<em>The Atlantic </em>Politics & Policy Daily: Michael, Is It True?
The president’s former fixer called Trump a “racist,” “conman,” and “cheat,” but faced questioning over his own past lies.
by Madeleine Carlisle
Feb 27, 2019
3 minutes
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It’s Wednesday, February 27.
“Every day, most of us knew we were going to come in and lie on something.”
In a wild day on Capitol Hill, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and self-described “fixer,” testified before the House Oversight Committee about his work for Trump. Reporters, Hill staffers, and members of the public—including a World War II veteran celebrating his 100th birthday—piled into the hallway of the Rayburn House Office Building outside the room
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