RE: No indication that Cohen had authority or permission to do
Posted on: December 17, 2018 at 12:31:26 CT
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"The defendant’s false statements obscured the fact that the Moscow Project was a lucrative business opportunity that sought, and likely required, the assistance of the Russian government. If the project was completed, the Company could have received hundreds of millions of dollars from Russian sources in licensing fees and other revenues. The fact that Cohen
****continued to work on the project and discuss it with Individual 1 well into the campaign****
was material to the ongoing congressional and SCO investigations, particularly because it occurred at a time of sustained efforts by the Russian government to interfere with the U.S. presidential election."
Edited by Badird at 12:31:53 on 12/17/18