Michael Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis said Friday that his client “speculated” about a possible job in the White House but that he later decided he would prefer to work for President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE as his personal attorney.

Davis also slammed suggestions by Trump and his Republican supporters that Cohen perjured himself in testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday by testifying that he didn’t want to work in the White House, accusing them of diversionary tactics to distract from allegations Cohen made against Trump.

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“If this is what Mr. Trump and his supporters are focusing on — and not a single rebuttal of any fact asserted by Mr. Cohen in his long day of testimony under oath before the Oversight Committee — that says a lot,” Davis, a contributor for The Hill, said in a statement issued Friday afternoon. “This is the classic Trump tactic we have seen for a long time — divert and disparage rather than confront facts and tell the truth.”

“The fact is, early on, Michael Cohen speculated about a possible position in the White House. But after he consulted with his family and friends, he decided that he preferred to stay at home in New York City and be ‘personal attorney to the President,’ ” Davis added.

Two of Trump’s fiercest allies on Capitol Hill, Reps. Jim Jordan James (Jim) Daniel JordanSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election House passes resolution condemning anti-Asian discrimination relating to coronavirus Republicans call for Judiciary hearing into unrest in cities run by Democrats MORE (R-Ohio) and Mark Meadows Mark Randall MeadowsHouse moves toward spending vote after bipartisan talks House Democrats mull delay on spending bill vote Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE (R-N.C.), on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate Cohen for perjury, accusing him of making “intentionally false statements” during his seven-hour testimony on Wednesday.

In particular, the Republicans alleged that Cohen may have perjured himself when he said he did not want to work in the White House. They cited a court filing in which federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Cohen told friends he expected to be given a prominent role in the White House after Trump was elected president.

“Mr. Cohen’s testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Reform … was a spectacular and brazen attempt to knowing and willfully testify falsely and fictitiously to numerous material facts,” Jordan and Meadows wrote.

Davis vehemently pushed back on the accusation that Cohen committed perjury, saying Thursday that he testified truthfully and describing the lawmakers’ criminal referral as a “sad misuse of the criminal justice system with the aura of pure partisanship.”

Later, a video surfaced of Cohen telling CNN in November 2016 that he would “100 percent” go to Washington if Trump asked him and that he hoped his future would be in Washington.

The video clip has since been prominently featured in conservative media and seized upon by the president’s allies.

Cohen appeared on Capitol Hill for three straight days of testimony this week, including two closed-door interviews with the House and Senate Intelligence committees in addition to the public appearance.

He delivered explosive testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday, detailing Trump’s alleged involvement in a scheme to pay off women who accused him of affairs before the 2016 election. Cohen has pleaded guilty to a campaign finance charge in connection with the scheme, as well as other crimes and is slated to begin serving a three-year prison term in May.

Republicans roundly attacked Cohen’s credibility before, during and after his testimony, painting him as an unreliable witness. They have, in particular, pointed to his lies to Congress in 2017 about plans to build a Trump property in Moscow, to which he admitted in November as part of a deal to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE.

Cohen, a onetime ally of Trump who worked for him for roughly a decade, has endured routine attacks from his former boss. Trump has called him a “rat” and accused him of lying to prosecutors in order to obtain a lighter prison sentence.

In an early morning tweet Friday, Trump accused Cohen of committing “perjury on a scale not seen before.”