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The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Fritz Holznagel, The Conversation

Here’s the first question of this week’s edition:

Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts at his trial in New York. The jury apparently did not buy defense attorney Todd Blanche's description of witness (and former Trump fixer) Michael Cohen as what?

1. A. "A Mount Everest of misinformation"
2. B. "The GLOAT ... Greatest liar of all time"
3. C. "The King Kong of con men"
4. D. "A stool pigeon who sings like another MC, Mariah Carey"

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