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.
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.”
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.