In closing remarks, Cohen says his blind loyalty to Trump cost him 'everything'

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019 REUTERS/Carlos Barria

In his closing remarks, Cohen once again acknowledged his past misconduct.

"I’ve acknowledged that I have made my own mistakes and I have owned up to them publicly and under oath," he said.

"But silence and complicity in the face of the daily destruction of our basic norms and civility to one another will not be one of them," he continued. "I did things and I acted improperly, at times at Mr. Trump’s behest."

Cohen added that he "blindly" followed Trump's demands and that "my loyalty to Mr. Trump has cost me everthing: my family’s happiness, friendships, my law license, my company, my livelihood, my honor, my reputation, and soon my freedom."

"But I will not sit back, say nothing, and allow him to do the same to the country," Cohen said.