‘ I love it’

Cohen’s assertion is very important: if he can back it up, it would be a key step toward proving there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia aimed at helping Trump win the presidency— an essential focus of the probe by special counsel Robert Mueller.

The Trump Tower meeting was arranged by a music promoter, Rob Goldstone, who reached out to Trump Jr saying he had

- mation that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father.”

Trump Jr. responded “I love it”

“dirt” on Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee. But he has said since that no “meaningful information” was offered and the meeting focused mostly on the issue of adoptions of Russian children.

CNN quoted sources as saying Cohen lacks evidence such as an audio recording to corroborate his account.

But both CNN and NBC reported— citing anonymous sources— that Cohen is willing to make his claim to Mueller.

Mueller has already indicted

the deal. Cohen, who once

declared

is under federal investigation in New York for his business dealings and reportedly whether hush payments violated cam-

The leak fanned speculation about how much damage Co-

and whether he is now mulling a cooperation deal with federal prosecutors.

In an ABC News interview released on July 2, Cohen said his family and the country com-

On Wednesday, Davis compared the Cohen tape to the Watergate tapes that ultimately forced Republican president

as impeachment loomed.

“Listen to the tape in the way that (former White House counsel) John Dean had a tape that

ABC television. “Ultimately Donald Trump is going to be done in by the truth.”

Davis, who worked for the Bill Clinton White House, told ABC that Cohen had more tapes. He told CNN that his client had “turned a corner in his life” and was “now dedicated to telling the truth.”