Robert Mueller's office denies report Trump ordered Cohen to lie

Donald Trump's battle with the media reached new heights on Saturday after the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election took the extraordinary step of disputing an explosive report. Robert Mueller’s office issued a rare public statement disputing a BuzzFeed News story that his investigators had evidence the US president directed his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about a property deal in Moscow.  Mr Trump and his Republican allies have