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Mueller on conduct towards Cohen (where Trump has most exposure):
"First, with regard to Cohen's false statements to Congress, while there is
evidence, described below, that the President knew Cohen provided false testimony to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project,"...
"the evidence available to us does not establish that the President directed or aided Cohen's false testimony." ...
"The absence of evidence about the President and his counsel's conversations about the drafting of Cohen's statement precludes us from assessing what,"...
"if any, role the President played." ...
"Cohen also recalled discussing the possibility of a pardon with the President's personal counsel, who told him to stay on message and everything would be fine. The President indicated in his public statements that a pardon..."
"had not been ruled out, and also stated publicly that "[m]ost people will flip if the Government lets them out of trouble" but that he "d[idn't] see Michael doing that. After it was reported that Cohen intended to cooperate with the government, however, the President accused..."
"Cohen of "mak[ing] up stories in order to get himself out of an unrelated jam (Taxi cabs...?), "called Cohen a "rat," and on multiple occasions publicly suggested that Cohen's family members had committed crimes. The evidence concerning this sequence of events could support..."
"an inference that the President used inducements in the form of positive messages in an effort to get Cohen not to cooperate, and then turned to attacks and intimidation to deter the provision of information or undermine Cohen's credibility once Cohen began cooperating." ...
"...(T)here is evidence that could support the inference that the President intended to discourage Cohen from cooperating with the government because Cohen's information would shed adverse light on the President's campaign-period conduct and statements." ...
"The President's concern about Cohen cooperating may have been directed
at the Southern District of New York investigation into other aspects of the President's dealings with Cohen rather than an investigation of Trump Tower Moscow." ...
"Finally, the President's statements insinuating that members of Cohen's
family committed crimes after Cohen began cooperating with the government could be viewed as an effort to retaliate against Cohen and chill further testimony adverse to the President by Cohen or others."
Mueller Report, Vol. II, p. 153-56
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