House Democrats To Subpoena Michael Cohen And Make Him Testify

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Source: PoliticusUSA

Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen postponed his testimony before Congress, so House Democrats are going to subpoena Cohen to testify.

Rep. Stephen Lynch, a senior member of the House Oversight Committee told NBC News:

Link to tweet

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Michael Cohen isn’t going to get out of testifying.

Trump’s efforts to intimidate Cohen into silence have only made things worse, as Democrats are going to use their subpoena power to get his former lawyer’s testimony one way or the other.

Read more: https://www.politicususa.com/2019/01/23/michael-cohen-subpoena.html

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Cohen postpones House testimony due to ‘ongoing threats’ from Trump, Giuliani - Fox59

[Pantagruel]

1. Get some of those unpaid

FBI agents to provide additional protection for Cohen's family .

[lanlady]

2. Cohen must have known he'd be subpoenaed

So now he gets to talk about Trump's mafia tactics against his family, in addition to all the other stuff he has to say. Well played, House Dems!

[ffr]

3. Ghouliani too.

Although, when he speaks, it's hard to make out what his sentence premise is.

[ananda]

8. Good point!

Let all the stuffing come out of the Trump turkey!

[Traildogbob]

4. Hell yes.

Time to bring this criminal ring to justice. High roads have dead end. This is a WAR for our country over PUTIN REGIME.

[procon]

5. I think he wants to be subpoenaed.

He gets to play the victim forced to give testimony by those meany Dems. Or he can be the hostile witness and make the Dems look bad when they have to jump through hoops for every sentence they drag out of him.

[DeminPennswoods]

6. Cohen needs only offer a first-hand picture of Trump the

businessman, Trump the employer and Trump the person. He doesn't really need to go into testimony about what Trump did/did not tell him to do wrt Russia. Exposing Trump as a complete fraud will be just as, if not more, damaging.

[PeeJ52]

7. Keep it in the open...

I'm tired of all this secret stuff. It never hurt me back in the Watergate days to watch what was going on. In fact, it made me a better citizen and made me appreciate my government even more. This secret crap behind closed doors is what makes me suspicious of my government.

[Kitchari]

9. Make it sooner than Feb. 7

Make it tomorrow--for the surprise factor

[cstanleytech]

10. They should subpoena Giuliani as well to ask him if he was ordered or asked by

Trump, anyone in his administration or anyone else to try and intimidate Cohen.

[melm00se]

15. Wouldn't that be protected by attorney/client

privilege? (legitimately asked)

[Bengus81]

18. I don't think it is IF it leads to a crime being committed......

[cstanleytech]

19. Privilege does not exist if it involves being involved in aiding or committing a crime.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Cummings said even if he does go to jail they

will get him to testify. If he has to subpeona him that will be stalled and delayed in courts for a long time. They will all use this strategy when any of them are called to testify before any committee. Delay and stall.

[Honeycombe8]

12. How can Trump/Ghouliani threaten him in secret? Is there evidence of it?

If so, there you go...witness tampering/obstruction of justice.

[thegoose]

13. Go Dems go!

Stop this crime family.

[StrangeDaysAhead]

14. Oh for God's sake people, he's not doing this to take down Trump

He's not doing this to help Mueller.
He's a convicted liar and a sleazeball. He's going to federal prison for a multitude of crimes that have nothing to do with Trump.

All he is doing is trying and save his own corrupt sorry ass and reduce his sentence.

I doubt that Mueller is falling for this bullshit.

[mahina]

16. Did anyone say he was? Also, welcome to DU.

I didn’t see it in the thread.

What do you anticipate unfolding in the future that your name describes, strangedaysahead? Intriguing. Thanks.

[Apollyonus]

17. Lanny Davis played this beautifully

Now Cohen doesn't look like a "rat" or a "snitch" -- he is compelled.

[DonViejo]

20. Locking...

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