US President Donald Trump reportedly insists that Cohen lied in his testimony in private talks with his associates while declining to make any public comments.
“He’s a liar,” the President told associates after the Cohen sentencing, the coverage having been carefully followed on television in the residence of the White House, CNN reported, citing administration officials.
Trump had earlier repeatedly claimed that Cohen lied to the investigators, having written in a tweet last week that “[Cohen] lied for this outcome and should, in my opinion, serve a full and complete sentence”.