Article snippet: The House Intelligence Committee has released transcripts of its private interviews with MORE encouraged him to testify falsely to Congress in 2017 about the duration of discussions around building a Trump property in Moscow. The committee interviewed Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and "fixer," behind closed doors on February 28 and March 6 — before he reported to prison to serve a three-year sentence for bank fraud, campaign finance violations and other charges — as part of an investigation into the president’s business dealings in Russia and other foreign countries. The interview focused heavily on Cohen’s previous false statement to Congress on discussions within the Trump Organization about building a Trump Tower in Moscow as well as other topics. According to the transcript, Cohen told lawmakers in February that he discussed his false statement to Congress with Sekulow in 2017 before he delivered it and that Sekulow encouraged him to say the Trump Tower Moscow discussions ended in January 2016. Cohen also said he believed Sekulow knew the discussions extended beyond the Iowa caucus into June 2016. “To the best of my recollection, yes,” Cohen told the panel when asked if he recalled speaking with Sekulow about the discussions about Trump Tower Moscow carrying into June 2016. During the subsequent March interview, Cohen also said he believed Sekulow was the one who suggested January 2016 as the end date for the Moscow property discussions. “To the best of my r... Link to the full article to read more