newfie
Well-Known Member
Sure. In his opening statement alone he made it clear that he did a lot more wrong than just agreeing to work for Trump.
"I lied to Congress about when Mr. Trump stopped negotiating the Moscow Tower project in Russia. I stated that we stopped negotiating in January 2016. That was false -- our negotiations continued for months later during the campaign."
"I knew early on in my work for Mr. Trump that he would direct me to lie to further his business interests. I am ashamed to say, that when it was for a real estate mogul in the private sector, I considered it trivial. As the President, I consider it significant and dangerous."
"Mr. Trump directed me to use my own personal funds from a Home Equity Line of Credit to avoid any money being traced back to him that could negatively impact his campaign. I did that, too -- without bothering to consider whether that was improper, much less whether it was the right thing to do or how it would impact me, my family, or the public. I am going to jail in part because of my decision to help Mr. Trump hide that payment from the American people before they voted a few days later."
"Over the past year or so, I have done some real soul searching. I see now that my ambition and the intoxication of Trump power had much to do with the bad decisions I made."
"To you, Chairman Cummings, Ranking Member Jordan, the other members of this Committee, and the other members of the House and Senate, I am sorry for my lies and for lying to Congress. To our nation, I am sorry for actively working to hide from you the truth about Mr. Trump when you needed it most."
"I am not a perfect man. I have done things I am not proud of, and I will live with the consequences of my actions for the rest of my life."
and then he got frustrated multiple times when republican senators wanted to talk about his real crimes instead of his unverifiable charges against trump.
in the process he Lied at least two more times. one about his being the scorned lover who didn't get his white house job. refuted by numerous sources and two when he failed to list his foreign associations.
his vendetta against trump may end up costing him significant more jail time .