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Donald Trump's former "fixer," Michael Cohen, is in the news again. In an interview with CNN, Cohen said that he didn't think Trump was serious about running for president. Cohen thinks he has too much to worry about with Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis, NY AG Letitia James, U.S. AG Merrick Garland and Special Counsel Jack Smith all hot on his tail. As evidence to support his view, Cohen notes that all Trump has done is file one piece of paper announcing a run and sent out a "truth" about it. The list of things he has not done is much longer. He has not hired a campaign manager. He has not hired a finance director. He has not hired a press secretary. He has not hired a scheduler. In fact, he has no staff at all. Anyone serious about a campaign always has a campaign manager in place who carefully orchestrates the announcement to get maximum publicity. Trump also hasn't held any campaign rallies. This is the strangest campaign announcement in history.
Cohen, who has more insight into Trump than most people, says the announcement is just another chapter in "the great grift of Donald." He wants the base to send money in the guise of campaign contributions. It wouldn't be the first time. In the interview, Cohen also touched on other topics, including:
Cohen is very coherent and convincing in the interview. (V)