Mueller disputes BuzzFeed story on Trump

WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election disputed on Friday a report that said President Trump had directed Michael Cohen, his longtime lawyer and fixer, to lie to Congress about his role in negotiations to build a skyscraper in Moscow.

The rare public statement by a spokesman for Special Counsel Robert Mueller challenged the facts of an article published by BuzzFeed News on Thursday saying that Cohen had told prosecutors about being pressured by the president before his congressional testimony.