--- title: Michael Cohen Paid for 'WomenForCohen' Twitter Account description: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen reportedly paid to have a Twitter account created that praised him as a "sex symbol." canonical: https://time.com/5505682/michael-cohen-womenforcohen-twitter-account/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-17T16:47:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T01:16:28.000Z og:title: Here's That Twitter Account Michael Cohen Just Addressed og:description: The former Trump said the Twitter account @WomenForCohen was about 'having fun' og:url: https://time.com/5505682/michael-cohen-womenforcohen-twitter-account/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9154c38b2b0b38fb/698945e7457a522363d6097e/michael-cohen-testimony-testify-walking-in.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: michael-cohen-testimony-testify-walking-in og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's That Twitter Account Michael Cohen Just Addressed twitter:description: The former Trump said the Twitter account @WomenForCohen was about 'having fun' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9154c38b2b0b38fb/698945e7457a522363d6097e/michael-cohen-testimony-testify-walking-in.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:56 video:published: 2019-02-27 section: politics topics: congressional testimony, Twitter account, social media manipulation, campaign tactics, Michael Cohen, Red Finch, political messaging genre: news, interview tones: combative, defensive, sarcastic, serious emotions: skepticism (high), defensiveness (medium), amusement (low) sentiment: negative audience: political news readers, policy observers, legal analysts, general news audiences people: Michael Cohen, Jim Jordan organizations: Red Finch, Congress products: Twitter content_suitability: politics [00:00-00:56]; profanity [00:07-00:09] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # 'We Were Having Fun.' 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=5c75aa26-da09-4f29-b18c-89f13bdaa343&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Michael Cohen Speaks About "Women for Cohen" During Testimony Before Congress [Watch (HLS stream): Michael Cohen Speaks About "Women for Cohen" During Testimony Before Congress](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mQ292ASl.m3u8) (0:56)  _Published 2019-02-27. He responded to a question from Rep. Jim Jordan from Ohio._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Michael Cohen testifies before Congress and is questioned by Rep. Jim Jordan about a Twitter account called "Women for Cohen" and tweets praising him. Cohen says he did not set up the account and that a young woman who worked for the firm Red Finch was responsible. He says the activity was part of a lighthearted, stressful campaign period and denies it was meant to protect the President. ## Key points - Jordan asks Cohen whether he created a fake Twitter account called Women for Cohen and paid a firm to post tweets praising him. (00:00) - Jordan reads a tweet from the account with hashtags including TGIF, handsome and sexy, describing Cohen as an honest guy. (00:07) - Cohen says he did not set up the account; he says it was done by a young lady who worked for Red Finch. (00:21) - Cohen describes the campaign period as somewhat crazy and wild, and says the team was having fun. (00:30) - Cohen states that the activity was not done to protect the President. (00:37) - Cohen says there was a real Twitter account, and that it exists. (00:42) - Cohen denies that he paid the firm to create the Twitter account. (00:47) - Cohen suggests that the young woman who worked for the firm was having fun during a stressful time. (00:49) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:21] Jordan questions Cohen about the Women for Cohen account. Jordan asks whether Cohen created a Twitter account and paid a firm to post praising tweets, then reads one of the tweets aloud. - [00:21 to 00:56] Cohen denies setting up the account. Cohen says a Red Finch employee was responsible, describes the campaign as fun, and denies that the activity was meant to protect the President or that he paid for the account. ## Key quotes - [00:07] Rep. Jim Jordan: "we appreciate this honest guy at Michael Cohen" - [00:21] Michael Cohen: "I didn't actually set that up, it was done by a young lady that worked for Red Finch." - [00:33] Michael Cohen: "we were having fun, that's what it was, sir, we were having fun." - [00:37] Michael Cohen: "That was not done to protect the President." - [00:47] Michael Cohen: "I didn't pay the firm to do that." ## Questions this video answers - Did Michael Cohen create a fake Twitter account called Women for Cohen? [00:00] - Did Michael Cohen pay a firm to post tweets praising him? [00:02] - Who set up the Women for Cohen account, according to Cohen? [00:21] - Was the Women for Cohen activity done to protect the President? [00:37] - Was the Women for Cohen account a real Twitter account? [00:42] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-00:56]: Congressional testimony about a political campaign and the President. - profanity [00:07-00:09]: Hashtags include the words sexy and handsome in a sexualized context; no explicit profanity present.