After Cohen’s attorney clarified his testimony before Congress, Republicans called for Cohen to be investigated for perjury.
By Colby Itkowitz Colby Itkowitz Congress, campaigns, health policy, Pennsylvania politics Email Bio Follow March 13 at 3:05 PM The House Oversight Committee chairman on Wednesday rejected Republican calls for a new investigation into President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen and whether he again lied to Congress.
Cummings’s statement came the day after a Cohen attorney sent him a letter clarifying Cohen’s remarks and acknowledging he “could have been clearer and more complete” during an exchange about whether he ever sought a pardon from Trump. During his testimony, Cohen told the committee: “I have never asked for, nor would I accept, a pardon from President Trump.”Later, Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis clarified that Cohen had directed a former attorney to discuss with Trump’s lawyers the possibility of a pardon, but that Cohen had never sought one from Trump directly and that those conversations ceased when Cohen severed legal ties with Trump.Rep.
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