with the president's attorneys. now davis is trying to clear things up claiming cohen's position changed once his attorneys stopped working with the president's legal team. in a statement davis writes prior to michael cohen's decision to leave the joint defense group and tell the truth on july 2nd, 2018, michael was open to ongoing dangling of a possible pardon by trump representatives privately and in the media. during that time period he directed his attorney to explore possibilities of a pardon at one point with trump lawyer rudy giuliani as well as with other lawyers advising president trump. >> after july 2nd, 2018 mr. cohen advised me as a lawyer to say publicly mr. cohen would never accept a pardon from president trump even offered. that continues to be the case. the statement in the oversight hearing was true. the president's attorney rudy giuliani respond with this tweet saying the defense now to cohen saying under oath he never asked