Why is Lanny Davis walking back claims re Cohen and Twitler and Russia?

[Roland99]

https://m.sfgate.com/news/article/Lawyer-backs-off-claims-about-information-Cohen-13184027.php

An attorney for Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, is backing away from confident assertions he made that Cohen has information to share with investigators that shows Trump knew in 2016 of Russian efforts to undermine Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Lanny Davis, a spokesman and attorney for Cohen, said in an interview this weekend that he is no longer certain about claims he made to reporters on background and on the record in recent weeks about what Cohen knows about Trump's awareness of the Russian efforts.

Davis did not rule out that his claims were correct but expressed regret that he did not explain that he could not independently corroborate them, saying that he now believes he "should have been more clear."

[Jersey Devil]

1. Cohen is playing cutesey with Mueller

He won't say for sure that he has proof of Trump's knowledge, participation and complicity in Russian hacking until he is given a deal that saves him almost all his deserved jail time. If he doesn't get the deal he knows nothing.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. No. Davis is simply clarifying. Not really a walkback. News media need to walk back.

Davis spoke carefully as a lawyer and news media grabbed the ball like a puppy on sugar and ran with it for profit, not including the nuances.

[maxrandb]

3. I think he got out over his skis a little as this contradicts what Cohen testified to Congress about

I have no doubt that Donnie Shit for Brains knew about the treasonous meeting, but since Cohen had previously testified to Congress that he didn't know if Donnie Short Fingers knew about it, he was potentially making Cohen a target for perjury to Congress.

Better to let it all "wash out" and not get overly hyperbolic, one way or the other.

The Truth Will Out!

[triron]

4. Probably a lot of truth to that.

[demsocialist]

5. hope you are right...

makes sense anyway.

[Iggo]

6. He works for Cohen, not for us. He's representing his client.