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    Mueller's office disputes BuzzFeed account of Trump ordering Cohen to lie to Congress

    by Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times Jan 19, 2019 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Democrats vowed Friday to investigate allegations that President Donald Trump instructed his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about Trump's pursuit of a proposed hotel and condo complex in Moscow during the 2016 presidential campaign.

    If confirmed, the allegations would pose a direct threat to the White House by suggesting Trump committed a felony while in office. It's against the law to suborn perjury, and Congress could consider it an impeachable offense.

    Cohen pleaded guilty last year in New York to lying under oath and other crimes, and he will start a three-year prison term in March.

    BuzzFeed cited unnamed law enforcement officials who

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