Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen is eager to tell his story
Cohen is expected to provide details about hush-money payments and give evidence to illustrate Trump’s ‘lies, racism and cheating’
Washington — Michael Cohen, a once-loyal “fixer” for US President Donald Trump who has turned against his former boss, said on Tuesday that he is keen to tell his story of Trump’s business and personal dealings in a public hearing in Congress on Wednesday. In brief comments after a full day of closed-door testimony in the US Senate, Cohen said he would make his public case on Wednesday for why Americans should believe him over Trump. “I look forward to tomorrow to being able … in my voice, to tell the American people my story and I’m going to let the American people decide exactly who's telling the truth,” Cohen told reporters. Cohen is expected to provide details about hush-money payments made to two women who said they had sexual affairs with Trump, and about Trump’s efforts to secure a real estate project in Moscow even as he was running for president in 2016, a source familiar with the matter said. Cohen will also offer first-hand anecdotes to illustrate Trump’s “lies, racism an...
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