"Mr. President: Did Michael Cohen cover up your dirty deeds?"

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Excerpt from reporting of Michael Cohen's statement at his sentencing hearing in federal court, 12/12/18. (Emphasis added:)

 "“....Time and time again, I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds rather than to listen to my own inner voice and my moral compass,” said a choked-up Cohen, a lawyer who once boasted he would “take a bullet” for Trump. “My weakness can be characterized as a blind loyalty to Donald Trump, and I was weak for not having the strength to question and to refuse his demands.”"

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12/12/18: MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, re Michel Cohen's (highlighted) 'blind loyalty' words, above: 

"Every single Republican senator owes America a recitation of exactly those words..Word for word."

The source -- worth a view (despite annoying commercial placements..):

UPDATE: ↓It's gone, but here is a link to the 12/12/18 program's transcript:
http://www.msnbc.com/transcripts/the-last-word/2018-12-12

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Off-site link (below) to the 12/12/18 statement release statement from the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, including the following excerpted portion. (AMI is the parent company of The National Enquirer. Emphasis is added:):

 "The Office also announced today that it has previously reached a non-prosecution agreement with AMI, in connection with AMI’s role in making the above-described $150,000 payment before the 2016 presidential election.  As a part of the agreement, AMI admitted that it made the $150,000 payment in concert with a candidate’s presidential campaign, and in order to ensure that the woman did not publicize damaging allegations about the candidate before the 2016 presidential election.  AMI further admitted that its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman’s story so as to prevent it from influencing the election."

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A related 12/12/08 news analysis article link: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/12/national-enquirers-deal-imperil-trump-1061792

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