The Department of Justice on Monday released a new collection of documents summarizing FBI interviews conducted as part of former 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's sweeping investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Pelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act MORE.

The records, which were obtained by BuzzFeed News and CNN in response to Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, include revelations from Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen Michael Dean CohenAppeals court appears skeptical of Trump's latest argument against tax returns subpoena Judge orders Eric Trump to comply with New York AG's subpoena before Election Day A huge deal for campaign disclosure: Trump's tax records for Biden's medical records MORE, former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod RosensteinDOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report FBI officials hid copies of Russia probe documents fearing Trump interference: book MORE and former White House communications director Hope Hicks Hope Charlotte HicksSenate intel leaders said Trump associates may have presented misleading testimony during Russia probe: report Cuomo turned down Trump invitation to participate in April press briefing: report Trump shakes up White House communications team MORE, among others.

The second batch of documents includes 295 pages of heavily redacted witness memoranda and notes from FBI interviews, CNN reported. The Justice Department is expected to release a new tranche of memos at the beginning of each month for the next eight years.

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A summary of Cohen's interview sheds new light on efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow amid the 2016 campaign and how much Trump knew about the negotiations.

“Cohen told Trump he spoke with a woman from the Kremlin who had asked specific and great questions about Trump Tower Moscow, and that he wished Trump Organization had assistants that were that good and competent,” an FBI summary said, according to BuzzFeed News.

Cohen also alleged to the FBI that he told Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow Jay Alan SekulowNow, we need the election monitors Judge denies Trump's request for a stay on subpoena for tax records Judge throws out Trump effort to block subpoena for tax returns MORE that there was key information missing in a statement he was providing Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow negotiations.

Sekulow said it was "not necessary to elaborate or include those details because the transaction did not take place." Per a summary of the interview, Sekulow also said that "Cohen should not contradict Trump and that it was time to move on."

Cohen in 2018 pleaded guilty to making false statements to Congress about the effort to build a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 presidential campaign.

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In addition, the new documents show that Rosenstein and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsRoy Moore sues Alabama over COVID-19 restrictions GOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs MORE discussed replacing forming FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeySteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Judge will not dismiss McCabe's case against DOJ Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE amid Trump's presidential transition in late 2016 and early 2017.

Rosenstein also told FBI interviewers that he was "angry, ashamed, horrified and embarrassed" over the handling of Comey's ouster in May 2017. He said that by May 9 he had come to the realization that White House officials' narrative regarding Comey's firing was "inconsistent with my experience and personal knowledge."

He claimed that he refused to attend a press conference on Comey's dismissal. He also said he emphasized to a Justice Department official that the department could not "participate in putting out a false story.”

Hicks told investigators that Trump was “angry, surprised, and frustrated” after Rosenstein appointed Mueller as a special counsel after Comey's dismissal.

The Justice Department in April released a 448-page report detailing Mueller's investigation into Russian interference. The investigation did not establish that there was a conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the 2016 election.

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But the report noted that the former special counsel was unable to “conclusively determine” whether Trump committed obstruction of justice.

The first batch of documents released in November included a host of revelations about former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortFBI official who worked with Mueller raised doubts about Russia investigation Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam MORE. Rick Gates Rick GatesFive takeaways on Bannon's indictment Senate intel leaders said Trump associates may have presented misleading testimony during Russia probe: report Top Mueller prosecutor: 'We could have done more' in Russia investigation MORE, who served as Trump's deputy campaign chairman, told investigators in April 2018 that Manafort promoted a conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, initiated the hack of the Democratic National Committee.

That theory has gained increased attention amid the House impeachment inquiry into Trump's dealings with Ukraine. Trump appeared to reference it during a July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Former administration officials have dismissed the allegations. Tom Bossert, who served in the administration between 2017 and 2018, said in September that he once told Trump the claim is a "completely debunked" conspiracy theory.