You could say that there was a theme to Republican questioning of President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen during a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday. (Philip Bump/The Washington Post)Highlighted is each time a Republican actually challenged Cohen’s testimony itself. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) questioning Cohen about his lawyer’s failing to challenge a BuzzFeed News article claiming that Trump told Cohen to lie to Congress. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) questioning Cohen about payments he received from Trump to repay his hush-money payment to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. But they were, at least, direct efforts to rebut Cohen’s testimony and not just disparage Cohen as an untrustworthy crook.

Source: Washington Post February 28, 2019 18:45 UTC