<br /> According to Business Insider, Michael Cohen's lawyer on Wednesday said the White House knew his client planned to lie to Congress but did nothing to stop him.<br />Lanny Davis told Bloomberg. "Mr. Trump and the White House knew that Michael Cohen would be testifying falsely to Congress and did not tell him not to.”<br />Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday in relation to nine crimes he's pleaded guilty to, including lying to Congress about his involvement in a plan to build Trump Tower in Moscow. <br />