Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen says he's seen the president's tax returns but hasn't gone through them
Michael Cohen says he was"humbled" as he left the House Oversight and Reform Committee after daylong testimony.
Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress and orchestrating hush-money payments to women who said they had affairs with Trump. Cohen says Trump didn't want to release his tax returns because he"didn't want an entire group of think tanks, who are tax experts, to run through his returns."The Florida Bar has opened an investigation into a U.S. congressman from Florida after it received a complaint about a taunting tweet he made hours before Presidnet Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, testified before a U.S. House committee.
McEnany emphasizes that prosecutors have said Cohen had an instinct to blame others and committed crimes, in part, to benefit himself.President Donald Trump's former lawyer says he was pressured by the president to lie to first lady Melania Trump about hush money payments paid to a porn actress who alleged she had an affair with Donald Trump.
Cohen has given the House Oversight and Reform Committee a copy of his letter to Fordham. It was dated May 2015, about a month before Trump started his presidential campaign. Cohen is testifying before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, and he was asked by a Democrat, Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, about the last contact Cohen had with Trump or any agent representing the president.
Democrats shot back, with Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch saying committee Republicans"aren't afraid you're going to lie. I think they're afraid you're going to tell the truth."12 p.m. Trump Jr. and Eric Trump suggest the longtime Trump loyalist is retaliating against the president after getting rejected for a White House job.
Cohen has turned on his former boss and cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Cohen begins a three-year prison sentence in May.That's the word from Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, in response to a claim by Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen. It's not immediately clear what evidence Cohen has to support the allegation or how legally problematic the claim it might be for Trump.11:10 a.m.
Cohen is testifying under oath before the House Oversight and Reform Committee — and has said that Trump instructed him to pay off women who said they'd had affairs with the president. Trump has denied the claims. Cohen has presented a check to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The $35,000 check was from dated August 2017.
For more than a decade, Cohen was a key power player in the Trump Organization and a fixture in Trump's political life. Cohen says that while he was negotiating the Russian business deal during the campaign, Trump would look him in the eye and tell him"there's no business in Russia."The top Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee is charging that Democrats are bringing President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to testify so they can"start their impeachment process.
Testifying under oath before a House committee, Cohen says he heard Trump say that black people"would never vote for him because they were too stupid." Cohen's allegation would contradict the president's assertions that he was in the dark on this issue. Democrat Elijah Cummings of Maryland says Cohen's testimony is necessary because it's the committee's job to search out the truth. Cummings says the committee won't restrict any questions, and that means some lawmakers may ask about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.As soon as the House hearing involving President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, got underway, a key Republican lawmaker claimed that the committee was violating its own rules.
The committee chairman had issued a memo outlining the scope of the hearing, and it didn't include questions about Russia. Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings had said that he didn't want to interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.A congressional hearing is underway featuring the much-anticipated public testimony from Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer.
Cohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations connected to the payments and to lying to Congress.President Donald Trump is lashing out at his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, before Cohen testifies at a public hearing.
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