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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jul 27, 2018, 02:08 PM Jul 2018

Trump disputes Cohen claim he knew of Trump Tower meeting

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday denied his former personal attorney Michael Cohen's claim that he knew in advance about a highly controversial 2016 Trump Tower meeting, the latest public breach in the fraying relationship between the President and his former confidant.

"No, I did NOT know of the meeting with my son, Don jr.," Trump wrote as part of a series of tweets Friday morning. "Sounds to me like someone is trying to make up stories in order to get himself out of an unrelated jam (Taxi cabs maybe?)."

Sources told CNN that Cohen claims that then-candidate Trump had advance notice of the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower involving Donald Trump Jr. and is willing to assert that claim to special counsel Robert Mueller. The meeting was premised on the expectation that Russians would offer campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, and it's become a key focus of Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Moscow. US intelligence agencies say Russia interfered to support Trump's candidacy.

According to sources, Cohen alleges that he was present, along with several others, when Trump was informed by his son about the Russians' offer and Trump gave his approval to go ahead with the meeting. The sources said Cohen does not have evidence, such as audio recordings, to corroborate his claim, but he is willing to attest to his account.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-disputes-cohen-claim-he-knew-of-trump-tower-meeting/ar-BBL85XM?li=BBnb7Kz

Trumpy would never lie.

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Trump disputes Cohen claim he knew of Trump Tower meeting (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 OP
So, for the moment it's he said/he said PJMcK Jul 2018 #1

PJMcK

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1. So, for the moment it's he said/he said
Fri Jul 27, 2018, 03:02 PM
Jul 2018

As usual with Trump, I expect that more evidence will surface proving that Trump is lying.

Little by little, this guy is being dissected.

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