# Michael Cohen's House testimony **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 27, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297 "2019-02-27T15:16:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/1 "2019-02-27T15:16:14Z")
Wanted to have a central place for discussion so I’m not bouncing from thread to thread to read updates and commentary on it. So far, what I’ve seen is Republicans trying to stop/delay the hearing with parliamentary nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/2 "2019-02-27T15:18:46Z")
I’ve wondered this elsewhere, but I’ll wonder it here, too. I wonder what the fuck they’re afraid of? :D:D ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/3 "2019-02-27T15:20:17Z")
Jim “child rape is OK when a Republican does it” Jordan is grandstanding. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/4 "2019-02-27T15:23:02Z")
Did Jim Jordan blame Hillary for this? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/5 "2019-02-27T15:23:04Z")
Oh shut the f’ up Jordan. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/6 "2019-02-27T15:24:08Z")
“You yielded back, sir.” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/7 "2019-02-27T15:25:34Z")
Jim Jordan seems genuinely terrified. Foaming-at-the-mouth freaked out. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/8 "2019-02-27T15:25:29Z")
Cohen being sworn in now. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/9 "2019-02-27T15:26:05Z")
Is there some way to stop this obstructionism? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/10 "2019-02-27T15:26:29Z")
Cohen is now beginning his prepared remarks. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/11 "2019-02-27T15:27:57Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Jim Jordan seems genuinely terrified. Foaming-at-the-mouth freaked out. He should take comfort in knowing that the truth will set him free. Has he no faith? (That was rhetorical.) ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/12 "2019-02-27T15:29:46Z")
Since Cohen is a lying piece of human waste, I’m most interested in what kind of actionable corroboration he has for his statements. Texts. Emails. Checks. Etc. He can testify that Trump was in the room when the Wikileaks information was given or when Manafort talked about giving the Russians election information, but the right will simply spin it all as lies from a guy who lied so many times in the past. Personally, having done a lot of criminal cases with flipping witnesses and knowing their M.O., I’ll likely believe Cohen if he has that corroboration, but the depths of the Republican parties complicity with these criminals will make it very difficult to convince them to actually take action against this administration. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/13 "2019-02-27T15:35:12Z")
“For the record, Individual #1 is President Donald J. Trump.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/14 "2019-02-27T15:41:14Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Is there some way to stop this obstructionism? Yes. It occurred in November, 2018. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/15 "2019-02-27T15:44:19Z")
Well, Cohen’s still lying to Congress - he said Melania is a kind person. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/16 "2019-02-27T15:52:47Z")
Man, I have so much work to do today, and I can’t tear myself away from twitter (no TV where I am). He brought financial statements? And checks for 35K, which is exactly the amount of the installments the SDNY said Trump agreed to pay him. And, by the way, what kind of billionaire needs to pay off 400K in 35K installments? It’s not even under the 10K threshold for reporting, so it’s not like he was trying to hide it. I guess he just wanted to string Cohen along. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/17 "2019-02-27T15:53:09Z")
Cohen wrapping up his opening statement. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/18 "2019-02-27T15:54:23Z")
Thanks for this thread, y’all. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/19 "2019-02-27T15:56:37Z")
Is this what Watergate felt like? ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297/20 "2019-02-27T15:58:07Z")
This is the most positive political thing I’ve ever heard in my life. I must thank Cohen, Trump, his voters, and Mueller collaborating to bring us this demonstration of American political operations. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cohens-house-testimony/830297.md?page=2)