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Will Cohen’s Remarks on Trump’s Racism Change Anything?

The president has somehow proved resilient to accusations that he is a racist.
Source: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

During Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing, Michael Cohen lobbed several bombshells in his opening statements, including allegations that Trump had direct knowledge of campaign interactions with Russian actors and WikiLeaks, and paid hush money while in office. But as far as revelations about anything tied to Special Counselor Robert Mueller’s probe, that was pretty much it.

The remaining day’s worth of testimony was full of theatrical moments and seemingly smaller revelations, including a running conversation about race and racism. One line of questioning centered on Cohen’s descriptions of alleged

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