'Please don’t': Internet furious as Michael Cohen confesses considering a run for Congress amid Donald Trump's hush money trial

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Michael Cohen confirmed on Monday, May 20, that he is considering a run for Congress because he has the "best name recognition out there." The former Trump lawyer made yet another shocking revelation during a back and forth with Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche while testifying at the former president's ongoing hush money trial in New York City.

Blanche told the star witness after he confirmed his congressional hopes that his name recognition was due to the 77-year-old business mogul, Fox News reports.

Michael Cohen's witty response to Todd Blanche 

"My name recognition is because of the journey I have been on," Cohen responded, saying it included Trump but was not because of him. Blanche grilled Cohen saying that his journey had been "near daily attacks on President Trump since 2020," to which, in agreement, he responded "sure."

Michael Cohen reasons why he stole money from Donald Trump

On Monday, May 20, the former lawyer said that the whopping $30,000 he stole from the Trump Organization was "almost like self help." Cohen made the statement while being cross examined by Trump's defense attorney Todd Blanche, claiming he did it because he was "angry" about a bonus being cut.

“I was angry because of the reduction in the bonus and I just felt like it was almost like self help, Cohen said, per the outlet. "To have my bonus cut by 2/3 was very upsetting to say the least," he later added.

Earlier Cohen testified that he was supposed to pay the $30,000 he withdrew from the bank to tech company Red Finch, besides the $20,000 he had already paid them. He failed to make the payment but led the Trump Organization to believe he had before collecting an additional $30,000 reimbursement.

Protestors disrupt press conference held by Donald Trump's allies

A group of Trump allies spoke outside the courthouse when a group of anti-Trump protestors screamed and bashed out at them by yelling words such as "liar" and "traitor" alongside deafening boos. 

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson was the first to speak, telling the crowd that he was there because he chose to be, because "prosecution matters," NBC News reports. "I wanted this country to understand that prosecutors around the country are calling the sham trial exactly what it is: a sham trial," Wilson said.

"When I was the prosecutor in South Carolina, I was taught that a real prosecutor doesn't prosecute people. They prosecute conduct. What we're seeing today is the prosecution of a person because of who he is," the attorney general continued.

Kash Patel, a former US National Security Council official, spoke next saying that the real criminal is Cohen and Trump is merely a victim. "I am honored to be here in support of Donald Trump. He has been victimized, we as a country are being victimized, by the unconstitutional weaponization of justice," Patel said.

Several other Trump allies, including Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga, and state representatives from New York, Missouri and Georgia, also shared comments in support of Trump as the protestors' screams grew louder, calling out, "We don't care what you have to say!"

Internet against Cohen's idea of considering a run for Congress

Netizens clearly voiced their concerns over the former Trump lawyer's ambition of giving a run for Congress. One X user tweeted, "Due respect Michael, but please don’t." Another wrote, "If the good old US of A wouldn't exist, you would have to invent it. This is just as absurd as Dr Oz running." 

"Don’t know why Trump didn’t want him in the White House. He’s a liar and a thief. He would have fit right in," added a third user. "I appreciate his help with flipping in Trump, but I don’t think he would be a good fit for Congress," opined one. "Yeah, I'm glad he decided to come clean and testify, but I don't think I want him in Congress," commented one user. 

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