President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's former lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday warned Republican lawmakers that the president's defenders will "suffer the same consequences that I’m suffering."

"I'm responsible for your silliness," Cohen said during public testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee. "I did the same thing that you're doing now for 10 years. I protected Mr. Trump for 10 years."

“I can only warn people, the more people that follow Mr. Trump as I did blindly are going to suffer the same consequences that I’m suffering," Cohen later added.

Cohen to GOP lawmakers: "I did the same thing that you're doing now. For ten years. I protected Mr. Trump for ten years." His warning to them: "The more people that follow Mr. Trump -- as I did blindly -- are going to suffer the same consequences that I'm suffering." pic.twitter.com/vGXvGMXWxC — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 27, 2019

Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in prison last year after pleading guilty to bank and tax fraud and campaign finance violations, is on Capitol Hill giving testimony to congressional committees this week.

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His public testimony on Wednesday included several allegations that Trump played a part in criminal actions. Cohen, for example, said that Trump directed him to break the law and make a nondisclosure payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had an affair with the president.

Cohen also described the president as a "racist," a "conman" and a "cheat."

Multiple Republican lawmakers condemned Cohen's credibility, pointing to his prior admission that he made false statements to Congress about the effort to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.

Rep. Jim Jordan James (Jim) Daniel JordanSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election House passes resolution condemning anti-Asian discrimination relating to coronavirus Republicans call for Judiciary hearing into unrest in cities run by Democrats MORE (R-Ohio), the ranking member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, repeatedly criticized Cohen. He at one point accused the former "fixer" of blaming others for his crimes and having no remorse.

"Shame on you, Mr. Jordan," Cohen responded. "That's not what I said. Shame on you."

Cohen later pointed out that Jordan and his colleagues had yet to ask him a question about Trump.

"That's actually why I thought I was coming today. Not to confess the mistakes that I've made," Cohen said.