When he appeared before congress. Michael Cohen claimed that he never wanted to work in the White House and that he was offered several jobs but turned them down because he wanted to stay out of Washington. Now, watch this interview from 3 years ago and tell us what you think.
In the video, Cohen was enthusiastic about working for Trump in the White House. In fact, three very liberal sites claim Cohen lied under oath. They include the Daily Beast, CNN and MSNBC. He has been referred to the DOJ for perjury and for FARA violations.
That’s one of the major charges they got Paul Manafort on.
A 2016 CNN interview with Michael Cohen appears to contradict part of his Wednesday congressional testimony in which he claimed he did not want to work in the White House.
When asked by CNN’s Chris Cuomo if Trump would ask him to go to Washington, D.C., to work for him, Cohen told Cuomo “I certainly hope so.” Cuomo followed up and asked if he would want to go with Cohen responding, “one hundred percent.” With respect to his future job, Cohen said, “hopefully it’ll be in Washington.”
My segment this morning on #CNN #NewDayCNN with Chris Cuomo:https://t.co/Gp2hVim5Qr
— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) November 10, 2016
This revelation comes after Cohen told the House Oversight Committee that, he “did not want to go to the White House, adding “I was offered jobs.”
CNN reporter Dana Bash called Cohen out after the hearing Wednesday saying, “he very much wanted a job in the White House.”
Trump’s family also weighed in: “Michael was lobbying EVERYONE to be ‘Chief of Staff.’ It was the biggest joke in the campaign and around the office. Did he just perjure himself again?,” Eric Trump tweeted Wednesday.
Cohen is set to go to prison for 36 months starting May 6 for lying to Congress.