Congress expands Russia investigation to include Trump's personal attorney
Last edited Tue May 30, 2017, 02:22 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: ABC News
One of President Donald Trumps closest confidants, his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, has now become a focus of the expanding congressional investigation into Russian efforts to influence the 2016 campaign.
Cohen confirmed to ABC News that House and Senate investigators have asked him to provide information and testimony about any contacts he had with people connected to the Russian government, but he said he has turned down the invitation.
I declined the invitation to participate, as the request was poorly phrased, overly broad and not capable of being answered, Cohen told ABC News in an email Tuesday.
After Cohen rejected the congressional requests for cooperation, the Senate Select Intelligence Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to grant the chairman, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, and ranking Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, blanket authority to issue subpoenas as they deem necessary.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-investigation-expands-include-donald-trumps-personal-attorney/story?id=47646601
EDIT: Title changed.
bora13
(860 posts)to a nicer guy!
onetexan
(13,043 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Sounds like "Who said that?" Cohen might be in deep doo-doo...
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)GBizzle
(209 posts)Cognitive_Resonance
(1,546 posts)murielm99
(30,745 posts)How can he do that?
GBizzle
(209 posts)So Richard Burr and Mark Warner can issue subpoenas as they see fit, which I'm sure will be forthcoming.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,489 posts)Trump lawyer Michael Cohen won't cooperate with Congress
Source: CNN
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen won't cooperate with Congress
By Jim Acosta and Tom LoBianco, CNN
Updated 1:29 PM ET, Tue May 30, 2017
Washington (CNN) One of President Donald Trump's personal attorneys, Michael Cohen, has received an "invitation to provide information and testimony" that pertains to the Russia investigation to House and Senate intelligence committees, Cohen has confirmed.
"I declined the invitation to participate, as the request was poorly phrased, overly broad and not capable of being answered," Cohen told CNN Tuesday, adding that he considered it a "total fishing expedition."
"They have yet to produce one single piece of credible evidence that would corroborate the Russia narrative," Cohen said. He called the investigation a "rush to judgment."
Cohen is the second person in Trump's orbit to flatly deny a request from congressional investigators. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn refused to respond to a Senate subpoena and rebutted a House request last week through his lawyer.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/30/politics/michael-cohen-wont-cooperate-with-congress/
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Full disclosure: I did a search before posting. I did not see this:
BREAKING: IT'S ON! Trump's Lawyer Refuses to Cooperate with Congress w.r.t. Russia Investigation
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029135370
Juliusseizure
(562 posts)The phrasing is a lot better in the subpoena bitch.
GBizzle
(209 posts)librechik
(30,674 posts)how effed do you have to be for your lawyer to be under the gun?
bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)"not capable of being answered" .... because ???? of .... loyalty????
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)Botany
(70,516 posts)Feb. 19, 2017
"The F.B.I. is reviewing an unverified dossier, compiled by a former British intelligence agent and funded by Mr. Trumps political opponents, that claims Mr. Cohen met with a Russian representative in Prague during the presidential campaign to discuss Russias hacking of Democratic targets. But the Russian official named in the report told The New York Times that he had never met Mr. Cohen. Mr. Cohen insists that he has never visited Prague and that the dossiers assertions are fabrications."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-russia.html?_r=0
LS_Editor
(893 posts)Nevermind his co-conspirators.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)election "help" money through the republican parties' Russian colluders.
-just an idea because she was seated at the same table as the republican if I remember correctly?-
BelgianMadCow
(5,379 posts)which is rather surprising.
LBN Thread here.