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    GOP Attacks After Opening Focused On Trump: Highlights From Cohen's Testimony

    The hearing with Michael Cohen, the president's former personal attorney, included plenty of infighting among lawmakers and explosive charges of racism toward the session's close.
    by Miles Parks Feb 27, 2019 4 minutes
    Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Trump, testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

    Michael Cohen's ties to politics have been a roller coaster the past four years.

    As President Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, Cohen played a crucial role in Trump's ascension, ultimately to the White House.

    But his public testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday also showed that things can change quickly in Washington. Cohen spent the hearing decrying his former boss as a racist and a con man and sparring with Republican lawmakers who highlighted Cohen's track record of untruths.

    A few representative highlights from the hearing:

    An opening for the ages

    When Cohen sat down at the witness

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