Michael Cohen on Trump: ‘He believed destroying me would exonerate him from his crimes’

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney who was the prosecution's star witness in the Trump hush money trial and until yesterday was the only person to face accountability for the catch and kill scheme in 2016 joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House. 



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[TarlachOakleaf]

"Costello is a dirtbag". You have to hand it to Michael: he ain't Shakespeare but he has a way with words.

[larry]

Majority of prisoners in new york with less than 34 felonies and in Rikers pretrial should sue, class action for discrimination and equality under the law

[leisurefarm]

oh man, that was such an ouch moment: N: "when you were in solitary..."; M: "which time?". Glad his sacrifice has paid off to some extent with this vindication. He has mellowed quite a bit and seems less rattled since being witness at the trial. I guess he is finally at peace with the injustice inflicted on him.

[deborahcooler]

Love Cohen's word picture of Trump's "accordion hands."

[jennifermorris]

i love how Cohen drops the shade subtly on Trump = Ozempic!!!

[nicklindberg]

Let's give it up to Trump! He finally won the popular vote!

[PurpleRain]

Fantastic interview saw all of it. Michael told the truth at trial and his vulnerability of knowing he did things he isn’t proud and genuinely sorry for shows his humanity as well. I suspect that wasn’t lost on the jury either.

[stockholm]

Real people *can* change. Trump never will.

[frankmalinaro]

Cohen has grown on me....I love he calls a dirt bag a dirt bag. He''d make a great threrapest , with all his experiences with sick slime makes him an expert and big help for folks wanting to rehabilitate themselves . He's got street-smarts, he earned .

[rosebud-ame]

Bravo Michael! Your role in this case provided me with tremendous relief with the conviction of The Donald. I’ve been listening to you for a long time, and I always believed that Trump is extremely dangerous for our country. God help us.
Great job Nicolle!

[susansantapola]

I see Michael as yes, an admitted rule bending guy, that is why Trump hired him! What I like about Michael regarding this matter is that he admits his crimes and he knew he would have to bare his soul and admit to his shortcomings. He is truthin!

[J-dizzle]

Who loves Cohen? I do! Cheers, America!

[Tracco]

To Cohen..it's not when but that you have come to redemption. Best of success in all future endeavors.

[genevabecker]

Please, please, please listen to Michael...I am a retired therapist...and when a Narcissistic Sociopath decompensates they become VERY dangerous...very, very dangerous...to us all...

[tracyj]

This is poetic justice for how you were unconstitutionally remanded, did a total of 51 days solitary confinement in a hole of a place.

We can only hope he reaps what he has so sown.

The sobering factor is this evil is what we know he has done. What else do we not know?!

Thank
Thanks to the judge, jury and all the witnesses who spoke truth.❤🎉

[retroseventy]

I love that Michael Cohen made reference to the 'Accordian Hands'.

[beeheart]

Thank you Nicolle and Michael for this very informative interview. I know this isn’t easy and it’s painful to discuss but it’s necessary. Without truthful information like this, people can’t make good decisions. Keep up the good work!

[davidyamamoto]

Thank you for your courage, Mr. Cohen. You have found a noble way to use your legendary NY toughness.

[Don_ECHOguy]

If Michael Cohen can do time for Trumps criminal actions then so to should Trump himself!

[lissa]

Thank you NYC!
Thank you Michael!
"LOCK UP CROOKED" Don the Con!