Trump's personal lawyer hires his own lawyer to help deal with Russia probe

Michael Cohen, a longtime personal attorney for President Donald Trump, has hired an attorney of his own to help him deal with the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

As reported by NBC News' Katy Tur, Cohen has hired attorney Stephen Ryan, of the first McDermott, Will & Emery to serve as his personal counsel in all matters related to the Russia investigation.

Tur also notes that Cohen is due to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on September 5.

Additionally, Tur has learned that the FBI has contacted former Trump campaign communications director Michael Caputo to interview him. Caputo is working on scheduling an open testimony before the House Intelligence Community some time in July, and Tur's sources say the FBI wants to interview him before he meets with Congress.

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