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 13, 2023 1:16 AM UTCPublished: Jan 17, 2019 4:47 PM UTC He responded to a question from Rep. Jim Jordan from Ohio.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 13, 2023 1:16 AM UTCPublished: Jan 17, 2019 4:47 PM UTC During [President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen’s February testimony](http://time.com/5538009/michael-cohen-congress-testimony-trump/) before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan brought up the @WomenForCohen Twitter account while questioning Cohen about whether he lied to protect Trump. “That was not done to protect the president,” Cohen told Jordan. “We were having fun during a stressful time.” [Michael Cohen](http://time.com/5479762/michael-cohen-donald-trump-hush-payments-wrong/) was [sentenced to three years](http://time.com/5477719/michael-cohen-sentenced-prison/) in federal prison in December after pleading guilty to tax evasion, campaign finance violations and making false financial statements. But new information about President Donald Trump’s former lawyer continues to come to light. According to a January report in the [_Wall Street Journal_](https://www.wsj.com/articles/poll-rigging-for-trump-and-creating-womenforcohen-one-it-firms-work-order-11547722801), Cohen not only hired RedFinch Solutions — a small IT firm owned by Liberty University chief information officer John Gauger — to rig online polls in Trump’s favor ahead of his presidential campaign, but also paid Gauger to enlist a female friend to create and run the Twitter account [@WomenForCohen](https://twitter.com/WomenForCohen). The purpose of the account, which is still active as of Feb. 27, was to paint Cohen as a “sex symbol” and “pit bull” by posting tweets that “praised his looks and character, and promoted his appearances and statements boosting Mr. Trump’s Candidacy,” the _Journal_ reported “Women who love and support Michael Cohen. Strong, pit bull, sex symbol, no nonsense, business oriented, and ready to make a difference!” reads the bio for the account, which is still available online. Examples of the types of tweets the fake fan account posted from its creation in May 2016 to the date of its most recent tweet, Dec. 28, 2016, include, “Looking good and representing the next [#POTUS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/POTUS?src=hash) We couldn’t be more proud of you [@MichaelCohen212](https://twitter.com/MichaelCohen212),” and, “We are ready for fall air, crisp mornings, & seeing this guy dressed to impress! [@MichaelCohen212](https://twitter.com/MichaelCohen212) you are amazing!” > [](https://twitter.com/WomenForCohen/status/778786223376568320) > [](https://twitter.com/WomenForCohen/status/772063626618437632) See a selection of @WomenForCohen’s tweets below. > [](https://twitter.com/WomenForCohen/status/778298767468552192) > [](https://twitter.com/WomenForCohen/status/776420412116897792) > [](https://twitter.com/WomenForCohen/status/774734029421703174) > [](https://twitter.com/WomenForCohen/status/771329076825128962) > [](https://twitter.com/WomenForCohen/status/760562597498347520) ## Transcript [00:00] When you created the fake Twitter account Women for [00:02] Cohen and paid a firm to post Tweets like this one. In [00:07] a world of lies, deception and fraud, we appreciate this [00:11] honest guy at Michael Cohen, hashtag [00:17] TGIF, hashtag handsome, hashtag sexy. Was that [00:21] done to protect the President? No, Mr. Jordan, I didn't [00:24] actually set that up, it was done by a young lady that [00:27] worked for Red Finch. And during the course of the [00:30] campaign, which you would know, it's somewhat crazy. [00:33] And wild, we were having fun, that's what it was, sir, we [00:37] were having fun. Was it done to protect the President? That [00:40] was not done to protect the President. Was it a fake Twitter [00:42] account? That was No, there was a real Twitter account, it [00:45] exists. You pay a firm to create this Twitter account [00:47] [ INAUDIBLE ]. I didn't pay the firm to do that. 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