“I thank Michael Cohen for agreeing to testify before the Oversight Committee voluntarily. I want to make clear that we have no interest in inappropriately interfering with any ongoing criminal investigations; to that end, we are in the process of consulting with Special Counsel Mueller’s office. The Committee will announce additional information in the coming weeks.”
Additional Information
During Cohen’s testimony, he will answer official inquiries about the ongoing Russia investigation and payments he made to women who allegedly had affairs with Trump before his presidency. Interestingly enough, the aforementioned payments are what landed Cohen in hot water and prompted charges of campaign finance violations.
Cohen continues to maintain that President Trump ordered him to pay his alleged former mistresses, thus breaking the law. However, as previously stated, the president denies it. Trump moreover stated that as an attorney, Cohen had the responsibility of knowing the law.
The president’s former lawyer has also issued a public statement of his own. Cohen expressed that he is excited about “having the privilege of being afforded a platform with which to give a full and credible account of the events which have transpired.”
