Much like former White House aide Omarosa, Michael Cohen’s damning story about President Trump seems to be unraveling. (RELATED: Omarosa Undermines Her Whole Story With Latest Leak.)
As you well know, Cohen struck a plea deal this week that, while reducing likely legal punishment for breaking federal law, also implicated Trump in the crime of not disclosing a campaign contribution, which was in the form of hush money paid to a mistress. And while Cohen was once a loyal soldier of Trump, he’s now turned on his former boss in the most ignominious manner, citing his father’s experience in the Holocaust to justify his treachery. (RELATED: Michael Cohen Claims His Father Invoked Holocaust to Have Him Turn on Trump.)
If that wasn’t bad enough, Cohen’s credibility is about to take another tumble. Last month, Cohen told media outlets he was willing to tell Special Counsel Robert Mueller that Trump knew about the controversial Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer that some speculate is a sign of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
Yet, Cohen testified before Congress that he has no idea if Trump knew of the meeting beforehand.
Jonathan Swan reports:
Michael Cohen told lawmakers last year, in sworn testimony, that he didn’t know whether then-candidate Donald Trump had foreknowledge of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians, three sources with knowledge of Cohen’s testimony tell Axios.
The big picture: And Cohen still doesn’t know whether Trump knew about the infamous meeting, according to Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis. “Nothing has changed,” he told Axios. News reports last month said Cohen was willing to assert to special counsel Robert Mueller that Trump did know about the meeting in advance.
🍦Hard-won scoop from @jonathanvswan: Last year, when questioned under oath by lawmakers on the House intelligence committee, Cohen not only said that he himself had no foreknowledge of the Trump Tower meeting but that had no idea whether Trump did, either https://t.co/8GdYQE5KPt
— Mike Allen (@mikeallen) August 23, 2018
Cohen’s lawyer Lanny Davis admitted as much last night on CNN as well. Here is a transcript of the conversation:
So Lanny Davis was on CNN last night and was asked about whether Michael Cohen really does know that Donald Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting in advance: pic.twitter.com/e7yXIPdkn0
— Byron York (@ByronYork) August 23, 2018
So let’s get this straight: Cohen reportedly told media outlets that Trump knew about the Trump Tower meeting beforehand, a clear implication of possible Russian collusion. Yet now his lawyer is denying the claim after it came out that he testified under oath contradicting that claim.
So either he lied under oath, or lied now.
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Sounds like Cohen has a big issue with the truth if you ask me.
