Mr. Cohen accused Mr. Trump of lying to the public about business interests in Russia, of lying to reporters about stolen Democratic emails, and of telling Mr. Cohen to lie about hush payments to cover up sexual misconduct. Mr. Cohen said he had no “direct evidence that Mr. Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia,” but added, “I have my suspicions.” Here are five takeaways from his testimony. The Daily: In today’s episode, Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent, discusses the hearing. Mr. Cohen also implicated Mr. Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization in the arrangement. “Sitting here today, it seems unbelievable that I was so mesmerized by Donald Trump that I was willing to do things for him that I knew were absolutely wrong,” Mr. Cohen said.

Source: New York Times February 28, 2019 10:27 UTC