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Megyn Kelly welcomed David Schwartz, the lawyer representing Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, onto her hour of the Today show on Thursday — although “welcomed” may not be the best choice of words because the conversation was anything but friendly. Kelly came out of the gate swinging, grilling Schwartz as to whether or not his client ever threatened adult film star Stormy Daniels, either directly or indirectly.
Kelly first directed Schwartz’s attention to an incident from 2015, in which his client threatened a Daily Beast writer over a piece on the president’s ex-wife Ivana Trump. “You write a story that has Mr. Trump’s name in it, with the word ‘rape,’ and I’m going to mess your life up,” Cohen responded at the time. “For as long as you’re on this frickin’ planet.”
Schwartz’s response? “When your boss is being threatened like that? Everybody should want an employer like this,” he told Kelly, to her audience literally erupting in laughter. “Who would be so loyal, so loyal to your boss that you would protect that person.”
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Later in the segment, Kelly kept Schwartz firmly planted in the hot seat by reminding him that Cohen has a history of allegedly or arguably threatening behavior, pointing out that she, personally, had even been on the receiving end.
When Kelly brought up the time that Cohen retweeted a Trump supporter who wrote “we can gut her” after the first presidential debate, Schwartz’s response was likewise incredulous. “So you’re not Michael’s favorite person,” he retorted. “It’s not a love connection, okay, so alright.”
Kelly continued, telling him that as a result of that tweet, she received death threats and required security following her around, and that her former boss had even reached out to Cohen to ask him to let up, but Schwartz remained unperturbed. “I don’t accept everything that you’re saying, because he has another side to the story, maybe one day you guys can talk this out,” Cohen offered. “Because there are two sides to every story. It’s not just Megyn’s side of the story, there are other sides…”
“It’s not just my side, read Twitter!” Kelly shot back. Ah, yes. If this is a preview as to how all this is going to play out in court, better have the popcorn ready.