New: House Chairmen Issue Warning After President's Statements on Cohen Testimony

[Mrs. Overall]

https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-chairmen-issue-warning-after-president-s-statements-on-cohen-testimony

Washington D.C. (Jan. 13, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Rep. Adam Schiff, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairmen of the House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Intelligence, and the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s comments last night on Fox News regarding Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress:

“The integrity of our process to serve as an independent check on the Executive Branch must be respected by everyone, including the President. Our nation’s laws prohibit efforts to discourage, intimidate, or otherwise pressure a witness not to provide testimony to Congress. The President should make no statement or take any action to obstruct Congress’ independent oversight and investigative efforts, including by seeking to discourage any witness from testifying in response to a duly authorized request from Congress.”

[wishstar]

1. Good strong statement essential to put a check on his attempt to obstruct

[Honeycombe8]

33. +1. nt

[olegramps]

58. Trump and his army of minions are delusional with power they don't possess.

Trump and his cadre of family and imps believe that the presidency can provided them with virtual unlimited authority. They were able to so under the protection and support of the Republican control of government. Now it will be challenged and the more they resist the strong the opposition will grow with determination to bring them down. I don't believe they will go quietly into the night and will get much more nastier before it is over.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

2. Whose left around to shut him up?...nt

[FreepFryer]

5. We the People, that's who. Let him get buggier and buggier. (n/t)

[True Blue American]

52. The Democratic House?

I read several articles about how Trump has no idea how his life will change with Democrats in charge. This is just the beginning.

They will make things rough on McConnell, too. After years of his hateful spite he is now in hiding. After 2 years of spineless Republicans caving all over, The Times, They Are Achanging!

[Hekate]

59. The Democratic House of Representatives, that we the people just elected. Red Don really has NO idea

...how this works.

