Posted on 03/10/2019 10:21:33 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: Top House Dem says Cohen likely to face DOJ perjury probe; admits blocking Fox News from primary debates 'doesn't help'
A top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee told "Fox News Sunday" that she believes the panel's chairman, Rep. Elijah Cummings, will "end up referring" former Trump attorney Michael Cohen to the Department of Justice for a perjury investigation, after numerous contradictions and inconsistencies have surfaced in his dramatic public testimony late last month.
Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., who also serves as the liason to the Democratic leadership, additionally charged that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) erred by blocking Fox News from hosting any Democratic primary debates, saying the move doesn't do anything to "help" the growing partisan tensions.
Hill's comments came as Cohen's own lawyer, Lanny Davis, has sought to clarify Cohen's statements before the House oversight panel, even as Davis insists Cohen tesified truthfully. Several Republicans have accused Cohen of perjury on a variety of matters, and on Thursday, House Oversight Committee Republicans referred Cohen to the DOJ for alleged perjury.
But a perjury referral by Democrats, who control the committee, would mark a major escalation for Cohen's potential legal jeopardy. Fox News exclusively reported on Friday, citing two sources familiar with the matter, that Cohen met with staff for Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for more than 10 hours before his testimony. In addition to his public remarks, Cohen has met with the House panel several times behind closed doors.
Even as she seemingly acknowledged that Democrats "can't go anywhere" on impeaching President Trump at the moment, Hill indicated that Cummings had more than enough justification to request another criminal probe into Cohen, who has already pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in 2017 concerning the duration of negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
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The explanation is that he was the majority’s witness and they have the same right to coach testimony as a defendant’s counsel in a trial. Problem is that he met with Schiff who I know is chair of House intel ,but I do not believe is a member of govt operations cmte which is chaired by Cummings. More info needed here but do not expect Reps, except maybe Jordan to say anything.
“...referring” former Trump attorney Michael Cohen to the Department of Justice for a perjury investigation,..”
DOJ has a lengthy list perjurers to prosecute (or should have) going back a number of years. Cohen will just have to take a number and wait his turn.
Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., who also serves as the liason to the Democratic leadership, additionally charged that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) erred by blocking Fox News from hosting any Democratic primary debates, saying the move doesn't do anything to "help" the growing partisan tensions... Several Republicans have accused Cohen of perjury on a variety of matters, and on Thursday, House Oversight Committee Republicans referred Cohen to the DOJ for alleged perjury. But a perjury referral by Democrats, who control the committee, would mark a major escalation for Cohen's potential legal jeopardy. Fox News exclusively reported on Friday, citing two sources familiar with the matter, that Cohen met with staff for Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for more than 10 hours before his testimony.
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He's not the only one.
Don't forget that Cohen met for ten hours with Liddle Adam Schiff [AS} before his testimony. When Jim Jeffries asked him what they talked about, Cohen told him, "What I was going to talk about".
Jeffries was shocked he would admit that. He audibly said, "Whoa".
No shinola, Sherlock...
Don’t really know what the picture is about, but you can tell by the look in her eyes that she loves you and would give her own life protecting yours.
GOOD GIRL, DADDY LOVES YOU.
answering this question in post#6
Where are Republicans about this?
And no referral still for Hillary
about the time of the second coming
and, we’d also like to hear from Mr. Davis himself, why, he would allow his client to agree to any such meeting(s) -
and, we’d also like to know if any recordings or notes were made, and where are they, and what witnesses were in the room for such meeting(s) and did any of those witnesses disclose the events of the meeting(s) to others
we’d also like to know if Cohen was given questions in advance so that he could compose his opening remarks and tailor his redsponses to emphasis such upcoming questions
and, we’d also like to know what agreements were made in any such meeting(s) between any parties?
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