Cohen Lawyer Says Trump May Have Committed 'Impeachable Offense'

[DonViejo]

By Kate Riga | July 12, 2018 8:30 am

Lanny Davis, Michael Cohen’s new lawyer, said Wednesday that he believes President Donald Trump may have committed an impeachable offense when, per former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony, Trump asked Comey not to fire former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Trump has denied this.

During a Hill TV interview Wednesday, Davis said: “When you have a President lying as part of abuse of power, such as lying about asking Michael Flynn not to be prosecuted, in that case, I believe James Comey and not Mr. Trump, that type of lie is an abuse of power and that could be an impeachable offense.”

During the interview, Davis also commented on the interview Michael Cohen gave with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos earlier this month where he established that his primary loyalty was to his family and his country, not to Trump.

“There’s a reason that he said at the very end of the interview with Mr. Stephanopoulos that he took these contrary positions to Mr. Trump, who he previously said he would take a bullet for, a comment that I believe he would not say today,” Davis said. “The reason he said is, ‘I will not be a punching bag as part of somebody else’s defense strategy.’ This was a declaration of independence two days before July 4,” he added.

Watch the full interview here.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cohen-lawyer-says-trump-may-have-committed-impeachable-offense

[still_one]

1. Cohen's lawyer can saw anything he wants, but the fact is it is Congress that determines what an

impeachable offense is, and with a republican majority that looks highly unlikely

[tonyt53]

2. Ain't that the truth. Going to take serious criminal charges to get things moving.

[still_one]

3. I think Tony it is going to take the voters in the midterms to get things moving

[tonyt53]

4. After 2016, I little faith in voters. Especially those that don't bother to vote.

[marylandblue]

5. It's not about impeachment itself , it's a signal Cohen has already flipped

And that he has a lot of information damaging to Trump.

[still_one]

6. I was just addressing the "impeachable offense" remark made. Not only to I hope Cohen flipped, but

that he actually has hard evidence to demonstrate criminal activity