Trump lawyer says others would take damaging political information from Russia
“Any candidate in the whole world, in America, would take information,” Mr. Giuliani added. Mr. Giuliani competed against Mr. Romney in the Republican primary in 2008.
Pressed on CNN about whether that included information from a “hostile foreign source” such as Russia, Mr. Giuliani responded, “Who says it’s even illegal?” He added, “There’s nothing wrong with taking information from Russians. It depends on where it came from.”
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Lawmakers to Investigate Report That Trump Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress
House Democrats say they will look into whether President Trump asked former lawyer Michael Cohen to commit perjury
WASHINGTON—Lawmakers said they would investigate a report that President Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the president’s involvement in a real-estate deal with Russia during the 2016 campaign.
.. “The allegation that the President of the United States may have suborned perjury before our committee in an effort to curtail the investigation and cover up his business dealings with Russia is among the most serious to date,” he tweeted.
.. Mr. Trump in a tweet Friday morning suggested Mr. Cohen was “lying to reduce his jail time,” but didn’t specify what he believed his former lawyer was lying about. Mr. Cohen was already sentenced last month to three years in prison.
.. Responding to the reported allegation, Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for Mr. Trump, questioned Mr. Cohen’s credibility. “Haven’t checked it out but if you believe Cohen I can get you a good all-cash deal on the Brooklyn Bridge,” Mr. Giuliani said via text message.
.. Other Democratic members of the panel called for severe consequences if Mr. Trump is found to have directed his lawyer to lie to Congress. “If the @BuzzFeed story is true, President Trump must resign or be impeached,” Rep. Joaquin Castro (D., Texas) said on Twitter.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D., Calif.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said in a tweet that the report “establishes a clear case of obstruction of justice,” and said: “It is time for the House Judiciary Committee to start holding hearings to establish a record of whether @POTUS committed high crimes.”