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"This signals that Cohen’s consciousness of wrongdoing is fleeting, that his remorse is minimal, and that his instinct to blame others is strong."
While being pressed by defense attorney Todd Blanche, Cohen admitted that he pocketed cash that was supposed to be reimbursement for a $50,000 payment Cohen claimed he had shelled out to a technology firm. But Cohen actually gave the technology firm just $20,000, he said.
“So you stole from the Trump Organization,” Blanche asked.
“Yes, sir,” Cohen replied. Cohen agreed he never paid the Trump Organization back.
Arnold recorded Cohen without his knowledge for approximately 36 minutes during a March 25 phone call, which Arnold provided to the Journal.
"There is no tax evasion," said Cohen on the call. "And the Heloc? I have an 18% loan-to-value on my home. How could there be a Heloc issue? How? Right?…It’s a lie."
Prosecutors in New York said that Cohen has yet to acknowledge that he made false statements to banks, concluding "This signals that Cohen’s consciousness of wrongdoing is fleeting, that his remorse is minimal, and that his instinct to blame others is strong."
SOURCE: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-24/cohen-betrayed-tom-arnold-leaks-phone-call-where-former-trump-attorney-admits-more