Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Michael Cohen Just Vowed to 'Tell It All' and Expose the Truth Behind William Barr's Redactions of the Mueller Report

Michael Cohen Just Vowed to 'Tell It All' and Expose the Truth Behind William Barr's Redactions of the Mueller Report
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

Boom.

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former attorney and fixer, vowed to "address the American people" and tell the truth behind Attorney General William Barr's redactions of the Mueller report.


Cohen's reaction came as Barr during a widely derided press conference defended his conclusion that the president did not obstruct justice. Many urged Cohen, who testified before Congress in February, to speak up.

Cohen's fired off his tweet after his attorney, Lanny Davis, said Cohen “knows and can fill in the bulk of the redactions.”

During this morning's press conference, Barr reiterated that Mueller's report did not find "collusion" between the Trump campaign and the Russian government:

"After nearly two years of investigation, thousands of subpoenas, and hundreds of warrants and witness interviews, the special counsel confirmed that the Russian government sponsored efforts to illegally interfere with the 2016 presidential election, but did not find that the Trump campaign or other Americans colluded in those schemes."

Barr also noted that Mueller's investigation examined 10 episodes involving the President and potential obstruction of justice. He said Mueller did not make a "traditional prosecutorial judgment" on whether the president committed obstruction of justice. Barr said he concluded the evidence was "not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense."

He added:

"The President took no act that in fact deprived the special counsel of the documents and witnesses necessary to complete his investigation. Apart from whether the acts were obstructive, this evidence of non-corrupt motives weighs heavily against any allegation that the President had a corrupt intent to obstruct the investigation."

Democrats have demanded to see the full and unredacted report. Five House Democratic committee chairs in a joint statement slammed Barr's decision to hold a press conference before releasing the report.

"With the Special Counsel's fact-gathering work concluded, it is now Congress' responsibility to assess the findings and evidence and proceed accordingly," the joint statement read.

Others took to social media to express their concerns.

It is unclear when Cohen will speak out. Cohen's legal team sent a letter to House Democrats this month saying he was still perusing documents related to the investigation surrounding President Trump that he said might be of interest to House investigative committees. Cohen says he has emails, voice recordings, images and other documents on a hard drive.

Cohen's lawyers say Cohen won't have time to sort through all of this material if he reports to prison May 6 as scheduled. They've asked members of Congress to write letters saying Cohen is cooperating, noting that "the substantial trove of new information, documents, recordings, and other evidence he can provide requires substantial time with him and ready access to him by congressional committees and staff to complete their investigations and to fulfill their oversight responsibilities."

More from People

A person cooking with a mis en place
person slicing green vegetable in front of round ceramic plates with assorted sliced vegetables during daytime

Chefs Break Down The Best Cooking 'Hacks' Everyone Should Know

While some people find cooking soothing and therapeutic, others might break into hives at the very thought of it.

Mainly owing to the fact that they don't always find the journey quite worth the payoff of a perfectly cooked roast chicken, or a spongy and creamy cake.

Keep ReadingShow less
Gavin Newsom; Screenshot of Donald Trump
Mario Tama/Getty Images; @atrupar/X

Gavin Newsom Hilariously Trolls Trump For Struggling To Stay Awake During Antifa Roundtable

California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump for appearing to fall asleep during a White House roundtable about Antifa, which the administration recently designated a "domestic terror organization" even though it's not an organization at all.

Antifa is a loose network of anti-fascist activists with no central structure, no funding, no membership roster, and no offices or leadership hierarchy for prosecutors to target.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @timleesblee's TikTok video
@timleesblee/TikTok

Remote Worker Speaks Out After Job Uses 'Dystopian' Software To Track His Productivity

There are a few vital truths to every office-based job. First, there are going to be "busy work" moments, from meetings to admin tasks to minor side-quest-style projects that add to the company in some small way but otherwise feel like a waste of time.

Second, as human beings, we all need breaks to restore our mental focus, so a person who occasionally scrolls through their personal email, sends a few texts to a friend, or even scrolls Instagram for a few minutes, will likely be more productive than those who attempt to lock in and do nothing but their job throughout their entire shift.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot from @skylr.m's TikTok video
@skylr.m/TikTok

Texas Mechanic Speaks Out After Noticing How The Price Of Services Skyrocketed Within The Past Year

A mechanic in Texas turned heads with his observations about how dramatically prices have gone up in the past year.

TikToker @skylr.m from San Antonio, Texas, admitted that he doesn't know anything "about politics" but felt the price jumps he's been witnessing in real time are "pretty crazy."

Keep ReadingShow less
Tweet and photos from @ZONEofTECH's  Twitter (X) account
@ZONEofTECH/Twitter (X)

Man Hospitalized After Samsung Galaxy Smart Ring Swells On His Finger Before Flight

Most of us have worn a ring at some point in time. If the ring felt a little snug and struggled to pass the knuckle, we might have experienced that irrational fear that the ring might not ever come off again!

But for Twitter (X) user, Daniel, that became a valid concern while wearing his Samsung Galaxy Ring.

Keep ReadingShow less