Michael Cohen privately told lawmakers earlier this year that Jay Sekulow, Trump's current attorney, asked him to falsely testify to Congress that negotiations to build a Trump Tower Moscow ended on January 31, 2016, according to a person familiar with Cohen's closed-door interview.
The negotiations actually continued through June 2016, and Cohen briefed Trump and his family repeatedly on the progress, Cohen told the House Intelligence Committee during an open hearing in February.
The House Intelligence Committee Monday released the transcript of Michael Cohen’s closed-door interviews with the panel earlier this year.
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