You have to admire MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell. He is better at defending Michael Cohen’s criminal behavior than even Michael Cohen.
Cohen, you see, admitted twice in court that he stole from the Trump organization. You know, took money that wasn’t his legally.
That’s not how O’Donnell sees it, though. Michael Cohen was such a loyal soldier for Trump that he was taking what was owed to him. It wasn’t really stealing, but rather correcting an injustice.
MSNBC’s @Lawrence O’Donnell defends Michael Cohen stealing from the Trump Org.: “Cohen [was trying] to rebalance the bonus he thought he deserved, & it still came out as less than the bonus he thought he deserved & the bonus he had gotten the year before” pic.twitter.com/UsdEfQUetR
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 20, 2024
If you ever embezzle, remember this excuse and call Lawrence O’Donnell as a witness to explain how…
