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In December, 2018, Trump made enemies with his long time lawyer:
* '''Michael Cohen''': after being indicted and pleading guilty to 8 charges, Trump famously used mob language to call Cohen a "rat".<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/12/17/calling-michael-cohen-rat-trump-brings-american-underworld-lingo-white-house/ Cohen "a rat" ''washingtonpost.com''</ref>.
** On Feb 27th, 2019, whilst Trump aswas in Vietnam for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Michael Cohen testified publicly against Mr. Trump before the House Oversight Committee.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/27/us/politics/michael-cohen-testimony.html?action=click&module=inline&pgtype=Homepage Michael Cohen Testimony] ''nytimes.com''</ref>. This drew Trump's ire, leading to Trump calling it a "false hearing".<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-blames-congress-for-michael-cohen-hearing-during-kim-summit-2019-2?r=US&IR=T Trump Blames Congress For Cohen Hearing During Summit] ''businessinsider.com''</ref> Cohen named many people from Trump's inner circle for future questioning by the newly elected Democratic House, as well as creating pathways for the investigation of further potential criminality eg. asset inflation.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTjKJbotjLo Ocasio-Cortez Laying Ground For Further Investigations] ''cspan'' via ''youtube.com'' </ref> By calling his former boss a "racist", a "conman" and a "cheat", Cohen has truly justified himself as Trump's '''Arch Nemesis'''.
The week starting 7th January, 2019 (first Monday of January) saw the Democratic takeover of Congress, and Trump making enemies anew:
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