 the Trump Organization and had briefed candidate Trump on the
project numerous times, including discussing whether Trump should travel to Russia to
advance the deal. In 2017, Cohen provided false testimony to Congress about
the project, including stating that he had only briefed Trump on the project
three times and never discussed travel to Russia with him, in an effort to adhere
to a “party line” that Cohen said was developed to minimize the President&#x2019;s
connections to Russia. While preparing fo