Michael Cohen says Donald Trump’s downfall will resemble Al Capone’s
- Michael Cohen said he thinks Donald Trump will get indicted on tax charges
- Al Capone, a notorious gangster, was indicted in 1931 on tax evasion charges
Michael Cohen predicted that former US president Donald Trump will, like the mobster Al Capone, get taken down by tax fraud charges.
Speaking on MSNBC’s Deadline White House, Cohen – who was Trump’s lawyer and personal fixer – weighed in on a sprawling probe into the Trump Organisation sparked by New York Attorney General Leticia James.
“Like the Al Capone effect, you’re not going to get him on murder, extortion, racketeering. You get them on tax evasion,” Cohen said.
“And much of this, especially the easier, the low-hanging fruit, so to speak – that was available a long time ago,” he added, referring to potential evidence of fraudulent acts committed by the former president’s business.
Capone, a notorious Chicago gang boss, was not indicted for violent crimes but instead convicted in 1931 on tax-evasion charges.
During his MSNBC appearance, Cohen commented on Trump’s legal troubles and predicted that the former president would use a “playbook” – which Cohen helped create – in response to them.