Michael Cohen's testimony before the House has ended. Here's what he said about Trump's empire, a hush-money scheme and WikiLeaks.
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Cohen hinted at possible legal jeopardy for the president — some of his claims were backed by evidence while others will hinge on Cohen’s admittedly poor track record for reliability. Cohen is facing a three-year prison sentence that is scheduled to begin in May, in part for having lied previously to Congress.
Cohen testified that he overheard a phone call from Trump’s longtime friend and confidante Roger Stone in which Stone, in July 2016, allegedly informed Trump he had spoken by telephone with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and learned that the anti-secrecy group would be publishing a “massive dump” of Clinton emails within days.
Stone was indicted in January as part of the special counsel investigation, charged with seven counts of lying to Congress and obstruction of justice. The special counsel did not allege that Stone spoke to Assange or that he gave Trump advanced knowledge of WikiLeaks plans. Cohen said he did not remember any other witnesses to the alleged conversations.
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