Leonard Cohen Testimony
And finally, there was a question about a previous testimony that you’ve given, the description of your relationship with Ms. Lynch. Why at that hearing did you say that you only had a business relationship with Ms. Lynch? And not just once or twice. Why did you say that? Because, as it turns out, the friendship Ms. Lynch displayed was false and deceptive, so it was not really a friendship. Kelly: Objection. The intimate relationship we had, she denies. So I’m not going to insist. So, therefore, it was not -- from that point of view, there was not an intimate relationship and there was not a friendship; it was all business. It was all business from the point of view of Ms. Lynch. Kelly: Objection; speculation as to what Ms. Lynch thought. Court: Overruled. The question was why he did it, and he’s testifying to his subjective reason. (RT 319-320)
Leonard Cohen Cross: Kelly: When you testified on March 23rd, you said that -- you didn’t give the same answer that you gave now, correct, regarding your relationship with Ms. Lynch? Cohen: That’s correct. Kelly: Okay. But you -- when you did testify, you stood in front of the counsel table, you raí sed your right hand, correct? Cohen: Correct. Kelly: You swore to tell the truth, the whole truth? Cohen: Correct. Kelly: And then the same oath that you just took right now, correct? Before testifying, correct? Cohen: Correct. Kelly: Okay. And you understand that you were under the penalty of perjury on March 23rd? Streeter: Objection; argumentative. Court: Sustained. Kelly: Nothing further. (RT 321-322)