Michael Cohen, longtime lawyer for Donald Trump, arrives at the U.S. Capitol to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed session on February 28. Multiple House Democrats echoed Cummings’s vow to pursue witnesses, from senior Oversight members such as Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) to newly elected progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). The chairmen of other committees also said they were exploring new lines of inquiry in the wake of Cohen’s testimony this week. .They know things.”House Oversight Democrats on Wednesday night also followed up on alleged inconsistencies Trump’s lawyers submitted to a government watchdog’s office. According to House Democrats, Trump’s lawyers suggested to the Office of Government Ethics that the payments were actually part of a retainer agreement.

Source: Washington Post February 28, 2019 20:03 UTC