US President Donald Trump has denounced his former lawyer but also said his testimony to the US Congress confirmed there was no election collusion with Russia. 9News
US President Donald Trump has criticised his former lawyer Michael Cohen for lying in testimony to the US Congress but found reason to praise him, too, for not alleging Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in 2016.
Trump, speaking at a news conference in Vietnam after failing to achieve a peace deal with North Korea's Kim Jong-un, called the blockbuster hearing back in Washington 'fake' and said it should not have been scheduled during his trip.Cohen testified on Wednesday, calling Trump a "conman" who knew in advance about the release of stolen emails aimed at hurting his Democratic rival in the 2016 election campaign.
Trump criticised the timing of the hearing saying it should not have been happened while he was on an important overseas trip, and it could easily have been postponed for a few days.Trump has called an investigation into possible collusion between Moscow and his presidential campaign a "witch hunt".
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