How a Trump official turned the Michael Cohen hearing into a reality TV audition for a potential show about black female Republicans

The Washington Post

Housing and Urban Development official Lynne Patton, a longtime Trump family aide, caused controversy during the Cohen hearing when Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib alleged that her appearance in the hearing room was meant as a "prop" to rebut Cohen's claim that President Trump is racist. As The Washington Post reports, it turns out that Patton is also trying to get a reality show focused on black female conservatives off the ground. "The show, by producers of The Real Housewives of Potomac and Shahs of Sunset, would center on a group of powerful black women such as Patton, Trump campaign adviser Katrina Pierson and conservative commentator Candace Owens," according to The Post, which quoted a pitch for the show: "We would like to follow their day-to-day, capturing who they are at home, at work, and above all, understanding their political views and their strong sisterhood."