The Michael Cohen public testimony hasn't even begun yet, and already the lawyer's statements are at odds with President Trump's public image of himself. Cohen — who is frequently described as Trump's loyal "fixer," but has since flipped to cooperate with investigators — describes in his opening statement a time in 2013 that "Mr. Trump directed me to find a straw bidder to purchase a portrait of him that was being auctioned at an Art Hamptons Event."
Cohen goes on to say:
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