Michael Cohen, former lawyer for President Trump, delivered a powerful closing statement as he wrapped up a day of testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Cmte. Here's what he said.
Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 27, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.WASHINGTON —
Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for Donald Trump, delivered a powerful closing statement on Wednesday as he wrapped up a day of testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Here's what he said: "I'd like to say directly to the president: We honor our veterans — even in the rain. We tell the truth even when it doesn't aggrandize you. You respect the law and our incredible law enforcement agents. You don't villainize them.
"You don't disparage generals, Gold Star families, prisoners of war and other heroes who had the courage to fight for this country. You don't attack the media and those who question what you don't like or what you don't want them to say and you take responsibility for your own dirty deeds."You don't use your power of your bully pulpit to destroy the credibility of those who speak out against you.
"This behavior is churlish, it denigrates the office of the president and it's un-American and it's not you."
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