The Alleged Crime: In his plea agreement with the special counsel, Cohen admitted that he “knowingly and deliberately” made false statements about the pursuit of the Moscow Trump Tower in a letter sent to both the House and Senate intelligence committees in August of 2017.
What you need to know about the case against Michael Cohen. Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to a count of making false statements to Congress. President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has changed his story in regards to the conversations between the president and Russia. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump ’s former personal attorney ...
In the letter, Cohen claimed that the Moscow project was terminated in January of 2016, before the first presidential primaries, because he determined that the proposal “was not feasible for a variety of business reasons.”. Cohen also sought to minimize his communications about the project with Russian officials and with Trump and his family, ...
President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has changed his story in regards to the conversations between the president and Russia. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images.