By Alex Lockie
Business Insider
August 23, 2018
“Michael Cohen knows information that would be of interest to the special counsel regarding both knowledge about a conspiracy to corrupt American democracy by the Russians and the failure to report that knowledge to the FBI,” Davis said.
It’s unclear whether Mueller’s team has approached Cohen for information in the special counsel’s investigation. Shortly after Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday without providing information to federal prosecutors, observers began speculating that he might try to “flip” against Trump and work with Mueller’s team so that it might recommend leniency in his sentencing. Trump has denied colluding with Russia to influence the 2016 election.