But in public testimony last week on Capitol Hill, Cohen said Trump's attorneys, including Jay Sekulow, had reviewed and edited the written statement he provided to Congress in 2017. Cohen acknowledged in a guilty plea last year that he misled lawmakers by saying he had abandoned the Trump Tower Moscow project in January 2016, when in fact he pursued it for months after that as Trump campaigned for the presidency.
Cohen has become a key figure in congressional investigations since turning on his former boss and co-operating with special counsel Robert Mueller's probe. During last week's public testimony, he called Trump a con man, a cheat and a racist. He was also interviewed privately by both the Senate and House intelligence committees last week.
Cohen told Congress last week that he had never asked for and would not accept a pardon from Trump. But that may not be the full story. No pardon was given, and Cohen ultimately pleaded guilty and is co-operating against the president in separate investigations by the special counsel and by federal prosecutors in New York.
On Monday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., sent 81 letters to Trump's family and associates seeking documents and information. Nadler said he would investigate possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power.
The beginning of the end
He'd have video recordings and Trump would still deny it. 😂
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