Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Cohen Testimony: No Evidence of Trump Colluding with Russia, But Lots of Dirt

Michael Cohen will make several allegations about President Donald Trump during his testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, including that he overheard political operative Roger Stone tell Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign that he had spoken to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange about the release of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee.

While Cohen will offer testimony against his former boss, he also claims he has no "Direct evidence" that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government.

Cohen will also testify that, contrary to a recent BuzzFeed News report, Trump did not directly instruct him to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.

Cohen says in his testimony that he has no firsthand knowledge that Trump or his campaign colluded with Russians to influence the election.

"Questions have been raised about whether I know of direct evidence that Mr. Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia. I do not. I want to be clear. But, I have my suspicions," Cohen plans to say.

The possible collusion that Cohen claims to have witnessed involves an infamous meeting held at Trump Tower between Donald Trump Jr. and a group of Russians in June 2016.

Cohen also addresses allegations reported by BuzzFeed that Trump instructed him to lie to Congress about efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.

https://www.westernjournal.com/cohen-testimony-no-evidence-trump-colluding-russia/

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