Oh snap throwing back to the repugs face

[gabeana]

saying the repugs on the committee doing the same thing he did for Trump lying for him

best smack down of the day

[handmade34]

1. "best smack down of the day"

it was excellent... unfortunately, I doubt that the intended audience understands what he said

[onlyadream]

2. This is so confusing to me

How Cohen can go from one extreme to the other. It's like he was struck by lightning.

Is he now a hero? Listening to him, it sounds like he is.

[Siwsan]

4. Just a theory, but people can get caught up in a 'bubble' situation

It can be like the frog in a pot of warm water, that is set to boil. What surrounds you becomes your new normal.

I'm not sure what snapped him out of the situation - he named a couple of things.

[maxsolomon]

21. His boss threw him under a bus, there's that.

Also, he was caught red-handed and convicted, so there's that.

[Siwsan]

23. I suspect it is six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Scorn and shame.

[maxsolomon]

24. Cooperation agreement

It will pay off when he's paroled 1/3 of the way through his sentence.

[arthritisR_US]

5. He's a man seeking redemption and I totally

respect that. First step is to own up to what he did, accept the consequences and then to tell the truth.

[SunSeeker]

26. Totally agree. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. He's facing three years in prison for lying to Congress previously,

which he did to protect Trump. He's not about to do that again, and he has nothing to lose (and the possibility of a reduced sentence to gain) by telling the truth now. Whether he's really had a come-to-Jesus moment or just wants to get even with Trump for throwing him under the bus - who knows?

[barbtries]

7. a couple things

he's been freed from a cult.
he has been caught and has nothing left to lose.
and as he just stated, he can see what a divisive and destructive force trump is to the country.

[Farmer-Rick]

15. Good point

He does come off as man who got out from under a cult.

Reminds me a little of the German people after WWII ended. They are one minute horrified at what they did and the next minute thrilled to be out from the trance.

[True Blue American]

16. You make a very good point.

People have to finally realize what is wrong to free themselves from a cult. Some never do.

[LuvLoogie]

8. It is love for his family inspiring him I think, if he is to be believed.

He is beginning to rip though the Republicans on the committee both subtly and profoundly.

[Javaman]

9. he may have been living with the guilt for years

and finally he's out from under the thumb of the orange assholes corruption and feels free for the first time in years, even though he's still in prison.

[C_U_L8R]

10. He's a crook trying to make good.

His job was to do nefarious jobs for Trump... and it ruined him.
That I believe.

[dawg day]

11. When you are in a cult,

You lose your identity, but you can get it back. I guess. It must feel like waking up from a dream.

[Maraya1969]

12. Criminals do it all the the time in jail after they spend days, months or years.

They change the kind of person they want to be. That is supposed to be the reason for incarceration; to punish criminals so they will look at themselves in a different light.

[True Blue American]

13. I think they call that

Finding Jesus!

[mitch96]

17. He's smacking down to get his sentence reduced... I can't blame him... nt

[marylandblue]

19. He knew Trump would turn on him after Stormy Daniels

I think Trump was saying Cohen did it without telling him. Cohen knew loyalty was a one street for Trump, but only then did he realize that it could happen to him.

[Awsi Dooger]

3. Easily the best of the day

But it should have been happening all day. Those clips are the gold. Every Democratic questioner should be sculpting questions designed toward responses like that

[Honeycombe8]

14. Snap, baby! Snap! nt

[Achilleaze]

18. Take that, you KGOP republican traitor-protectors

[SunSeeker]

20. K & R

[Chakaconcarne]

22. Republicans have nothing today...

They are flailing miserably

[onlyadream]

25. Did you see the question about the boxes?

It was ridiculous.

It was boxes returned to Cohen after the raid. Yet, he was being questioned about why he didn't turn them in.

Reaching.