Michael Cohen will not testify as expected on Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, his lawyer said — marking yet another delay in lawmakers’ bid to question President Trump’s former personal lawyer about a range of potentially unflattering topics to the commander in chief. At various points, Cohen was supposed to testify before three different congressional committees about his work for Trump — the Senate Intelligence Committee, the House Intelligence Committee and the House Oversight Committee. “The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has accepted Mr. Cohen’s request for postponement of tomorrow’s hearing due to post-surgery medical needs,” he said. Last week, the House Intelligence Committee cited “the investigation’s interest” in postponing its hearing, and Cohen’s lawyer had blamed alleged “threats” from Trump as the reason for canceling what would have been public testimony before the House Oversight Committee. His House Intelligence Committee appearance is now scheduled for Feb. 28.

Source: Washington Post February 11, 2019 20:55 UTC