Trump never told Cohen to lie — but suggested it by talking in code, Cohen says
FEBRUARY 27, 2019 01:54 PM
President Trump's former longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified on Capitol Hill for the House Oversight Committee. In his opening statement, Cohen called Trump a racist, con man and cheat.
Michael Cohen said in testimony to Congress on Wednesday that President Donald Trump never directly ordered him to lie, but instead made his wishes clear by speaking in “code” understood by anyone who works with him.
“He doesn’t give you questions, he doesn’t give you orders, he speaks in a code. And I understand the code, because I’ve been around him for a decade,” testified Cohen, Trump’s former longtime personal attorney.
For example, Cohen said Trump would frequently remark that he had no business ties in Russia. Cohen said he understood Trump to mean that he should deny any such connections.
Cohen also gave a theoretical example of Trump complimenting someone on a necktie and others feeling forced to agree, regardless of their opinion of the attire. Trump would use such statements to indicate how he wanted Cohen or others to portray the situation under discussion, Cohen said.
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Cohen was employed as Trump's lawyer and "fixer" for a decade before he was convicted and sentenced for felonies `he committed while in the service of "SUBJECT 1!"
As Cohen testified, this President speaks in code without ever stating explicitly that he wanted a "pro quid pro," but expecting anyone working for him to understand his meaning!
Trump, is a practitioner of that age old verbal skill of communicating. without actually stating his literal intentions. in order to establish "DENIABILITY" should such requests as "DO US A FAVOR" become subject to legal scrutiny!