Posted on 03/12/2019 1:25:27 PM PDT by Red Badger
Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, hinted Tuesday that it could be a while before the panel releases the transcripts of Michael Cohen’s private testimony.
“We would certainly like to release those transcripts as soon as we are able to, but at the same time, there may be evidence in those transcripts that would prejudice the investigation if they were disclosed before we did other investigative work,” the California Democrat told reporters at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast, according to Politico.
Cohen testified behind closed doors to the committee Feb. 28 and March 6. After the first interview, Schiff said President Trump’s former fixer “shed light on a lot of issues that are very core to our investigation.”
Schiff said Tuesday the committee’s investigators need to follow up on the leads from Cohen’s testimony, including interviews with other witnesses, before transcripts are released.
Cohen reportedly gave the committee documents that showed his false testimony to the panel in 2017 about Trump Tower negotiations was edited. Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying about the time frame of the talks. In a public hearing with the House Oversight Committee in late February, Cohen told lawmakers one of Trump’s attorneys edited the false statement. The lawyer, Jay Sekulow, has denied the claim.
Cohen is set to report to prison May 6 to serve three years for lying to Congress, tax fraud, and campaign finance violations related to payments to women alleging they had affairs with Trump.
Must have been a huge bust......................
Gee, I wonder what’s not in it?
Something incriminating..............Lanny Davis coached him along with Schiff’s staff......................
Not even pictures of President Trump telling the Russkis on an “open mic” that he’ll be more “flexible” after he’s elected? LOL.
Schiff crapped out.
Snake Eyes!..........................
But But, the left wants TRANSPARENCY..what do you have to hide Shitty Schiff..gee, these are the same people who wanted to parade the interpreter who was in the room during Trump/Putin meeting remember that
Yep, they are despicable........................
Transcripts of the closed-door House committee hearing, or transcripts of the 10 hours worth of witness-tampering-prep by Schiff-for-Brains? ...and YES this is SARC!
Woody is out of ideas. Pathetic.
Since there have been no leaks, the testimony must have been a huge disappointment!.......................
Cover up!!!
The truth becomes more and more threatening, and concealing it is going to get harder and harder.
IIRC, one democrat committee member remarked that Cohen’s testimony was nothing but a bunch of anecdotes about him an Trump, like he was talking at a cocktail party.................
The GOP should immediately fake a transcript and selectively leaked portions of it.
To what end?....................
How about the 80+ Trump associates subpoenaed by Nadler announce in unison that they won’t be complying “anytime soon?”
For one, to assert the right to leak with impunity. Second, to muddy up the waters, and to make it seem like the Democrats cannot control leakage from their side. It would have to be done in a way that it does not look like the fake transcript came from the Republicans... it needs to look like it came from the Democrats.... which would be easy. Also it would compromise the investigation, as Schiff said. They should simply engage in the same kind of sabotage that the Democrats have engaged in.
I’m sure that Schiff has judged it would be embarrassing to him. His excuse that it might prejudice future prosecutions is ludicrous. Cohen has pled guilty already. No one else is being charged. Except possibly Schiff.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
