Congress expands Russia investigation to include Trump's personal attorney

[GBizzle]

Last edited Tue May 30, 2017, 02:22 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: ABC News

One of President Donald Trump’s 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

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EDIT: Title changed.

[bora13]

1. couldn't have happened

to a nicer guy!

[onetexan]

2. OMG this is good

[sheshe2]

3. I am thinking we need a bigger jail cell...

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Subpoena power granted after he said no?

Sounds like "Who said that?" Cohen might be in deep doo-doo...

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Trump's crew are gonna need...a bigger boat.

[GBizzle]

6. ABANDON SHIP!!!

[Cognitive_Resonance]

7. RICO n/t

[murielm99]

8. Why can he do that?

How can he do that?

[GBizzle]

9. He can't - the committee voted unanimously to grant subpoena power

So Richard Burr and Mark Warner can issue subpoenas as they see fit, which I'm sure will be forthcoming.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Trump lawyer Michael Cohen won't cooperate with Congress

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]

11. Poor phrasing

The phrasing is a lot better in the subpoena bitch.

[GBizzle]

13. I fixed it. The article headline seems to have changed.

[librechik]

12. lovin this muckup

how effed do you have to be for your lawyer to be under the gun?

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Classic subpoena response: "the request was poorly phrased, overly broad ..."

"not capable of being answered" .... because ???? of .... loyalty????

[world wide wally]

15. Sez who?

[Botany]

16. Cohen's little trip to Prague?

Feb. 19, 2017

"The F.B.I. is reviewing an unverified dossier, compiled by a former British intelligence agent and funded by Mr. Trump’s political opponents, that claims Mr. Cohen met with a Russian representative in Prague during the presidential campaign to discuss Russia’s 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 dossier’s assertions are fabrications."

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/politics/donald-trump-ukraine-russia.html?_r=0

[LS_Editor]

17. You mean the Senate. The House "investigation" is a joke, especially with that clown Nunes.

Nevermind his co-conspirators.

[Sunlei]

18. was it Jill Stein at that dinner in Russia? perhaps she needs to be questioned about russian electio

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]

19. Subpoena issued now, but by the House

which is rather surprising.

LBN Thread here.