Setting the stage for another circus-like public hearing the likes of which haven’t been seen on Capitol Hill since James Comey’s testimony in the spring of 2017, disgraced former Trump attorney Michael Cohen has agreed to “give a full and credible” account of his work for President Trump before the House next month, the New York Times reported.
While we think “credible” is a stretch (if Cohen’s own admission of guilt is to be believed), the former Trump Organization attorney pleaded guilty in august to charges of tax fraud, lying to Congress and campaign finance violations stemming from two payoffs he claims he arranged to two women who were threatening to share stories about their affairs with Trump.
Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in prison in December and is working hard to get his sentence reduced by continuing to cooperate with federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, said he felt that appearing at the public hearing was part of his “commitment to cooperate and provide the American people with answers.”
“In furtherance of my commitment to cooperate and provide the American people with answers, I have accepted the invitation by Chairman Elijah Cummings to appear publicly on February 7,” Mr. Cohen said in a statement. “I look forward to having the privilege of being afforded a platform with which to give a full and credible account of the events which have transpired.”
Since his guilty plea, Cohen has spent more than 70 hours meeting with federal prosecutors.
Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff also said he’s hoping to arrange closed-door testimony with Cohen about Trump’s business dealings in Russia – and presumably the Trump Tower Moscow project, which was the subject of Cohen’s earlier lie to Congress.
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