Attorney Mueller calls "inaccurate" explosive allegations against Trump

In an extremely rare statement, special prosecutor Robert Mueller, in charge of the Russian investigation, on Friday described "inaccurate" press reports that Donald Trump had ordered his former personal lawyer to lie in Congress.

An " inaccurate" description . On Thursday evening, the news site BuzzFeed News claimed, based on two anonymous federal police sources, that Donald Trump had asked Michael Cohen to lie at his congressional hearing in 2017 about discussions on a real estate project. in Russia. "Buzzfeed's description of certain statements to the Special Prosecutor's Office, and the characterization of documents and testimonies obtained by this office regarding Michael Cohen's testimony before Congress, are inaccurate," said spokesman Robert Mueller. .

"A very sad day for journalism". Donald Trump immediately retweeted a screenshot of Fox News mentioning the development of Attorney Mueller. "We are maintaining (our confidence) in our investigation and the sources that have fueled it, and we are urging the special prosecutor to clarify what he is challenging," Ben Smith, BuzzFeed editor, said on Twitter.

The statement by Robert Mueller's team was greeted on Twitter by Donald Trump. After having retweeted several reactions criticizing Buzzfeed, he wrote: "A very sad day for journalism, but a great day for our Country!"

Remember it was Buzzfeed that released the totally discredited "File," paid for by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the Democrats (as opposed to research), on which the entire Russian probe is based! A very sad day for journalism, but a great day for our Country!

The democratic opposition is investigating. The accusation of the news site, which is not confirmed by other media, is serious. According to BuzzFeed, this is the first example of Mr. Trump asking a subordinate to lie directly about his business with Russia. During the day, the Democratic opposition had immediately promised to investigate. "These allegations could prove to be unfounded, but if they prove to be true, they would be an incitement to perjury and obstruction of justice," said Adam Schiff, Democratic Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, in a statement. "committing to" follow the evidence wherever they lead us ".

Rudy Giuliani's personal lawyer was more direct: suggesting that "the president advised his former lawyer to lie is categorically wrong," he said in a statement quoted by US media. Michael Cohen, who has the habit of confirming or denying on Twitter the press information about him, this time did not react. His lawyer Lanny Davis has indicated that he will not answer any questions on this subject.