特朗普和金正恩在河内会面时 特朗普前律师在华盛顿作证

As Trump¹ and Kim Meet in Hanoi, Former Trump Lawyer Testifies in Washington

American President Donald Trump was all smiles as he greeted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday in Hanoi, Vietnam. The two leaders met for the second time to talk about economic measures against North Korea and its nuclear weapons program.

The two exchanged handshakes in front of American and North Korean flags before holding their one-on-one talk at the Metropole Hotel.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting² Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney later joined Trump for dinner with the North Korean leader. Kim was joined by Kim Yong Chol, the vice³ chairman, and Ri Yong Ho, the foreign minister.

As the dinner began, Trump said, “A lot of things are going to be solved I hope.” He added, “I think it will lead to a wonderful, really a wonderful situation long-term.”

Kim said, “We have met again here and I am confident that we can achieve great results that everyone welcomes.”

Trump’s attention is back in Washington

But, the events in Hanoi did not fully⁴ take the president’s attention away from Washington, D.C. There, his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was answering questions from Congress about his time working for Trump.

Just before his meeting with Kim, Trump wrote on Twitter, “Michael Cohen was one of many lawyers who represented me (unfortunately). He had other clients also. He was just disbarred by the State Supreme⁵ Court for lying & fraud. He did bad things unrelated to Trump. He is lying in order to reduce his prison time.”

Michael Cohen was one of many lawyers who represented me (unfortunately). He had other clients also. He was just disbarred by the State Supreme Court for lying & fraud. He did bad things unrelated to Trump. He is lying in order to reduce his prison time. Using Crooked’s lawyer!

Hours later, Cohen spoke⁶ under oath before a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was called to speak by Democratic lawmakers, over Republican objections.

Cohen told lawmakers that Trump directed him to lie about plans to build a skyscraper⁷ in Moscow, Russia. Cohen said Trump knew about the project, as he represented him in negotiations⁸ with Russia during the 2016 presidential election campaign.

Cohen has already admitted to lying to Congress about the project.

Also on Wednesday, Cohen claimed that Trump knew about his adviser⁹’s contact with WikiLeaks during the presidential campaign. Cohen said he was in Trump’s office in July 2016 when longtime adviser Roger Stone called Trump on the phone. He said Stone told them about WikiLeaks’ plan to release emails that were meant to damage Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Cohen did not present any evidence of this, however. Clinton was Trump’s Democratic opponent in the 2016 presidential race.

Cohen said he does not have direct evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. He said he suspects there was collusion, however.

Cohen claimed he witnessed a conversation between Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr. Cohen said he believes the two talked about a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York City. The meeting involved the younger Trump, the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, his campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Russian government.

Cohen said Trump often told him that Donald Trump Jr. “had the worst judgment¹⁰ of anyone in the world” and he “would never set up any meeting of any significance alone — and certainly not without checking with his father.”

Last year, Cohen admitted guilt¹¹ to violating campaign finance rules by paying off two women who said they had relationships with Trump. Federal lawyers in New York have said Trump directed Cohen to arrange the payments in exchange for promises from the two women to stay quiet.

On Wednesday, Cohen told Congress that Trump personally signed checks to repay him. He showed the House committee a copy of a check for $35,000 dated August 1, 2017. At that time, Trump was already president.

At one time, Cohen said he would “take a bullet” for Trump while serving as his personal lawyer. But on Wednesday, he told Congress, “I am ashamed of my weakness and misplaced loyalty¹², of the things I did for Mr. Trump in an effort to protect and promote him.”

Cohen added, “I have lied, but I’m not a liar¹³. I have done bad things, but I’m not a bad man. I have fixed¹⁴ things, but I am no longer your ‘fixer,’ Mr. Trump.”

Words in This Story

confident - adj. certain that something will happen

disbar - v. to take away the right of a lawyer to work in the profession

fraud - n. the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person

under oath - n. having made a formal promise to tell the truth

skyscraper - n. a very tall building in a city

collusion - n. secret cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose

pay off - v. to give something valuable (like money) in return for doing something illegal or dishonest

loyalty - n. the quality of showing complete support for someone

promote - v. to help someone or something

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 skyscraper   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
• The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

8 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

9 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

10 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

11 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

12 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

13 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

14 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。