Trump Claims Cohen Pleaded Guilty To Keep His Wife And “Rich Father-In-Law” Out Of Legal Trouble [VIDEO]

Law & Crime reports:

Trump joined Fox host Harris Faulkner for an interview Thursday afternoon in no small part to defend himself against the accusation that he was implicated in a crime when his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced for campaign finance violations.

One of the things he threw out there was the idea that Cohen pleaded guilty to keep his wife and “rich” father-in-law out of legal trouble. As The New York Times‘ Michael Grynbaum noted, Trump provided “zero evidence” for his claims.

Newsweek reports:

Trump bragged about his support among women in a Fox News interview on Thursday and, along the way, made up a claim that he garnered more female support than 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

In the interview with Fox’s Harris Faulkner, Trump—seemingly alluding to the environment surrounding the 2016 election—said he “was worried it wouldn’t get one woman in the United States” to vote for him. He quickly pivoted to braggadocio.

“Hillary wishes she had my numbers. Hillary got trounced with women,” Trump said. That’s wrong.

On Fox News, Trump suggests, with zero evidence, that Michael Cohen’s wife and father-in-law could have been involved in illegal activities.

— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) December 13, 2018

Trump, in Fox interview: “Hillary wishes she had my numbers. Hillary got trounced with women.” Clinton carried the female vote in 2016 by 54% to 41%

— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) December 13, 2018