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# Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump Are Lashing Out at Michael Cohen on Twitter

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_Published 2019-02-27. The video was released before Michael Cohen testified before Congress._


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## Ashley Hoffman


Feb 27, 2019 5:07 PM UTC

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[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Feb 27, 2019 5:07 PM UTC

As President Donald Trump’s former longtime personal attorney [Michael Cohen](http://time.com/5539766/michael-cohen-testimony-live/) testified on Wednesday, the President’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump took to Twitter to make their feelings known.

Amid the [public testimony](http://time.com/5539765/michael-cohen-testimony-transcript/) in front of the House Oversight Committee. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan alleged that Cohen was motivated to attack Trump because he didn’t get a job in the White House.

During the exchange, Cohen said that he was offered a White House job in the counsel’s office, which he declined because he if he took a position, he would no longer have attorney client privilege.

Trump’s sons saw the matter differently, taking to Twitter to sling barbs at Cohen.

Donald Trump Jr. tweeted:

> [](https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1100789988051111937)

> [](https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1100791261219487744)


And earlier, Donald Trump Jr. shared a video cut of clips showing Cohen praising Trump at a different time.

Eric Trump joined his brother, tweeting:

“Michael was lobbying EVERYONE to be “Chief of Staff.” It was the biggest joke in the campaign and around the office. Did he just perjure himself again?,” Trump alleged.

> [](https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/1100786677784760320)


> [](https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/1100790534019469315)

Cohen was sentenced to three years in federal prison in December after he plead guilty to campaign finance violations, tax evasion and making false statements.

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