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Week In Politics: Cohen Allegations Roil White House

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July 27, 2018

In this Sept. 19, 2017 file photo, President Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen appears in front of members of the media after a closed door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Trump's personal lawyer, Cohen, brokered a $130,000 payment to a porn actress to prevent her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, according to a report Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in The Wall Street Journal. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

President Trump is denying he knew about that Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 with a group of Russians offering dirt on Hillary Clinton. CNN reports the president's former lawyer Michael Cohen is making the claim, and that Cohen was present when Trump was told about the meeting.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson and Peter O'Dowd round up the week in politics with Bloomberg News White House reporter Toluse Olorunnipa (@ToluseO) and ABC News political director Rick Klein (@rickklein).

This segment aired on July 27, 2018.

Week In Politics

Week In Politics: Cohen Allegations Roil White House

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