Analysis: More than two-thirds of Republican questioning at the Cohen hearing was attacking Cohen
Rep. Ralph Norman holds up documents as he questions Michael Cohen on Capitol Hill on Feb. 27 in Washington. By Philip Bump Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics Email Bio Follow February 28 at 1:44 PM You could say that there was a theme to Republican questioning of President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen during a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday.
“Mr. Chairman,” Jordan added, “your chairmanship will always be identified with this hearing.” That may well be true, but not in the sense Jordan means. Highlighted is each time a Republican actually challenged Cohen’s testimony itself. Those challenges:
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