He told Cohen to give FALSE testimony about building a Trump Tower Moscow, aka the Moscow Project.
There's a reason Mueller had Cohen plead guilty to THIS crime.
It's #WitnessTampering + #Obstruction.
buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
Q: "A president persuading a person to commit perjury would be obstruction. Is that right?"
Barr: "Yes."
Q: "...a president...convincing a witness to change testimony would be obstruction...?"
Barr: "Yes."
They seem to dispute the "description" and "characterization" of corroborating documents and testimony in the article.
But not necessarily the central premise...
But he has RT'd RWNJs, including one who said "More Buzzfeed B.S." - but BFN has had incredibly reliable reporting and won every lawsuit for publishing the mostly corroborated Dossier.
On TV, Ben Smith just said that the reporters are CURRENTLY working on more to THIS story...
Mueller said Cohen made "false statements...in accordance with Client-1's DIRECTIVES" in the sentencing memo.
in other words, THE CENTRAL PREMISE IS TRUE.
Cohen lied to Congress, AS DIRECTED by Trump.
Unlike G. Conway, however, I don't believe it's "clearly" referencing the payments ONLY...as Mueller specifically says "in EACH each."
Ik it's not likely, but I wish Mueller's office would specify the inaccuracies.
This news is too important for Trump supporters to claim victory over...
The Washington Post was disparaged by the WH.
But they weren't fired nor did they lose respect. They continued reporting.