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The committee will now subpoena Cohen, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News.
By mutual agreement, according to the source, neither lawmakers nor Cohen's camp were to speak to reporters about the testimony. Committee staffers were upset when Cohen circulated a statement prior to the meeting that included a blanket denial of collusion with Russia.
Cohen, who served as executive vice president and special counsel at the Trump Organization and continues to serve as the president's personal attorney, was scheduled to speak with professional staff of the committee in a private meeting. Cohen confirmed to NBC News this weekend that he would appear before the committee. This spring he said he would only offer testimony if subpoenaed.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-lawyer-cohen-answer-senate-questions-about-russia-n802321
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)make him sweat.
ffr
(22,671 posts)Ligyron
(7,639 posts)TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)JUST AFTER THE SENATE COMMITTEE learned that Manafort's home was raided by the FBI!
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Cohen giving Flynn the "secret plans" to lift the Russian sanctions before Flynn's meeting with the Russians.
spanone
(135,873 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Worlds are about to come crashing down on several people in trump's orbit.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Rec
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)That's not a real good progression, if you're Cohen. Or his client.
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)A freaking men!
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)Mueller's investigation is not.
I would prefer that all testimony be given at the special counsel's bequest. I understand that there are many, many good and decent Democrats in Congress on these committees that would act in the country's best interests, but I don't trust the Republicans as far as I can spit. From day one, they've tried to push the "who's the leaker?" scenario, or the "Chris Steele had an agenda" scenario as a diversion from the true investigation. The mere fact that Devin Nunes still presides over his committee, or Grassley his, tells me everything I need to know about these so-called Congressional investigations.
Mueller or bust. Let Congress get their mitts on these cretins AFTER they testify for Mueller, not before.
safeinOhio
(32,715 posts)Senator Harris questions.
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)Should be a hurricane of news shortly.
MsLeopard
(1,265 posts)Zoonart
(11,878 posts)Nitram
(22,877 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,170 posts)That's what a lawyer told me once.
Another one was, a lawyer doesn't have to be smart, he just has to convince someone else that he is smart.
spanone
(135,873 posts)and he's a lawyer.
Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)Nitram
(22,877 posts)He's a Trump supporter, right? 'Nuff said.
DK504
(3,847 posts)They don't need his input, his goose is cooked.
Hee Hee.
spanone
(135,873 posts)these fuckers all think they're above the law...