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Quotes from US House Oversight Committee hearing — Michael Cohen

born 1966 United States

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10 quotes

He once asked me if I could name a country run by a black person that wasn’t a "shithole."

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

I have never asked for it, nor would I accept a pardon from President Trump.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

I’m talking about a man who declares himself brilliant but directed me to threaten his high school, his colleges, and the College Board to never release his grades or SAT scores.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

I have asked this Committee to ensure that my family be protected from Presidential threats, and that the Committee be sensitive to the questions pertaining to ongoing investigations.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

I am ashamed of my weakness and misplaced loyalty – of the things I did for Mr. Trump in an effort to protect and promote him.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

I am here under oath to correct the record, to answer the Committee’s questions truthfully, and to offer the American people what I know about President Trump.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

Donald Trump is a man who ran for office to make his brand great, not to make our country great.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

Mr. Trump would often say, this campaign was going to be the “greatest infomercial in political history.”
He never expected to win the primary. He never expected to win the general election.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

Never in a million years did I imagine, when I accepted a job in 2007 to work for Donald Trump, that he would one day run for President, launch a 2 campaign on a platform of hate and intolerance, and actually win.

US House Oversight Committee hearing (2019)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michael Cohen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.