Michael Cohen: Ex-lawyer tells Congress Trump directed lies (BBC)

Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has claimed Mr Trump wanted him to lie about a property deal in Moscow during the 2016 presidential campaign.

During Wednesday’s testimony, Cohen said Mr Trump directed covert plans for a Trump hotel, even while he denied having any business in Russia.

He also said Mr Trump knew about a leak of hacked Democratic emails, and called him a “racist”, “conman” and “cheat”.

Mr Trump accused Cohen of “lying in order to reduce his prison time”. Read more

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