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Donald Trump: “Michael Cohen plead guilty to something that's not even a crime. They put those two charges on to embarrass me. They're…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2018
Michael Cohen plead guilty to something that's not even a crime. They put those two charges on to embarrass me. They're not criminal charges, number one. Now, that's according -- Harris, that's according to the top people.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump claims that Michael Cohen's guilty plea is not based on a real crime and suggests that the charges were intended to embarrass him.

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