The president’s former personal lawyer is scheduled to speak with three congressional committees.
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, is scheduled to testify before three congressional committees this week — two in private and one in a potentially explosive public hearing.
Cohen also is expected to “provide more detail about his lies to Congress” and address in some capacity a 1) You pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about a possible Trump Tower project in Moscow. In a memo for your sentencing, your attorney wrote,Furthermore, in the weeks during which his then-counsel prepared his written response to the congressional Committees, Michael remained in close and regular contact with White House-based staff and legal counsel to Client-1.”
If Cohen were to testify that Trump explicitly directed him to lie to Congress, that would implicate the president in a plot to obstruct justice. At the same time, however, it would raise doubts about the credibility of the special counsel’s office — which has disputed that is the account Cohen gave them.
6) Can you provide any further information about the frequency and substance of your discussions with Trump family members regarding the Trump Tower Moscow project? 9) You have repeatedly denied the allegation contained in the so-called “Steele dossier” that you traveled to Prague during the campaign to meet with Russian operatives. Here today, under oath: Did you or anyone else associated with Donald Trump travel to Europe during the campaign to meet with anyone associated with the Russian government or acting on its behalf?
11) Do you believe that President Trump or anyone associated with his campaign coordinated with a Russian effort to interfere in the U.S. election? 13) How many times did you discuss payments to Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels with President Trump before and after the 2016 election? Describe each of those conversations to the best of your memory.
15) According to AMI’s non-prosecution agreement, you met with AMI publisher David Pecker and a member of the Trump campaign in August 2015 to discuss how AMI could assist the campaign by buying and burying negative stories about President Trump’s relationships with women. Was the campaign member President Trump? Please describe what occurred at that meeting.
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