Lawmakers are interested in what Cohen knew about any pardon offers, Trump’s finances and his alleged contacts with foreign officials.
By Karoun Demirjian Karoun Demirjian Congressional reporter focusing on national security Email Bio Follow March 6 at 5:28 PM President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has given the House Intelligence Committee documents purportedly illustrating how the president’s lawyers edited Cohen’s congressional testimony in 2017, statements that Cohen has admitted were false, according to people familiar with the matter.
[N.Y. regulators subpoena Trump’s insurance broker as probes of his campaign, White House and businesses multiply] During the course of those interviews, both House and Senate investigators expressed a keen interest in the subject of pardons, which Cohen claims Trump’s representatives dangled before him, according to people familiar with the matter. But others familiar with the matter said it was Cohen’s lawyers who raised the pardon issue in such discussions.
GOP lawmakers have argued that Cohen’s past pattern of lying makes his current testimony suspect. In recent days, leading Republicans have also accused Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam B. Schiff of coaching Cohen through his testimony. Cohen once canceled a public hearing before the House Oversight Committee, citing threats he said Trump made against his family. The White House denied the allegation.
“We are running a professional investigation in search of the facts,” said Patrick Boland, intelligence committee spokesman. “Such sessions are a routine part of every serious investigation around the country, including congressional investigations.”
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