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According to Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow suggested Cohen tell Congress that negotiations on Trump Tower Moscow ended in January 2016—something Sekulow knew wasn’t true. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
In other words: Michael Cohen has accused Sekulow of instructing him to lie to Congress—which even Bill Barr says would be obstruction of justice. businessinsider.com/william-barr-o…
If Cohen’s testimony is true, it wouldn’t be the first time Trump’s team directed people to lie to help cover up the Russia scandal. Case in point: the June 9 meeting. theguardian.com/us-news/2018/m…
We all know Trump’s team helped write Trump Jr.’s initial statement to The New York Times, which denied the meeting was related to the campaign. But they also reached out to the meeting's Kremlin-linked participants to coordinate their statements, too. feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/… 
Trump Jr.’s lawyer Alan Futerfas even went so far as to draft a statement he suggested Goldstone could put out. judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
And of course, Sekulow played a role in that cover-up as well, going on TV to deny that the president and his lawyers helped coordinate the statements. feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/…
Whether Cohen can prove his claim remains to be seen. But the allegations against Sekulow are part of a well-established pattern of the White House’s obstructive efforts. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/trump…
