Cohen Says He ‘Threatened’ Schools To Prevent Them From Releasing Trump's Grades, Scores
- 5 years ago
Michael Cohen appeared for a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer, revealed in his Wednesday testimony to the House Oversight Committee that Trump went to great lengths to keep his SAT scores and college grades a secret. In the testimony, which was published by the New York Times, Cohen calls his former boss a "conman." "When I say conman, I'm talking about a man who declares himself brilliant but directed me to threaten his high school, his colleges, and the College Board to never release his grades or SAT scores," Cohen stated. "As I mentioned, I'm giving the Committee today copies of a letter I sent at Mr. Trump's direction threatening these schools with civil and criminal actions if Mr. Trump's grades or SAT scores were ever disclosed without his permission." Cohen further said: "The irony wasn't lost on me at the time that Mr. Trump in 2011 had strongly criticized President Obama for not releasing his grades. As you can see in Exhibit 7, Mr. Trump declared 'Let him show his records' after calling President Obama 'a terrible student.'" That year, Trump told the Associated Press that he "heard [Obama] was a terrible student, terrible. How does a bad student go to Columbia and then to Harvard?" He reportedly added: "I'm thinking about it, I'm certainly looking into it. Let him show his records."
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer, revealed in his Wednesday testimony to the House Oversight Committee that Trump went to great lengths to keep his SAT scores and college grades a secret. In the testimony, which was published by the New York Times, Cohen calls his former boss a "conman." "When I say conman, I'm talking about a man who declares himself brilliant but directed me to threaten his high school, his colleges, and the College Board to never release his grades or SAT scores," Cohen stated. "As I mentioned, I'm giving the Committee today copies of a letter I sent at Mr. Trump's direction threatening these schools with civil and criminal actions if Mr. Trump's grades or SAT scores were ever disclosed without his permission." Cohen further said: "The irony wasn't lost on me at the time that Mr. Trump in 2011 had strongly criticized President Obama for not releasing his grades. As you can see in Exhibit 7, Mr. Trump declared 'Let him show his records' after calling President Obama 'a terrible student.'" That year, Trump told the Associated Press that he "heard [Obama] was a terrible student, terrible. How does a bad student go to Columbia and then to Harvard?" He reportedly added: "I'm thinking about it, I'm certainly looking into it. Let him show his records."