Mr. Cohen’s testimony does not prove that Mr. Trump knew that the payments he was making were illegal — something that prosecutors would have to prove if they wanted to charge the president. WikiLeaks and EmailsIn his testimony, Mr. Cohen described a moment when he said Roger J. Mr. Trump put Mr. Stone on the speakerphone,” Mr. Cohen said. Stone told Mr. Trump that he had just gotten off the phone with Julian Assange and that Mr. Assange told Mr. Stone that, within a couple of days, there would be a massive dump of emails that would damage Hillary Clinton’s campaign.”Mr. Cohen added: “Mr. It is not known what Mr. Trump might have told Mr. Mueller’s team about what, if anything, he knew about WikiLeaks’ plans or about contacts between Mr. Stone and Mr. Assange.

Source: New York Times February 27, 2019 17:10 UTC