Michael Cohen did an interview last night with ABC News and he completely threw Trump under the bus on the hush money payments:
From the NY Post:
The president has said he never ordered his former “fixer” to break the law.
But when asked if Trump knew the payments to the two women were wrong, Cohen said, “Of course,” adding that the purpose was to “help (Trump) and his campaign.”
“He directed me to make the payments. He directed me to become involved in these matters,” Cohen said in his first comments after being sentenced to three years in the slammer over campaign finance and other charges.
“First of all, nothing at the Trump Organization was ever done unless it was run through Mr. Trump. He directed me to make the payments, he directed me to become involved in these matters,” he told the network’s chief anchor George Stephanopoulos.
Cohen, 52, also said, “I knew what I was doing was wrong.”
“I stood up before the world [Wednesday] and I accepted the responsibility for my actions,” he said, adding that he was “angry at himself” for his role in the deals, but that he acted out of “blind loyalty” to Trump.
“I gave loyalty to someone who, truthfully, does not deserve loyalty,” he said.
How things change. The media used to despise this guy, but now they love him. Wow.
One thing I don’t understand though. If the hush money payments weren’t illegal by FEC rules, then how could Trump have known what he was doing was wrong? It doesn’t make sense.
In any event, if you want to watch the full interview you can do so below: