Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s office on
Friday denied an explosive report by BuzzFeed News that his
investigators had gathered evidence showing President Trump directed his
former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about a prospective
business deal in Moscow.
“BuzzFeed’s description
of specific statements to the special counsel’s office, and
characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office,
regarding Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony are not accurate,”
said Peter Carr, a spokesman for Mueller.
The
statement was remarkable on several levels — first, the special
counsel’s office speaks exceedingly rarely, and second, the statement
seemed to drive a stake through a sensational allegation that Democratic
lawmakers suggested earlier in the day could spell the end of the Trump
presidency.
The story published by BuzzFeed Thursday night attributed to two federal
law enforcement officials an incendiary assertion: that Mueller had
collected emails, texts, and testimony indicating Trump had directed
Cohen to lie to Congress about the extent of discussions surrounding a
proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow. That project never came to pass,
but Cohen pleaded guilty last year to lying to Congress about the
matter...
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