The House Oversight Committee has instructed its Democratic members not to deviate from agreed upon lines of questioning at Michael Cohen's public hearing Wednesday, prompting grumbling from those who want to press Cohen about matters related to Russia
In a memo to Democrats obtained by CNN, the Oversight staff wrote that the committee"wants to take great care not to inappropriately interfere with any ongoing investigation or prosecution," advising members to"consult closely with Committee staff in advance about potential lines of questioning.
"Does that mean we can't ask about Russian mob money? Russian oligarchs? The Trump Tower in Moscow that he lied about? The Russian oligarchy purchase to Trump's Florida property at a highly inflated price? The fact that Russians own apartments in Trump Tower?" Connolly asked."I mean, when you say Russia, is all of that off limits? And that was really the nature of it.
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