Trump 總統竟然在河內。
很有意思的美國國會自願證言制度。CNN的觀察團7~8位，沒說出深刻的意見。
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“特朗普是個種族主義者，是騙子，是作弊者。”
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就在特朗普與金正恩共進晚餐後不久，他的前私人律師邁克爾·科恩(Michael Cohen)在眾議院聽證會上對其發起控訴。面對共和黨議員們對其證詞可信度的抨擊，科恩一再重申他此前犯下過錯，但現在正講出真相。科恩的聽證會為“特金會”蒙上一層陰影。
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→對特朗普的影響 ：科恩戲劇性的證詞是一次非凡的個人與政治譴責，這可能會給特朗普帶來新的法律問題 。專家認為，科恩的一些具體指控與總統是否參與影響2016年選舉的陰謀、違反競選財務法律，以及為了轉移調查而妨礙司法公正有關。
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歡迎閱讀科恩在聽證會開場的自白全文 、時報對其證詞的分析及聽證會要點總結。我們還為您梳理了科恩與特朗普之間從親密走向決裂的過程 。
VIDEO: Highlights of Michael Cohen’s Testimony Before Congress By SARAH STEIN KERR and AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER
Before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday, President Trump’s former lawyer accused Mr. Trump of directing hush payments, lying about his business dealings in Russia and inflating his wealth.
Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality By PETER BAKER and NICHOLAS FANDOS
Mr. Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he had lied to Congress to protect President Trump. “I am not protecting Mr. Trump anymore,” Mr. Cohen said.
Trump’s Republicans need to ask themselves: how long are they planning to protect the unprotectable?
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"I fear that if President Donald J. Trump loses the election in 2020, that there will never be a peaceful transition of power."
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In his testimony today, Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime attorney and fixer, confirmed that the president has committed at least 5 felonies. Those crimes are:
1) Conspiracy to defraud the United States. Cohen confirmed that Trump knew ahead of time about the release of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee.
2) Lying to the FBI and the Department of Justice. In his letter to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Trump claimed that he did not know about the release of hacked emails. That was a lie, according to Cohen.
3) Encouraging perjury. Cohen testified that Trump encouraged him to lie to Congress.
4) Campaign finance violations. Trump ordered Cohen to pay off his mistress in order to keep information about their affair from going public -- a clear violation of campaign finance laws.
5) Tax fraud. Cohen testified that Trump devalued his assets in order pay less in state and local taxes.
Folks, Cohen's testimony is as close as we've had to a smoking gun. When will it be enough for Republicans to break with Trump? Your thoughts?
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