'The guy is telling you!' Michael Cohen flabbergasted by people still doubting Trump plan
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen gave a stark warning Tuesday to Americans who are growing nervous about warning of revenge in a second term: it's no joke.
White House correspondent and analyst Brian Karem spoke with Cohen for Salon, during which Cohen pressed voters to understand that Trump has already delivered on his promises to go after his enemies.
"When Donald Trump turns around and says that he's going to use SEAL Team Six as his own private force to incarcerate his political opponents, and the comment that people make is, 'You know Donald, he just talks stupid s--t. He's not going to do anything,' the point of the unconstitutional remand of me is don't discount what he's telling you," said Cohen.
"He's already foreshadowing what he intends to do. And when you say, 'That's not possible. He won't do it. He can't do it.” He's already done it to me. It was a practice run."
Cohen said Trump knows how to do it now, and he's not afraid to appoint people to help with his efforts.
Recently he's mentioned plans to target former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who was kicked out of the Republican House leadership after she agreed to serve on a committee to investigate Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 election. Trump's former vice president, Mike Pence, became a target when Trump railed against him on social media on Jan. 6. The crowd chanted "Hang Mike Pence" and erected a gallows outside the U.S. Capitol.
"Why people want to ignore, when the guy is telling you himself what he wants to do, I do not understand," Cohen continued. "It makes no sense. And this is what the White House needs to put forth to the American people: You cannot sit back and do nothing."
Writing in his book "Revenge," Cohen talked about life as a Trump target behind bars. The Department of Justice, down to a Bureau of Prisons employee, tried to force the ex-Trump lawyer to sign away his First Amendment rights to score his freedom. Cohen believes Trump was using the government against him to keep him quiet about the plethora of things he watched Trump do over the years.
Now, as the election approaches, Cohen isn't afraid to admit that he's considered asylum if Trump takes office in 2025.
Cohen told Raw Story that, after his lawsuit against Trump was dismissed, no Trump foe was safe.
"It's a terrible, terrible decision," Cohen said. "This goes well past me."
Journalists writing for non-state outlets in Russia and Hungary have been targeted or jailed. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been in a Russian prison since March 2023. Putin has claimed he's a spy and not a reporter.
During her Monday show, MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace confessed that Trump's promises of revenge are making her two-journalist household nervous about what could happen under a new Trump regime.
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See the full interview with Cohen below or at the link here.
“Lied about every single thing”: Michael Cohen on Trump's debate performance www.youtube.com