Cohen claims Trump knew in advance of 2016 Trump Tower meeting
Source: CNN
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, sources with knowledge tell CNN. Cohen is willing to make that assertion to special counsel Robert Mueller, the sources said.
Cohen's claim would contradict repeated denials by Trump, Donald Trump Jr., their lawyers and other administration officials who have said that the President knew nothing about the Trump Tower meeting until he was approached about it by The New York Times in July 2017.
Cohen alleges that he was present, along with several others, when Trump was informed of the Russians' offer by Trump Jr. By Cohen's account, Trump approved going ahead with the meeting with the Russians, according to sources.
To be clear, these sources said Cohen does not have evidence, such as audio recordings, to corroborate his claim, but he is willing to attest to his account.
Cohen privately testified last year to two Congressional committees investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. A source familiar with Cohen's House testimony said he did not testify that Trump had advance knowledge. Cohen's claims weren't mentioned in separate reports issued by Republicans and Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/26/politics/michael-cohen-donald-trump-june-2016-meeting-knowledge/index.html
mobeau69
(11,079 posts)he's just begging Mueller to make him an offer.
Grasswire2
(13,564 posts)....that he'd better flip now, or he will lose the opportunity to do so.
mobeau69
(11,079 posts)These kind of statements from Cohen are something Mueller doesn't like or need.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)That theyre trying to spoil the deal for Cohen.
Grasswire2
(13,564 posts)Trump team apparently engaging in ratf*ckery to devalue Cohen and harm his chance of getting a deal with Mueller.
mobeau69
(11,079 posts)We have a clown running our country. No knowledge, no skills and no abilities. I'm thinking Sarah Palin or Oily Tatz would be an improvement at this point.
Glamrock
(11,781 posts)"Okay, so Trump knew. But it wasn't illegal."
Next week? "Who hasn't bent the rules I mean, cmon."
bitterross
(4,066 posts)babylonsister
(170,963 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)mobeau69
(11,079 posts)Hope springs eternal!
Midnight Writer
(21,548 posts)highplainsdem
(48,731 posts)Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)htuttle
(23,738 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)has perjured themselves. Strike up the band for the March of the Frogs.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)riversedge
(69,727 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)riversedge
(69,727 posts)John Berman
Verified account @JohnBerman
JUST NOW: He has lied all his life.
Rudy Giuliani on Michael Cohen now saying @realDonaldTrump knew of Trump Tower meeting beforehand.
Its on.
8:19 PM - 26 Jul 2018
Link to tweet
Jason @JaR45
7m7 minutes ago
Replying to @JohnBerman @realDonaldTrump
So Rudy is saying Cohen lied in all the years he was Trumps lawyer...🤔
0 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)riversedge
(69,727 posts)Harker
(13,880 posts)I couldn't be happier that he's so vocal a member of Team Trumpsky.
Doodley
(8,976 posts)meeting to get dirt on Hilary Clinton and didn't mention it to Trump? That doesn't wash. Cohen is more credible than all the Trumps who said it was about adopting babies.
jcgoldie
(11,584 posts)That guy seems to have a lot of his dirty laundry and he seemed "ready to take a bullet for him". Why would you leave him dangling out there?
Harker
(13,880 posts)he went from "personal lawyer" to "fixer" and "consiglieri."
Still, Trumpsky had to know that freezing him out could be catastrophic. I hope we get the answer to that question soon.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)that have been put on the bench since this traitor has been in office.
David Corn on Lawrence O'Donnell nailed it, this is collusion, end of story, and the other(s) and the opinion writer guest from the Washington Post, which escapes me right now, in her name said that everything that this person (I will be nice) is doing is basically illegitimate.................and he is not a legitimate president..............
And both guest congressmen laid this right at the feet of Paul "ayn rand" Ryan and the turtle in their comments..............
AKing
(511 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)The show is about to begin.