Michael Cohen’s confession casts the president himself as a pivotal figure in Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling

Donald Trump, drawn deeper into an investigation into Russian meddling in US elections, has defended his pursuit of a business deal in Moscow at the same time he was running for president as “very legal & very cool”.

Trump appeared rattled this week after Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer, confessed that he lied to Congress about a Russian property contract he pursued on his boss’s behalf during the Republican primary campaign in 2016.

Related: Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress over Trump project in Russia

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