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Read Michael Cohen's explosive opening statement.

"I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist. He is a conman. He is a cheat." axios.com/michael-cohen-…
House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings says that because Michael Cohen discussed Russia in his opening statement, he will no longer restrict questions that Cohen is willing to answer.
Cohen fought back against a characterization by Rep. Jordan that he was disgruntled because he was not offered a job in the White House: "I was extremely proud to be personal attorney to the president...Shame on you, Mr. Jordan."
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Asked about his claims that Trump has made racist comments, Cohen said he had no proof to back up his allegations. Cohen did say, however, that he has taped about 100 conversations with Trump over 10 years.
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Cohen: "I am in constant contact with the Southern District in New York regarding ongoing investigations."
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"When Mr. Trump turned around early in the campaign and said, I can shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and get away with it, I want to be very clear, he's not joking...he's sending out the same message that he can do whatever he wants. This is his country. He's becoming an autocrat."
Cohen testifies that he cannot discuss his most recent conversation with Trump because the Southern District of New York has asked him not to talk about topics that are currently under investigation.
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Cohen testified that during a deposition Trump either misled or lied under oath about not knowing Felix Sater, who worked with Cohen on the Trump Tower Moscow project and had an office on the same floor as Trump.
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Rep. Jordan: “Earlier you said you started the campaign?”
Cohen: “That’s correct, in 2011”
Jordan: “You started the campaign for President of the United States for Donald Trump?”
Cohen: “I certainly did, sir”
Cohen: "I've never been to Prague. I've never been to the Czech Republic."
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Michael Cohen says Trump asked him to threaten an individual or entity on his behalf around 500 times over the ten years he worked for him.
Cohen confirmed that he hired someone to rig online presidential polls for Trump in 2014, and that Trump directed him to do so. axios.com/michael-cohen-…
Cohen told Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that Trump inflated the value of his assets for insurance purposes and deflated them to get tax deductions. Follow along for live updates from Michael Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib calls out earlier remarks from Rep. Mark Meadows: “Just because someone has a person of color, a black person, working for them does not mean they aren’t racist…that someone would actually use a prop...in this chamber...is alone racist in itself.”
Cohen: “I blindly followed his demands. My loyalty to Mr. Trump has cost me everything.”
Elijah Cummings concludes the Michael Cohen hearing: "We have got to get back to normal. With that, this meeting is adjourned."
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