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Michael Cohen doubts Trump running in 2024: ‘It would destroy the great grift’
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- Michael Cohen cast doubt on whether former President Donald Trump will launch a 2024 presidential bid.
- Trump’s former personal attorney predicted Trump will not run as it would limit his ability to spend the millions he has fundraised.
- Cohen, who worked as Trump’s fixer for years, remains one of Trump’s most vocal critics.
Michael Cohen said he believes his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump, is unlikely to run in 2024 as it would affect his ability to spend the money he raised in political funds in the way he wants to.
Cohen cast doubt on Trump’s plan for a 2024 presidential bid during an interview with MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Sunday,
“It would destroy the great grift. If he runs, all the money would then have to go into a campaign fund. People would have to start expressing who they are, and it becomes listed,” Cohen told Velshi.
“They don’t want that anymore than he wants that.”
Cohen added that his former boss had far greater discretion over how he spends millions raised through his PACs than he would if they were campaign funds.
“It’s a slush fund,” he said. “He can buy himself a new airplane, or he can use the money to fix his old airplane right now.”
Trump’s control over how to spend money raised through a PAC is pretty much unlimited under Federal Election Commission rules. But if he announces a candidacy, Trump is barred from spending the funds on his presidential campaign. That means, the former president likely would be more limited in spending his current PAC money.
Cohen has served as Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer for years. In 2018, he pleaded guilty to crimes including lying to Congress and campaign finance violations he says he committed at Trump’s orders.
After his release from prison after being furloughed in 2020, Cohen has since turned into one of Trump’s most adamant critics. He repeatedly claims that Trump is a conman while Trump in response has claimed Cohen is a liar.
Trump, since leaving the White House, has raised around $387 million through his multiple fundraising ventures, including his Save America PAC.
According to Bloomberg, Trump donated money to the more than 200 Republican candidates he’s endorsed ahead of the midterm elections.
Source: The Hill
Coco
October 19, 2022 at 7:19 am
Yeah we sure want a convict giving us advice. Go back under your rock.
Stacy Dougherty
October 19, 2022 at 7:22 am
Well, Trump has always said Cohen is a liar and I think so too more like a traitor! So Does this mean Trump will run again? Time will tell. Lets get this Mid-term done for Conservatives of all walks of life. Flood the polls in person on the day of elections.
stilmistmcl
October 19, 2022 at 8:02 am
Based on the excerpts, his book is boring, relating what he considers to be his own successes. It wasn’t even clear if he can separate truth from lying. As for proof of anything at all, nothing he wrote about came even close. Even liberal reviews held back on endorsing it as a literary masterpiece. It is merely an example of a work by a braggadocio.
Charlotte Watkins
October 19, 2022 at 8:32 am
I seriously doubt that your ex attorney can negatively bad mouth you period let alone disclose any legal matters. These are all lies coming from the left like always. I’m afraid the swamp will be trying to out do tlhemselves by destroying the Republicans by a barrage of lies.
Bernie Hirsch
October 19, 2022 at 11:13 am
Just watching the local liberal news make me sick here in Kansas nbc, abc msnbc, usnews, cbs. even our own liberal governor Kelly who has no great record, just makes a mockery of her opponent.
Marcus M
October 19, 2022 at 11:25 am
Nothing like giving a criminal a voice. That’s the trouble with journalism today. They rarely talk about anything good because only the bad serves their loathing interest. Almost puked when members of congress was questioning him and a self loathing socialist asked him if he was doing better and hw said I’m trying. What a poser. Screw you ho did this interview and the publisher of his lying exists.
Marcus M
October 19, 2022 at 11:27 am
Lol I said ho when I meant who. Still fitting
ox
October 19, 2022 at 1:17 pm
This article should have started out, Trump’s former ally and convicted felon. Cohen is in no place to give advice or opinions. Considering Cohen is on on of the Propaganda and Disinformation outlets for the Liberal commie Democrat Party, Cohen’s opinions should be taken with a grain of salt.
Sean Richman
October 19, 2022 at 7:27 pm
This criminal sore losers comments make about as much sense as seeing nancy peelosi in a bikini.
D.D.
October 20, 2022 at 6:55 pm
I’ve said the same thing for over a year… He won’t run! By the time he suckers everybody out of their money he will have made alit more that he would if he was president again…
TRUMP WILL ALWAYS GO FOR THE $$$$ ! ! ! ESPECIALLY IF HE DOESN’T HAVE TO “EARN IT”…
Jesse
October 20, 2022 at 7:53 pm
Cohen is a FOOL. President is running and since Democraps won’t be able to CHEAT against him a second time He will retake the office Democraps CHEATED him out of with that FARCE Democraps, FAKE Republicans, and RINOS called an Election. Even the Midterms are going to be watched Super closely o prevent Democraps from CHEATING.