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Special Counsel Says BuzzFeed News' Report 'Not Accurate'

Source: www.newsy.com - Friday, January 18, 2019
Watch Video In a rare statement, Peter Carr, a spokesperson for special counsel Robert Mueller, responded to  BuzzFeed News' report  Friday night saying it's "not accurate." He said: "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the Special Counsel's Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony are not accurate." The report released Thursday night said the president instructed Cohen to lie to Congress. Here's some background: Cohen  pleaded guilty  to lying to Congress back in late November. According to court filings, he lied about his communication with Russians, negotiations to build a project in Moscow, and what he told "Individual 1" about the project. "Individual 1" is presumably President Trump.  Earlier in the day, the heads of the  House Intelligence  and  Judiciary committees  both pledged to investigate that accusation. If the reports are true, the president's alleged actions are the textbook definition of obstruction of justice.  President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani responded to the claims saying, "Michael Cohen is a convicted criminal and a liar. ... Today's claims are just more made-up lies born of Michael Cohen's malice and desperation, in an effort to reduce his sentence." Cohen is  scheduled to testify  before a third group of lawmakers, the House Oversight Committee, on February 7. Presuming that hearing happens as sch

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