An attorney for Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, is backing away from confident assertions he made that Cohen has information to share with investigators that shows Trump knew in 2016 of Russian efforts to undermine Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. [After fast turn against Trump, Michael Cohen threatens to leverage secrets against the president]Michael Cohen leaves a federal courthouse in Manhattan on Tuesday after pleading guilty to eight felonies. “Michaels Cohen’s attorney clarified the record, saying his client does not know if President Trump knew about the Trump Tower meeting (out of which came nothing! He said he raised the idea that Cohen might have information about Trump’s knowledge because he had a strong feeling that might be the case. “I was giving an instinct that he might have something to say of interest to the special counsel” about hacking, Davis said.

Source: Washington Post August 26, 2018 21:56 UTC