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Trump Claims Cohen Book Would Prove Ex-Aide a Liar

by Associated Press

   WASHINGTON --

   President Donald Trump is claiming that his former lawyer Michael Cohen
   shopped a book to publishers that portrayed Trump in a favorable light,
   at odds with Cohen's damning testimony to Congress.

   In a Friday tweet, Trump said Cohen's manuscript was a "love letter" to
   him and said Congress should demand the manuscript as evidence Cohen's
   testimony this week was "fraudulent" and "dishonest."
   Cohen told a House panel Trump was a "racist," "con man" and liar.
   Reports last year indicated Cohen was shopping a book, one favorable
   about Trump, and that Cohen had an agreement with a Hachette Book Group
   imprint before his legal troubles ended the deal. A person familiar
   with negotiations confirmed Cohen's book was submitted for auction and
   that Hachette discussed an offer, but didn't reach a deal.