President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, has had a lot to say about the president’s response to the 2020 election results — stressing, during an interview with New York Magazine’s Jeff Wise, that Trump’s bogus claims of widespread voter fraud are a cynical way for him to get supporters to donate money to him. And Cohen offered more insights on Trump’s post-election histrionics when he was interviewed for journalist Brian Karem’s “Just Ask the Question” podcast.
According to Cohen, Trump has “done the math” and realizes that there is still a lot of money to be made by firing up his MAGA supporters.
Trump’s former fixer told Karem, “He’s very bright when it comes to figuring out angles and money. But he knows he can’t go back to real estate, and he knows he has to leave the White House in January. But if he can get a large enough number of his supporters to send him money, then he’s set. That’s what he wants.” Continue reading.