White House quiet on Cohen tape, lawyers skeptical it 'advances the ball' against Trump
by Melissa Quinn
| July 26, 2018 12:00 AM
In the hours after a secretly taped conversation between President Trump and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, the White House remained mum despite facing questions on the newly revealed discussion.
Cohen and Trump had talked about a plan to buy from a media company the rights to a former Playboy model’s story about an alleged affair with the future president.
During a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in the Oval Office, Trump ignored shouted questions about his longtime lawyer, a move he repeated after delivering a joint statement in the Rose Garden with the European Commission leader.
But despite the silence from the White House on the tape, Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer, maintains its contents prove no wrongdoing by Trump.
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