President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has black friends — lots of them! So many, in fact, that on Wednesday he decided to post a collage of photos with people like Omarosa Manigault and Diamond and Silk, just in case anyone thinks his association with Trump makes him "a racist."
New York's Olivia Nuzzi reached out to Cohen to confirm he had "seriously just [made] a collage of pictures of you with black people to prove you're not racist":
Pushed by Nuzzi, Cohen added: "I know President Trump and his heart. He is a good man and doesn't have a racist bone in his body. All morning I am receiving horrific comments about being anti-black, racist, etc … for supporting Trump. Wrong!"
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