Giuliani flips too, in his own way
President Trump's right-hand lawyer has some harsh words for Trump's former right-hand lawyer.
On Thursday, Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen agreed to a plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying he lied to Congress about when discussions to build a Trump Tower Moscow actually stopped. Rudy Giuliani, Trump's current lawyer, quickly joined the president in declaring Cohen a liar in four different ways. But unlike Trump, Giuliani also said "it's no surprise that Cohen lied to Congress," essentially saying he believed what Cohen admitted to in court on Thursday. Trump, meanwhile, said Cohen was only lying now, in an effort to "get a reduced sentence."
Giuliani's vehement statement is just like what he said in a July CNN appearance: that Cohen is "an incredible liar" who "has lied all his life." Then again, Giuliani told ABC News in May that Cohen was "an honest, honorable lawyer" who "doesn't have any incriminating information about the president or himself." Thursday's plea deal, combined with Cohen implicating Trump when he pleaded guilty to financial crimes in August, suggests otherwise.
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