Trump suggested that the high-profile Congressional testimony offered last week by his former personal attorney may have contributed to the collapse of nuclear negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
But Trump on Sunday offered up another explanation for the abrupt end to his summit with North Korea's leader.“For the Democrats to interview in open hearings a convicted liar & fraudster, at the same time as the very important Nuclear Summit with North Korea, is perhaps a new low in American politics and may have contributed to the ‘walk,’” he tweeted. “Never done when a president is overseas.
Despite Trump’s second summit with Kim taking place halfway around the world, with a 12-hour time difference, Cohen’s public testimony before the House Oversight Committee about his time working for Trump loomed large over the nuclear negotiations.Sign up for POLITICO Playbook and get the latest news, every morning — in your inbox.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Trump also told reporters that he “tried to watch as much as I could” of Cohen’s testimony, during which Cohen branded the president a racist, a liar and a cheat. Contradicting the president's version of events surrounding a hush-money payment that is the basis of campaign finance violation charges, Cohen also showed lawmakers a reimbursement check from the president for payments made to women who have claimed to have had affairs with Trump.
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