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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