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Americans Laughing at Trump After He Humiliates Himself Trying to Knock Michael Cohen With Totally WRONG Information

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Donald Trump’s former “fixer” and attorney Michael Cohen is scheduled to testify in Manhattan in Trump’s ongoing fraud case. Judge Arthur Engoron has already entered a summary judgment in that case finding Trump liable for fraud, so the rest of what happens laregly concerns what will happen to the former President now.

Prior to Cohen’s testimony, however, Trump attempted to verbally attack Cohen. He told reporters outside the courtroom exactly what he thought of his former right-hand man:

“Well he’s a proven liar, as you know. He’s a felon who served a lot of time for lying, and we’re gonna just go in and see him. He’s a liar trying to get a better deal for himself, but its not going to work.”

One can understand why Trump would try to influence opinions on Cohen. He is set to become a premier witness against his former boss and could spell major trouble for Trump.

What Trump overlooks here — and it’s such a tiny detail, honestly — is that Cohen doesn’t need a “better deal.” He’s already served his time. He’s done with all the trouble he could possibly get into. This testimony is not compelled by a plea deal nor required by the court.

Put simply, Cohen is testifying because Trump turned out to be a villain, and Cohen wants to make sure he gets his due.

Cohen himself had a response to Trump’s antics, saying “This is not about Donald Trump versus Michael Cohen, or Michael Cohen versus Donald Trump. This is about accountability, plain and simple, and we leave it up to Judge Engoron in order to make all of the determinations on that.”

That’s exactly what those of us following the trial are hoping to see: accountability. NY Attorney General Letitia James was strategic in the way she set out the charges against Trump and as we already know, was successful in proving her case.

We’re now just waiting to see how accountable Trump will be held. This trial has already been a nightmare for Trump, after having seen his sons fall alongside him and being slapped with a gag order for lying about Engoron’s chief clerk.

We eagerly await what Cohen has to say.

Twitter pointed out the obvious:

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