Trump blasts Cohen as ‘weak person’ for guilty plea
By Jordan Fabian - 11/29/18 10:36 AM EST
President Trump on Thursday blasted his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen as a “weak person†for pleading guilty to lying to Congress in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
Trump accused Cohen of “lying†in order to get a reduced sentence.
“He’s trying to get a much lesser sentence by making up the story,†he said, adding “everybody knows about this deal.â€
Cohen, who served for years as Trump’s personal lawyer, pleaded guilty on Thursday morning to one count of making false statements to Congress related to his testimony about communications with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Cohen said he was untruthful about his involvement in a proposal to build a Trump property in Russia.
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