President Trump says former attorney Cohen lied, asked for a pardon
U.S. President Donald Trump is accusing his former personal attorney of again lying under oath, saying Michael Cohen personally asked him for a pardon.Cohen, addressing a Congressional committee last week in a public hearing, said, “I have never asked for, nor would I accept, a pardon from President Trump.”
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