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☆ Michael Cohen says Trump execs called themselves the 'Gang of Four' like the radical Maoists convicted in 1981
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump's NY fraud trial began its fourth week with testimony by fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen. A decade ago, he and three other Trump execs called themselves the "Gang of Four," Cohen said. The first Gang of Four, a group of Maoist radicals, got convicted in a highly-publicized show trial. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe "gang" was comprised of four of Trump Org executive vice presidents, including Cohen, then Trump's special counsel. "I was tasked by Mr. Trump to increase the total assets based upon a number that he arbitrarily elected," Cohen testified.

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☆ Michael Cohen has 'zero confidence' that Trump will comply with a new protective order in the hush-money case
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Michael Cohen has "less than zero confidence" Trump will obey a protective order in the hush-money case. This latest development in the hush-money prosecution comes six weeks after Trump was arraigned on 34-counts of falsifying business records. Lawyers for Trump declined to comment on the protective order or Cohen's comments. It's also routine for judges to ask the defendant to acknowledge, in court, that a protective order has been issued, Saland said. Trump's words have already created a stir in the hush-money case, she added.

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☆ Michael Cohen says Trump will join him in the ranks of 'convicted felons' soon: 'See you on Tuesday, pal'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen gloated about Trump's indictment on CNN. "Since we're talking about convicted felons, see you on Tuesday, pal," Cohen said. Speaking to CNN, Cohen admitted that he was a "convicted perjurer," a "convicted felon," and a "disbarred lawyer." "I always called this the Al Capone theory," Cohen told CNN on Thursday. If that crime, Don, was enough for me to be charged, fined, convicted, and sent to prison, why am I any different from Donald Trump?"

Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is a porn star who met President Donald Trump in 2006. She says Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen paid her $130,000 before the 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about an affair, which Trump has denied. Just weeks before the 2016 presidential election, Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen paid $130,000 so Daniels would keep silent about the alleged affair, which Trump has denied. The contribution was made on October 27, 2016 — the day a $130,000 payment to Daniels was finalized. Here's what you should know about Stormy Daniels:

☆ Michael Cohen says Donald Trump should still be 'very uncomfortable' after he personally escaped conviction in the Trump Organization's tax fraud case
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Cohen says Trump should be very nervous about the possibility of more lawsuits against him. Cohen made the comments in an appearance on MSNBC, where he spoke about how the Trump Organization was on Tuesday found guilty of tax fraud in Manhattan. The judgement means the Trump Organization now has felony status as Trump goes into his third run for president. Cohen told MSNBC Trump should be "very nervous" about what's to come, and said Trump will likely face more criminal exposure. Cohen in September predicted that Attorney General Letitia James' $250 million civil lawsuit against the Trump Organization will "ultimately terminate" the company.

☆ Michael Cohen says Trump is a 'poster boy for fascism': 'I helped create this Frankenstein's monster'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In his new book, "Revenge," Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen accused him of being a fascist. Cohen said the US is "in danger" of losing its government to fascists who want to destroy democracy. He called Trump the "standard bearer for corrupt dictator wannabes" and a "poster boy for fascism." In his book, Cohen also accused Trump of being a "mirror into the depths of the soul of government corruption." Since his release, Cohen has become an outspoken critic of Trump and has commented extensively on the former president's many legal troubles.

☆ Michael Cohen says Trump's downfall will resemble Al Capone's: 'You're not going to get them on murder, extortion, or racketeering. You're gonna get them on tax evasion.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Cohen said he thinks Trump will get indicted on tax charges. Speaking to MSNBC, Cohen predicted Trump would face the "Al Capone effect." Capone, a notorious gangster, was indicted in 1931 on tax evasion charges. "Like the Al Capone effect, you're not going to get him on murder, extortion, racketeering. During his MSNBC appearance, Cohen commented on Trump's legal troubles and predicted that the former president would use a "playbook" — which Cohen helped create — in response to them.

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