He’s been sentenced to three years in prison for lying to Congress and several other crimes, and he’s scheduled to report to prison on May 6. . . . But Cohen didn’t just lie to lawmakers. Months before his testimony, he also misled a New York Times reporter about the Moscow project..…
It was also BuzzFeed that reported earlier this year that Trump instructed his Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about his plans to build Trump Tower Moscow. ..…
Trump’s alleged involvement: Both Cohen and prosecutors have alleged that Cohen made the payments at the direction of Trump. . Involvement as president: Cohen testified to Congress that Trump, after he took office, reimbursed him for the hush-money payments and told him..…
Cohen ultimately pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about how long into 2016 the Trump Tower Moscow project was negotiated and Trump’s personal knowledge of it. . ..…
Although the president never directed Cohen to lie to Congress, Cohen said, “Trump already knew [the talking points] were untrue.” . ... Regarding Cohen’s statement to Congress, Mueller writes that there is evidence that Trump was aware of Cohen’s..…