Did Trump obstruct justice when allegedly telling Cohen to lie?

Jan. 18, 2019 National

Donald Trump told his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. That’s the explosive allegation in an exclusive Buzzfeed story. We get the political reaction and legal analysis.

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President Trump Directed His Attorney Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project

Credits

Guests:

Andrew Desiderio - Politico
Jessica Levinson - Professor, LMU's Loyola Law School in Los Angeles - @LevinsonJessica

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Caitlin Plummer

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