(CNN) – Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, sources with knowledge tell CNN. Cohen is willing to make that assertion to special counsel Robert Mueller, the sources said.
Cohen’s claim would contradict repeated denials by Trump, Donald Trump Jr., their lawyers and other administration officials who have said that the President knew nothing about the Trump Tower meeting until he was approached about it by The New York Times in July 2017.
Cohen alleges that he was present, along with several others, when Trump was informed of the Russians’ offer by Trump Jr. By Cohen’s account, Trump approved going ahead with the meeting with the Russians, according to sources.
To be clear, these sources said Cohen does not have evidence, such as audio recordings, to corroborate his claim, but he is willing to attest to his account.
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"Cohen alleges that he was present, along with several others, when Trump was informed of the Russians' offer by Trump Jr. Trump approved going ahead with the meeting with the Russians, according to sources."
Don will die in jail. Don Jr, we'll see.https://t.co/56lKLH0U4R
— John Schindler (@20committee) July 27, 2018
JUST IN: Giuliani calls Cohen "pathological liar" after he claimed Trump knew of Trump Tower meeting ahead of time https://t.co/QXZGWhiRf2 pic.twitter.com/C86BAW1iJN
— The Hill (@thehill) July 27, 2018
BREAKING: Michael Cohen claims then-candidate Donald Trump knew in advance of 2016 Trump Tower meeting in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, sources say https://t.co/l4lYev94Et pic.twitter.com/tlUaihjDIG
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) July 27, 2018
I’ve said two things consistently over the past year:
1. The campaign was penetrated by the Russians, and there was collusion at that level.
2. All that’s left is: what did Trump know, and when did he know it. https://t.co/HlL3xoBCNZ— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 27, 2018
Don’t forget: on June 7, 2016, hours after Trump Jr arranged meeting w/Russians, Trump said: “I am going to give a major speech on probably Monday of next week and we’re going to be discussing all of the things that have taken place with the Clintons.” https://t.co/wUTnh95AUM
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) July 27, 2018
Reminder: Trump said that he was going to give a "major speech" on Hillary Clinton the same day that Don Jr. agreed to the meeting with the Russian lawyer. pic.twitter.com/BWu0R0HRa3
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 27, 2018
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