Cohen says Trump knew about WikiLeaks email dump beforehand

WASHINGTON -- Shaking off criticism from House Republicans, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer declared under oath Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time and embraced the news when told that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Michael Cohen also testified that Trump is a "racist," a "conman" and a "cheat." Cohen, called to testify by Democrats over the objections of Republicans, suggested that Trump also implicitly told him to lie about a