In addition, Red Don thought he could just roll right over Nancy Pelosi, and that she would buckle at the first hint of his manly brutality and verbal fisticuffs. Wrong again, chump.

~~~ And for all those freshman Congresscritters who agitated to have "new blood" for the Speaker and all the highest ranking committee chairs -- I hope they are learning the error of their ways.

[Claritie Pixie]

3. That's gonna irritate you-know-who. Excellent! 🙌

[Chickensoup]

4. There is a full blown criminal and a traitor

in the WH. He and his enablers should
be put on notice that once the charges are proven no one who worked against
Our country will be spared.

[EffieBlack]

6. Nice way to set him up for another impeachment count

If Congress warns that commenting on a matter they're overseeing will interfere with their ability to conduct their work and he comments anyway, he's clearly obstructing justice.

[jaysunb]

7. My first thought. n/t

[True Blue American]

11. Yes!

[dameatball]

13. Bingo. Premptive strike. He is such a self-absorbed loony that he will still cross the line somehow.

[AZ8theist]

24. Exactly

A buffoon who understands NOTHING.

[erronis]

26. Or whoever has access to his twit account will help bring him down.

There are apparently several potential twits that can press the buttons as if the Loser-In-Chief is still in charge.

[Amaryllis]

44. SChiff is a former prosecutor (don't know about the other two) but Schiff is well

versed in obstruction of justice and it takes very little for T to cross that line. This is a game change, for sure. Remember his comments about "little Adam?"

[Scarsdale]

50. Elijah Cummings was on

"60 Minutes" last night. Very impressive, well spoken, educated (a law degree) man. Much more intelligent than the creep in the WH. Enjoyed seeing his story, and hearing his comments.

[malaise]

8. Elections have consequences MoFo

ITTMF!

[mastermind]

9. tRump should be immediately censured just for the rules he broke the last few days

let alone the past 2 years. It will need a 2/3rds vote in the House.

[Mr. Ected]

10. We've become desensitized to Trump's continual obstruction

The fact that he does it daily, sometimes multiple times daily, has had the effect of diminishing the enormity of what he does. Each instance, each tweet, should eventually circle back to bite him in his ample fetid ass.

[True Blue American]

12. True, but we now have

Congress people with backbone, and they are just getting started, hiring money laundering Attorneys.

Trump thought he could pull that with Pirro. She is a Judge, should know the law.

[AZ8theist]

28. Pirro should know the law??

That's laughable...

That's like saying Rudy Giuliani gives good legal advice....

[True Blue American]

31. I know it is funny

But both of them should. Rudy is getting senile. Not sure what Jeanne’s excuse is!

[AZ8theist]

36. alcohol.

[True Blue American]

38. That was my first thought.

I think you nailed it.

[dameatball]

14. lol.....ample fetid.....haven't seen that description yet....:)

[littlemissmartypants]

16. +1

[Grasswire2]

30. TMI

Can't unsee.

[Control-Z]

43. That was a bit graphic, wasn't it?

I saw the image in my mind before I could stop myself. Ick. I guess I have myself to blame.

[Scurrilous]

15. K&R

[littlemissmartypants]

17. Thank you for the post, Mrs. Overall. nt

[octoberlib]

18. I love having Democrats back in power!

[Fiendish Thingy]

19. Did I miss something? Did Trump tweet a threat to Cohen?

Geez a guy can't even go exercise for an hour without more shit bubbling to the surface...

[Silver Gaia]

23. I think it was something he said last night on Fox,

but I still don't know what he said.

Can someone fill us in on what Trump said?

[handmade34]

29. starts about 14:30

[Silver Gaia]

46. Thank you.

[Leghorn21]

34. DUer 34 has posted video, above - here's a text excerpt- LOSER45 has brought up Cohen's FIL before:

...The congressmen were responding to comments Trump made Saturday to Fox News host Jeanine Pirro in response to news of Cohen's upcoming open testimony before the House Oversight Committee.

Trump told Pirro that Cohen "should give information maybe on his father-in-law, because that’s the one that people want to look at."

"Because where does that money — that’s the money in the family. And I guess he didn’t want to talk about his father — he’s trying to get his sentence reduced," Trump added. "So, it’s pretty sad. You know, it’s weak and it’s very sad to watch a thing like that. I couldn’t care less."...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/democrats-warn-trump-not-discourage-or-intimidate-michael-cohen-testifying-n958171

(Cohen’s father-in-law, Fima Schusterman, has beaucoup bucks - he’s in taxis, real estate, and who knows what...I’d be interested to see what part he’s playing in this disgusting drama...)

[True Blue American]

39. More distraction to hide

His own guilt.

Jared’s Father spent time in jail.

[Silver Gaia]

47. Thanks to you as well.

[True Blue American]

53. Can Trump be sued

For defamation? If so, he would be bankrupt .

[BamaRefugee]

20. The way I read it, admitting upfront that unless tRump "respects" the integrity of the process...

...they're semi-powerless?
And what are the odds that the orange anal wart respects ANYTHING about our democracy???????

[OnDoutside]

51. I agree. That said I think it's a bit of filling up the book of evidence

that they gave him plenty of warnings, when it comes to the court of public opinion.

[Fuzzpope]

21. It's not a White House anymore.

It's a White Bunker.

I can see him exploring the underground sections, pacing through them slowly late at night.

"Just checking to make sure all the light bulbs are working.."

I'm intensely curious the exact means that he's going to be rooted out of there.

Will secret service stand down if Marshalls show up with an arrest warrant, or will they defend him?

What a frigging hot mess.

[erronis]

32. That's a good question (Secret Service vs. US Marshals vs. ---)

I don't think it's been tested, perhaps since 1812 (and I don't know why I present that date.)

I expect that there will be some test, I hope settled via legal arguments.

I could also see National Guard or other military to maintain order (whose order?)

This country has survived because of some modicum of common sense. When a disruptor like the current repuglicon party and their erstwhile CiC is so corrumpt that modicum evaporates.

It may well be that the 99% of the country will soon understand what it means to be enslaved to the self-appointed aristocrats. And we know how well that works in the long arc of history.

[Mc Mike]

22. It's not obstruction when you do it via a bullhorn, right, dRumpf?

[marble falls]

25. Remember when Nixon's remarks on Charlie Manson almost derailed the trial?

[dalton99a]

48. +1. Nixon Calls Manson Guilty; Attorneys Move a Mistrial

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1970/8/4/nixon-calls-manson-guilty-attorneys-move/

Nixon Calls Manson Guilty; Attorneys Move a Mistrial
By Leopold N. Loeb,
August 4, 1970

President Nixon may have freed Charles Manson-not by an act of executive clemency, but by one of errant stupidity.

Defense attorneys for Manson, Leslie Van Houten, and Susan Atkins-who face charges of murder stemming from the mass killings last August of actress Sharon Tate and six other persons-moved for a mistrial yesterday after learning that Nixon had said that Manson was "guilty, directly or indirectly, of eight murders without reason."

[Pepsidog]

27. I like this !

[calimary]

35. Damn right! Notice to The Asset: We got RULES,

You may think rules don’t apply to you but this is a new day and new time. And there’s a new sheriff in town. So those rules will be enforced, for a change!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

37. Hey, Rep Cummings, don't look for respect from the president, he has none to give. nt

[JAD]

40. Legislative oversight of the Executive Branch is mandated by the US Constitution

Perhaps Trump should read the US Constitution.

[Catch2.2]

41. We need more Dems like this!!!

Awesome!

[SunSeeker]

42. K & R

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

45. Think he'll well the fuck enough alone?

It'll be interesting to see.

[lpbk2713]

49. Free ride's over asshole.

Shit's about to get serious.

[BlueJac]

54. Trump can not stand to see himself go down in flames!

personally I am loving every minute of his demise.

[scarytomcat]

55. just when Mueller gets close to finishing

dump commits another crime

[mickswalkabout41]

56. It's witness tampering

He learned in from. Manafucked. Whose in jail for it.....still....actually he was taken back to jail for it. Wow. This man truly is either a complete idiot or he thinks we are

[lastlib]

57. Hell, that's an article of impeachment, right there, IMHO.

Not yet, tho.....in due time.....