Over 8,000 miles away from Washington and just moments from his second high stakes encounter with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump is lashing out at his former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen, who is set to offer a blistering rebuke of the president later this morning
originally appeared on abcnews.go.com in his first public testimony to Congress.In his intended remarks, a copy of which was obtained by ABC News and multiple news outlets, Cohen calls president Trump a"racist," a"conman" and a"cheat."“He is lying in order to reduce his prison time,” Trump said in a tweet early Wednesday. Senate Democrats just voted against legislation to prevent the killing of newborn infant children.
MoreAccording to the administration officials, the president's team in Hanoi is furious about the situation, expressing outrage that"the media" is allowing the testimony of an"admitted felon" possibly overshadow an effort to resolve what has been arguable the world's most pressing security threat.Cohen is scheduled to begin a three-year prison sentence in May and has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress as well as financial crimes including bank and tax fraud.
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