Article snippet: CNN reported Thursday. Sources told CNN that Cohen claims that he was with Trump when MORE told him of the offer from Russians and that Trump approved going ahead with the meeting. CNN reported that Cohen does not have evidence to back up his story, such as audio recordings, but that he is willing to discuss it with special counsel MORE, who is investigating any ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani pushed back on the report during an appearance Thursday night on CNN's "Cuomo Prime Time," pointing to past denials that Trump had advance knowledge of the Trump Tower meeting. "He didn't know about it," Giuliani asserted. He also blasted Cohen during the interview, calling him a "pathological liar" days after news emerged that Cohen had secretly recorded some of his conversations with Trump. Cohen's attorney had provided CNN with a tape earlier this week of then-candidate Trump and Cohen discussing a payment related to a former Playboy model alleging an affair with Trump in 2006. "He's been lying all week. He's been lying for years," Giuliani said of Cohen. "I don't see how he has any credibility." Cohen’s reported claims contradict statements from the president, Trump Jr. and their legal teams that Trump did not know about the Trump Tower meeting where Russians were expected to offer dirt on his then-Democratic challenger MORE until The New York Times reported on its existence last year. CNN reported that Cohen, who is un... Link to the full article to read more