Michael Cohen revealed the letter he sent to one of Donald Trump's former colleges as part of his scheme to 'threaten' the to keep the then-candidate's grades secret as part of bombshell Congressional testimony Wednesday.
In the letter he sent to the president of Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, Cohen tells him to seal Trump's records and that if they were to be released, he would sue and press for charges.
He added: 'P.S. Mr. Trump truly enjoyed his two years at Fordham and has great respect for the University.'
Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer and fixer, included the information in testimony that touched on Russia, WikiLeaks, and payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Cohen made a point of including the documents to accompany testimony, where he said Trump was a 'conman' and a 'racist' – and noted that Trump had demanded that President Obama release his own grades after stoking a conspiracy theory that Obama wasn't born in the U.S.
Trump attended Fordham for two years before transferring to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. None of his grades for any of his education have ever been published.
Cohen told the House Oversight Committee he was furnishing 'copies of letters I wrote at Mr. Trump's direction that threatened his high school, colleges, and the College Board not to release his grades or SAT scores.'
Cohen made a point of including the documents to accompany testimony, where he said Trump was a 'conman' and a 'racist' – and noted that Trump had demanded that President Obama release his own grades after stoking a conspiracy theory that Obama wasn't born in the U.S.
Double standard: Cohen entered an interview which Trump conducted with the Associated Press in 2011 demanding that Obama release his grades as a pointed contrast to what Trump ordered him to do
Cohen says he threatened schools with legal action at Trump's direction if they released his student records
TRUMP'S EDUCATION
1951-59
Kew-Forest School, Forest Hills, Queens. Kindergarten - seventh grade.
Grades: Unknown
1959-64
New York Military Academy, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. Eight grade-senior year.
Grades: Unknown. Fellow students say he was a cadet captain, NPR reported
1964-66
Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. Left by transfer after sophomore year
Grades: Unknown.
1966-1968
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Graduated with a BSc in Economics.
Grades: Unknown. The Daily Pennsylvanian reported there was no sign of his name on the 1968 Dean's List or indication he graduated with any honors in the Commencement Program
KimThe letter and the wider claim of a scheme to 'threaten' those who held his high school and college grades was revealed in Cohen's testimony, which also contained bombshell revelations about WikiLeaks and a planned Trump tower project in Moscow.
Cohen wrote: '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.'
'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,' the recently-disbarred lawyer continued.
'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.'
Trump during the campaign called himself a 'very smart guy' and even touted 'like, super genius stuff.'
But according to Cohen, the candidate was determined not to allow the release of his grades.
Trump frequently touted his attendance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania – often saying he attended the 'Wharton School of Finance,' where he took classes.
According to the Boston Globe, which interviewed former classmates, Trump 'rarely shined in class.'
Trump transferred to the school after spending two years at Fordham University, having obtained military deferments from Vietnam.
Trump attended military high school at the New York Military Academy.
Cohen did not include any other letters which would have been to both institutions.
Fordham, a private Catholic university, confirmed to NPR that it had received the letter.
'Fordham received a follow-up letter from one of Mr. Trump's attorneys summarizing the call and reminding us that they would take action against the University if we did, in fact, release Mr. Trump's records,' a spokesman told the broadcaster.
Cohen also took aim at Trump's avoidance of military service – and made the point as the president was meeting with the president and prime minister of Vietnam at summit meetings.
'During the campaign, Mr. Trump said he did not consider Vietnam Veteran, and Prisoner of War, Senator John McCain to be 'a hero' because he likes people who weren't captured,' Cohen was to testify.
'At the same time, Mr. Trump tasked me to handle the negative press surrounding his medical deferment from the Vietnam draft. Mr. Trump claimed it was because of a bone spur, but when I asked for medical records, he gave me none and said there was no surgery,' according to his former fixer, who Trump now brands a liar.
'He told me not to answer the specific questions by reporters but rather offer simply the fact that he received a medical deferment. He finished the conversation with the following comment. 'You think I'm stupid, I wasn't going to Vietnam.'
Cohen was to include the letter as an exhibit to be shared with the committee.
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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