As Michael Cohen gets ready to testify in the Trump falsification of records in Manhattan, we can prepare ourselves for not only Donald Trump’s attorneys to call Michael Cohen a liar but also for all MAGA Republicans and all of the talking heads on Fox News, OAN, Newsmax, etc. to do so as well. The first thing to remember is that Cohen lied because that was his job. Anyone who watched Michael Cohen in 2015 and 2016 will see a man who would go to any length to defend Donald Trump (as much as anyone who was defending them) and would lash out at anyone who even remotely came close to attacking him.
In order to prove your loyalty to Donald Trump you must show that you are willing to lie for him. He relishes it when people do so because it tells him you are willing to do anything for him. Hundreds of his supporters are or have been in jail right now because he systematically and repeatedly prepared them for and then lied about the election results in 2020. Cohen was different than the 1/6 Capitol attackers in that he knew he was lying for Trump and he had made a lot of money lying for Trump for years — until he was indicted for lying about the Stormy Daniels coverup scheme before the election in 2016. He has made it clear since then that HE KNEW!
Nowadays probably over 90% of MAGA Republican officeholders know Trump has and continues to lie about the 2020 election results. They parrot his lies or throw up smoke about mail-in ballots coming in late not because they believe these things but they believe its the only way they can survive and get elected in today’s GOP primaries. Look what happened to Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
The other night at a debate for Republican candidates for the House seat in the 3rd District of Georgia all of the candidates raised their hands when asked if they believe Trump won the State of Georgia in 2020. This despite the fact there were multiple recounts, including one arduous hand recount, and all of them confirmed that Joe Biden won the state.
So if anyone says will you now can’t believe what Michael Cohen says on the witness stand, do not let them get away with it. Back before he was indicted, of course he lied. It was a requirement of his job as Trump’s fixer. Just like Rudy Guiliani lied and so many others. The real question is why they have so much contempt and disrespect for Trump’s supporters which in many cases are the constituents of these politicians.
When a Republican Senator or Congressperson calls Cohen a liar, call their offices and ask them about the 2020 election or any of the thousands of lies Trump has told ever since he started lying about President Obama’s birth certificate.