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    Republicans Committed the Classic Cross-Examination Blunder

    Trump’s supporters in Congress did not successfully destroy Michael Cohen’s credibility.
    by Ken White Feb 27, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

    Everyone involved in the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday needed a good lawyer.

    Michael Cohen, the convicted felon, disbarred lawyer, and former fixer to Donald Trump, needed a trial lawyer to rein in his mugging for the camera, his tendency to take cheap shots at his detractors, and to remind him of the limits of his own credibility. He needed a stern counselor to elbow him in the ribs, tell him not to bait the politicians even if they deserved it, and to

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