UPDATE: It appears Michael Cohen had a book proposal but never submitted a manuscript.
"We never saw a manuscript from Mr. Cohen," said Rolf Zettersten, the publisher of Center Street, the imprint that considered putting out Cohen's book, in an email.
Politico's congressional reporter adds a statement from Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis:
Trump's new Michael Cohen assault: Get his scrapped book (Politico)
President Trump used Twitter Friday to lash out at Michael Cohen and his public testimony, saying because his former personal lawyer once pitched a flattering book manuscript, everything he said under oath Wednesday is a lie.
"Wow, just revealed that Michael Cohen wrote a 'love letter to Trump' manuscript for a new book that he was pushing," the president tweeted. "Written and submitted long after Charlottesville and Helsinki, his phony reasons for going rogue. Book is exact opposite of his fake testimony, which now is a lie!"
In another tweet, Trump said the manuscript was submitted to publishers "a short time ago" and called on Congress to demand a copy.
Here is the full set of attack tweets:
Cohen acknowledged during his testimony before a House committee on Wednesday that he had been approached with offers for a movie and book deal. Under questioning by Republican lawmakers, he refused to say he would not continue to pursue such a deal in the future.
The proposed book Trump was referring to in his tweets is apparently the same manuscript that Cohen shopped around to several publishers last year.
The book, which was to be called "Trump Revolution: From the Tower to the White House, Understanding Donald J. Trump," promised a candid but mostly flattering look at Trump through the eyes of his longtime attorney and professional "fixer," according to multiple published reports.
Cohen reportedly even reached an agreement with Hachette Book Group's Center Street subsidiary to publish the memoir, but the deal fell apart after word got out that he was under investigation by federal authorities and the FBI had raided his law office.
The Daily Mail of London reported Thursday it had reviewed a copy of the proposal and that Cohen had nothing but good things to say about Trump in it.
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The book came up at Wednesday's hearing, in which Cohen called his ex-boss a con man and a cheat.
Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.V., asked Cohen: "Isn’t it true you tried to sell a book about your time with President Trump entitled 'Trump Revolution: From the Tower to the White House, Understanding Donald J. Trump?'"
"Yes, that happened," said Cohen, who disclosed he was offered close to $750,000 for the book, but turned it down.
The focus on the apparent contradictions between Cohen's testimony and the reported contents of his manuscript is the latest salvo from Trump and his supporters in their campaign to discredit Cohen and minimize the damage from his testimony.
Trump's 'love letter' book claim the latest attack on Michael Cohen after testimony (USA Today)