Analysis: The most ominous thing Michael Cohen said about Trump this week
Michael Cohen testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow February 28 at 5:03 PM Over the course of his testimony on Wednesday, Michael Cohen said many troubling things about President Trump. He said he was a racist. He said he was a cheat. He accused Trump of committing a number of felonies.
It’s 100 percent speculation, yes, but it’s not completely baseless. Remember toward the end of the 2016 election when everyone, including, apparently, Trump, thought he was about to lose? Trump spent weeks alleging voter fraud among voters who hadn’t even cast ballots. He even suggested if he lost, there could be no other explanation.
If it all seems unlikely, that’s because it is. Even if Trump were to try to cling to power, the odds of success seem very low. This has obviously never even been attempted, though as Jack Shafer writes, Franklin D. Roosevelt once entertained asserting dictatorial powers, and some in the military feared Richard Nixon was hinting at preventing his removal from office.
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