Rudolph W. Giuliani, one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers, called Mr. Cohen’s assertion he had acted out of loyalty to Mr. Trump “a complete lie.”“I feel sorry for him,” Mr. Giuliani added. “He’s a pathetic serial liar.”Federal agents raided Mr. Cohen’s office and home in April, and he later turned on Mr. Trump, making the remarkable admission in court that Mr. Trump had directed him to arrange the payments. Mr. Trump at first denied knowing anything about the payments, but then acknowledged that he had known about them. Since Mr. Cohen came under investigation, Mr. Trump has mocked him as a “weak person” who was giving information to prosecutors in an effort to obtain leniency when he is sentenced. In fact, Mr. Cohen did not sign a formal cooperation agreement with the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan or with Mr. Mueller.

Source: New York Times December 12, 2018 10:01 UTC