Cohen draws fresh scrutiny from key Senate panel
The Hill
August 25, 2018
01:03 PM EDT
Michael Cohen has attracted fresh scrutiny from lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee, with some saying they want him to come back to testify a second time in the panel's Russia investigation.
Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to campaign finance violations and other crimes, is seen as a key witness in the committee's inquiry into possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Moscow.
Cohen testified behind closed doors before committee staff in October.
But lawmakers have signaled that they want to bring him back for additional questioning following press reports and statements from Cohen's attorney about potentially valuable knowledge he has for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the committee's vice chairman, told The Hill on Thursday that Cohen should "absolutely" testify a second time
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In a rare statement following his guilty plea, Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Warner revealed they had "recently re-engaged" Cohen to verify his previous testimony, after press reports suggested Cohen had advance knowledge of the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer.
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