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<em>The Atlantic </em>Politics &amp; 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.
Source: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

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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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