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    Michael Cohen describes a culture of criminality around Trump

    by Chris Megerian, Del Quentin Wilber and Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times Feb 28, 2019 6 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Michael Cohen, once among President Donald Trump's most ardent defenders, fiercely turned on him Wednesday, describing a culture of rampant criminality and nonstop lying around Trump involving payoffs to his alleged mistresses, inflated personal wealth and secret efforts to build Europe's tallest skyscraper in Moscow.

    Cohen, who worked as Trump's personal lawyer and New York fixer for more than a decade, suggested in a congressional hearing that Trump had skirted or violated federal banking, tax and campaign finance laws, and he indicated that some of those actions already are under criminal investigation.

    The explosive daylong testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform provided riveting political theater, with the now-disbarred lawyer and convicted felon repeatedly saying he was ashamed of his actions - at times fighting back tears - even as he held his ground against fierce attacks on his credibility by Republicans.

    Cohen provided fresh details on scandals that already have come to light - most notably displaying

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