Trump criticized Obama for not releasing school records, allegedly used lawyers to keep his own private

Record ID: 1397439

  • Title: Trump criticized Obama for not releasing school records, allegedly used lawyers to keep his own private
  • Date: 27th February 2019
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 27, 2019) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) BACK VIEW OF U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FORMER BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AND ATTORNEY MICHAEL COHEN APPEARING BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OVERSIGHT AND REFORM COMMITTEE (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FORMER BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AND ATTORNEY MICHAEL COHEN SAYING: "When I say conma
  • Embargoed: 13th March 2019 21:08
  • Keywords: grades school transcripts Russia SAT Michael Cohen alma matter Donald Trump college congress Barack Obama
  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C.; NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON D.C.; NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001A3D0JLZ
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  • Story Text: U.S. President Donald Trump, who famously questioned Barack Obama's citizenship and his academic prowess and called on him to release his school transcripts, went to great lengths to keep his own academic records private, his former attorney Michael Cohen said on Wednesday (February 27).
    "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, Cohen said during testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight Committee.
    Cohen provided the committee with copies of letters he allegedly wrote at Trump's behest threatening his high school and colleges not to release his grades or test scores.
    "We will hold your institution liable to the fullest extent of the law including damages and criminality," Cohen wrote in a letter to Fordham University.
    (Production: Deborah Gembara)
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