating public testimony

Extraordinary political moment even in the light of a passionate presidency, former lawyer Michael Cohen delivered Wednesday a charge of unprecedented violence against his former boss Donald Trump, accused of being a "scammer" threatening, links suspects with Russia and who did not hesitate to buy the silence of former mistresses.In an intense hearing broadcast live for five hours, Michael Cohen drew before a parliamentary commission of inquiry a devastating portrait of the businessman became 45th President of the United States.If he did not provide decisive evidence of a possible collusion between Moscow and the Republican campaign team in the 2016 presidential election, the former Donald Trump loyal spoke of his "suspicions". And reaffirmed that it was in complicity with the American president that he had committed some of the offenses that will soon lead him to prison.The drawn features, the voice sometimes broken, Michael Cohen, 52 years old, ended his hearing with a warning: Donald Trump will not accept to leave the White House "peacefully" if he is not reelected in 2020.If these potentially devastating charges were not enough, Michael Cohen also claimed to know of other wrongdoing or illegal acts involving Donald Trump that he could not talk about because they were under federal investigation."Pathological liar", "criminal", "condemned perjury", the Republicans, however, refuse to give credibility to the words of his former "pitbull" repentant, which the president has already treated as "balance".In December, Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for perjury before Congress and a violation of the electoral code - offenses he says he committed to protect Donald Trump - and tax evasion. He will be incarcerated on May 6th."Now he presents what he says is evidence, but their only foundation is his own testimony, which has been proven before that it is worthless," the spokesman for the team leading the campaign said on Wednesday. Donald Trump's re-election in 2020, Kayleigh McEnany.From Vietnam where he meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their second summit, the White House tenant tweeted before the audition, "He's lying to reduce his prison sentence.""Suspicions" of collusion The tone was given early in the testimony of Michael Cohen before the House of Representatives inquiry.President Trump "is a racist, he's a crook, he's a cheater."Then Michael Cohen detailed the president's private affairs and talked about his ties with Russia, which could have influenced the election of the Republican in 2016. A vote that the real estate tycoon had never considered winning, a- he affirmed.Potentially crucial point, Michael Cohen argued that Mr. Trump knew in advance of WikiLeaks' revelations about his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.A special prosecutor, Robert Mueller, investigates suspicions of collusion between Moscow and the Republican campaign team. Michael Cohen has collaborated with these investigators and can not comment on these investigations.He also explained how he was instructed by his former boss to lie about a real estate project of the company Trump conducted in Russia in the middle of the presidential campaign, contrary to what the Republican candidate said.Buy the silence Working for the New York businessman is being ready to lie "every day", threatening individuals or entities on his behalf, insisted Michael Cohen.Examples of these lies and concealment efforts: Michael Cohen says he organized the $ 280,000 payout in the two-woman presidential campaign, former pornographic actress Stormy Daniels and playmate Karen McDougal, to buy their silence over their supposed links with the billionaire.In support, he presented Wednesday a copy of the check, he said, the personal account of Mr. Trump and that he signed, once arrived at the White House, to repay the payment to Stormy Daniels.On racism, Cohen says Trump "is far worse" than he has shown.Democrats, now in the majority in the House, have promised to launch numerous parliamentary inquiries targeting the Republican President. With, for at least some, the prospect of impeachment, or "impeachment", which remains very distant as long as the Senate will remain controlled by the Republicans.The proof with this marathon week for Michael Cohen. After a first hearing, in camera on Tuesday in the Senate, it will still be heard Thursday from 9:30 (14:30 GMT) by the House Intelligence Committee, this time away from the cameras.Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the committee, warned on Wednesday night: Cohen will be questioned about the role played by the White House in his false testimony before the Congress, one of the reasons he was sentenced.

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