Cohen is terrible witness but dangerous risk to Trump
By Jonathan Turley, opinion contributor — 08/22/18 12:00 PM EDT
Listening to Lanny Davis discuss his client, Michael Cohen, one would think he had been airlifted out of the clutches of truly dark, sinister forces. Davis told Rachel Maddow on MSNBC that Cohen is now “liberated to tell the truth†and that we are “going to see a liberated Michael Cohen speaking truth to power.†Given his history of false statements and fraudulent dealings, the “liberation†of the former lawyer for Donald Trump is the most remarkable rescue since the raid on Entebbe in Uganda.
His liberation is being cited as the reason Cohen has implicated President Trump in the knowing commission of federal crimes in violation federal election laws to silence alleged former mistresses. This liberation is the result of what Davis previously described as the “new resolve†of Cohen to “reset his life†and try to “tell the truth.â€
The problem for Cohen is playing a credible role as both hostage and hostage taker. If what Cohen said in court yesterday is true, then most of what he said for more than a year was demonstrably false. That hardly makes for a compelling witness. However, this is a new and dangerous development for Trump who is left effectively as an unindicted co-conspirator in federal crimes.
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