Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen dismisses report of Czech meeting with Russians, despite claim his phone was detected in Prague
- Cohen denies visiting the Eastern European city hours after report claiming his mobile phone was picked up by network towers there in summer 2016
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer, denied on Thursday he ever visited Prague, shooting down a report he had a meeting with Russian officials there during the 2016 presidential election campaign.
“I hear #Prague #CzechRepublic is beautiful in the summertime. I wouldn’t know as I have never been. #Mueller knows everything!” he tweeted, referring to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who is investigating whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to get him elected to the White House.
Cohen’s tweet came several hours after the McClatchy news service reported that mobile phone records showed Cohen was near Prague in summer 2016, supporting claims he met Russian officials there.
Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in prison this month after pleading guilty to tax evasion and other crimes, has long denied ever visiting Prague.
He has been cooperating for the past several months with the Mueller’s office but details of his cooperation with the Mueller probe have not been publicly revealed.