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STRONG CLAIMS: Michael Cohen (background) accuses Donald Trump of breaking the law and writes in a recent book that the President of the United States must await prosecution when he leaves the White House. Photo: Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS
“This is Donald Trump’s greatest fear in life, believe me,” writes Michael Cohen in his book “Disloyal: A Memoir.”
Michael Cohen, who was previously President Trump’s personal attorney, calls his own book “Disleyal: A Memoir” “fundamental proof” that Trump is guilty of a crime.
A central theme in the book, which came out Tuesday, is porn star Stormy Daniels’ so-called secret money.
In 2018, Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, lying under oath before Congress and violating election campaign legislation. It was the payment of $ 130,000 to Daniels that violated election campaign law.
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Cohen writes that the payment to Daniels was made at Trump’s request, and that the current US president “knows very well that he is guilty of the same crimes” that led to Cohen’s conviction.
“Without the immunity from prosecution that comes with being president, Trump will undoubtedly face trial in New York State. He will likely be convicted on federal and state charges and receive a severe prison sentence,” Cohen says.
If Donald Trump risks jail time when he leaves the White House, it is reasonable to believe that this will increase Trump’s motivation before the November election.
YOU HAVE MONEY: Stormy Daniels received $ 130,000 just before the 2016 election for failing to speak publicly about her alleged romance with Donald Trump. Trump himself has consistently denied that they went to bed. Photograph: Mike Blake / X00030
– I think this is a very important reason for Trump. If he loses, I think he is going to trigger a big crisis as soon as it is evident. One possible way is for him to resign and get Mike Pence to forgive him. It’s never happened, but it’s not impossible, NTNU Professor Jennifer Leigh Bailey tells VG.
– We know that Gerald Ford did something similar with Richard Nixon. The schedule is tighter now, but you can’t protect yourself from what’s happening in New York, I think, because it’s happening at the state level. In federal court (Attorney General) William Barr might have had something to say.
Professor Bailey believes that Trump has committed several crimes in recent years.
– It’s just a question of how many and if we find out, he says.
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Cohen is very clear that Trump is afraid of going to jail.
“This is Donald Trump’s greatest fear in life, believe me, and if he is not re-elected, this will be his fate, and he knows it, so shutting me up was an essential part of his plan to avoid the law and escape from her. the result, “writes Cohen.
The Trump administration went to court earlier this year to prevent Cohen from publishing this book, but the court sided with Cohen.
Did the lie detector test
Both Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal claim they have had sex with Trump, while Trump has denied it to the media.
In the summer of 2016, a few months before the presidential election the same year, Cohen, along with Trump and National Enquirers editor David Pecker, agreed to pay McDougal $ 150,000 for his silence, the former attorney writes in the book.
He claims that Pecker went to Trump, so the payment could not be traced back to Trump.
After a recording of Trump from Access Hollywood came out, bragging that he could empower women as much as he wanted, Cohen believed that a public Stormy Daniels scandal on top of this could be very devastating for Trump in just a few days. before election day.
The pornstar had taken a lie detector test and passed it to strengthen her own credibility, Cohen informed her.
Therefore, he recommended that Trump pay for his silence.
Trump persuaded
The problem was, Trump hadn’t paid Pecker. Therefore, the magazine manager also did not want to pay the money for Daniels’ silence. Neither would Trump’s accountant Allen Weisselberg, writes Cohen.
It all ended when Cohen created a company and put in $ 130,000 himself.
“This is never worth reconciling, but many, many friends have recommended that I pay. $ 130,000 is way less than I would have to pay Melania. If this comes to light, I don’t know how my fans will react. But I bet They think it’s cool that I slept with a porn star, “Cohen claims Trump told him.
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According to Cohen, Trump was delighted that the lawyer let him out.
“Wow Michael, that’s great! Perfect!” Right after the election, when things settle down, we figure this out, “Trump is quoted as saying in the book.
“So there you have the answer: Did Donald J. Trump know that I paid Stormy Daniels to keep her mouth shut on her story? Of course she did,” writes Michael Cohen.
Denied by Trump
In the book, Trump’s former attorney gives several examples of Trump’s relationship with women. He writes that he has seen Trump pressure and kiss women in his office, and claims that Trump bragged that he “could get everyone” Miss Universe contestants if he wanted to.
CONVICTED OF LIE: Michael Cohen arrives in New York court on December 12, 2018 with his son Jake and daughter Samantha to receive his sentence after confessing to dodging taxes, lying to Congress and violating electoral law. Photo: Julio Cortez / TT NEWS AGENCY
During a visit to Trump’s golf club in New Jersey in 2012, Cohen allegedly saw Trump look at his 15-year-old daughter. When he told Trump that she was his daughter, Cohen claims that Trump exclaimed “When did she get so beautiful?”
The White House calls Cohen’s book “fiction” and notes that he has been convicted of lying.
– He willingly admits that he lies regularly, but hopes that people will believe in him now, so that he can make money from selling books. “It is regrettable that the media is using this sad and desperate man to attack President Trump,” White House spokesman Brian Morgenstern told the Associated Press.
