By Greg Sargent Greg Sargent Opinion writer covering national politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer February 27 at 4:16 PM There’s a strange, gaping disconnect at the core of the Republican performance at the ongoing congressional hearing about Michael Cohen and President Trump.
After all, by their own lights, you can’t believe anything Cohen says. And this is the best — and probably only — chance they’ll have to go one-on-one with Cohen. So why not grab on to this unique chance to demonstrate for the whole world to see that Cohen’s many allegations also can’t be believed? Consider some of the big revelations of the day. Cohen alleged that he overheard Trump on a phone call with Roger Stone, who gave him a heads-up on a coming Wikileaks email dump. At the hearing, Cohen elaborated, claiming he’d overheard this conversation on speaker phone. He even said that he believed special counsel Robert S. Mueller III may have corroborating information about this.
Republicans also spent very little time pressing Cohen on a claim that you might think he’d actually be very vulnerable on: The assertion that Trump communicated to him that he should lie about the Moscow project without saying so. This is a hard claim to defend on its face, so you’d think Republicans would be all over it. But they weren’t, at least not much.
We should never get so jaded and desensitized that we stop being shocked that Republicans are all in, almost to a member, on the mafioso president. Not a single one of them has reached the end of the line. To the contrary, they’re escalating their efforts to coverup for him. This is why Republicans were forced to resort to their other play of the day, claiming that the fact that the hearing is taking place at all is a travesty of justice because, after all — and note the boomerang logic here — Cohen is, of course, a proven serial liar, so why are we wasting time hearing from him at all? Needless to say, Republicans couldn’t treat this hearing as an opportunity to shed more light on what he’s actually claiming.
Still waiting for the Russian collusion
NO COLLUSION. NADA. ZIP. NONE. YOU MISLED THE PUBLIC FOR TWO YEARS TO SELL PAPERS YOU HACKS. NOW YOU’LL PATHETICALLY SWITCH TO STORMY DANIELS SMUT SINCE COLLUSION IS OVER. YOUR PAPER IS A $!THOLE.
You mean like their lack of questions and mostly self serving statements. They were afraid of the answers.
the lies keep piling up and the republicans are keeping count. No disconnect from the gop in defending the president. Cohen being coached by Cummings and Schiff before the hearings. This will not end well for Cohen who was disbarred and going to prison for 3 years
They're full of shit! Duh.
The HouseGOP 'failure to show any serious interest at all in the allegations against Trump is a startling abdication of responsibility' - to Governance, to the Country, to the People and to Truth. Why did People even elect these head-in-the-sand fucckking idiots? CNN NBCNews
Disconnect? Is this how you are spinning it I truly expect better from you! Try again...and tell it like it is!
GOP congress is weak and are not loyal to the Constitution or oath by defending Trump who may have committed criminal acts in office. CohenTestimony
Desperate spineless GOP!
'Disconnect'? How about hypocrisy? They'd be singing a different tune had Obama been guilty of any of this.
You have to start with witness credibility. Trump a jerk? Shocking, but the Russia sky is falling scenario for 2 yrs took a major hit today
The only disconnet is with the Democrat party and the people of this nation who are sick and tired of wasting time with WITCHHUNT circus acts for the Media! We are tunning out and following alternate sources hearing it first hand from the realDonaldTrump
Speaking as a centrist, why should the GOP do anything except the bare minimum? They know the Cohen investigation will go nowhere. They know TrumpRussia is a sham. Many of them don't particularly LIKE Trump, but they're stuck between a rock (Trump) and a hard place (his base).
Cohen: to Gop, I find it funny this whole time Not One Question about Mr.Trump
Republicans dont care about the veracity of the claims. They care about defending their guy and punishing a former team mate for having the audacity to tell the truth.
They want it both ways, and I hope they get it, good and hard.
Whatever Cohen is - the one thing we learned today is he's at least better the House GOP members whose chose covering up for Trump over our nation's democracy. Shameonthem
Your opinion is one of a liberal and Trump hater. I think the Republicans handled it just fine. That circus today didn't change anyone's view. Trump supporters still support Trump and you Trump haters still hate Trump and out to get him.
Pitiful display from Chen. He played the Dems. Hand. If that’s their best.. trouble.
As if any ‘opinion’ from the carries any weight 😂😂😂
There was no defense of Trump. It was all 'Cohen is a liar'. It was like watching a Soviet-era show-trial of a former Stalin close associate. 100% BS.
Because trump has a negative factor.
Bad day for Republicans
They. Would. Defend. Cancer.
The GOP defense of Trump was pathetic. But then they are trying to defend Trump.
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