💥Michael Cohen claims Trump knew in advance of 2016 Trump Tower meeting in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton - Cohen's claim contradicts repeated denials by Trump, Don Jr, their lawyers and other admini officials
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Cohen alleges he was present when Trump was informed of the Russians' offer by Don Jr. and Trump approved going ahead with the meeting - Cohen doesn't have evidence such as audio recordings to corroborate his claim, but is willing to attest to his account
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Michael Cohen said he was present 'with several others' when Trump approved the meeting with the Russians - so we will see if any of those others will speak out and support his story
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Regardless of who released the info, if true, it means Trump approved a meeting with Russians who said they had dirt on Clinton, during the campaign when he said he had no contact with Russians, and after the election, lied about his knowledge of the mtg
A good point from @rgoodlaw - if others present testified they could be exposed to perjury if Trump did know in advance and approved Trump Tower meeting
If Trump's team leaked this story (central to campaign collusion investigation) out to weaken Cohen's hand - don't forget Cohen has spent a decade working on shady deals with Trump, Cohen has Russian and mafia ties, if he flips, Cohen holds many more cards than this one
