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News Anaylsis: Cohen’s Testimony Is a Test for Both Parties in the Year Ahead
Democrats will face a chorus from the party’s liberals to impeach President Trump. Republicans will have to decide how much to support him.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/congress-michael-cohen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Buoying Trump’s ‘Inflated’ Wealth: $4 Billion in ‘Brand Value,’ Cohen Says
In congressional testimony, the president’s former personal lawyer traced the lifelong myth-making practice that created the brand of Donald J. Trump, self-made billionaire.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/donald-trump-wealth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Beto O’Rourke Says He Has ‘Made a Decision’ on a Presidential Run
Mr. O’Rourke said he would make an announcement “soon.” There has been much speculation about his possible entrance into the 2020 race.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/beto-2020.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
To Rebut Cohen, Republican Invites Black Appointee as Proof Trump’s No Racist
Representative Mark Meadows had a HUD official, Lynne Patton, stand silently behind him, drawing scorn from Democrats, one of whom accused him of using “a black woman as a prop.”
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/meadows-racist-tlaib-racism.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Michael Cohen Says Trump Told Him to Threaten Schools Not to Release Grades
Testifying before Congress, Mr. Cohen said he was instructed to send letters to Mr. Trump’s alma maters, warning of jail time for anyone who shared his transcripts.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/trump-school-grades.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Critic’s Notebook: Michael Cohen Depicts a Life More Like ‘The Sopranos’ Than ‘The Apprentice’
On national TV, President Trump’s old attack dog faced off against his new ones.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/arts/television/president-trump-cohen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Fact Check of the Day: Questionable Assertions From Both Parties in the Cohen Hearing
In their questioning of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee made incorrect or misleading statements.
At Cohen Hearing, a Fixer and Washington’s Problems on Display
In Michael D. Cohen, the Capitol welcomed a star witness to meet the moment — a hangdog avatar of New York hucksterism, delivered to revisit the questions that have defined the Trump presidency.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/michael-cohen-trump-lawyer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Cohen Testimony Raises Questions About Trump’s Financial Disclosure
Democrats focused on whether the president deliberately hid repayments to Michael Cohen from his 2017 financial disclosure form.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/trump-finances-payments.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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