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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Mon Jan 28, 2019, 06:27 PM Jan 2019

Michael Cohen will testify "voluntarily" before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed session

NEW: @RepAdamSchiff says @MichaelCohen212 has agreed to testify "voluntarily" before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed session on Feb. 8. "We will continue to work with Mr. Cohen and law enforcement in order to protect Mr. Cohen and his family."

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Michael Cohen will testify "voluntarily" before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed session (Original Post) MelissaB Jan 2019 OP

crap jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #1

So trump's threats to Cohen's family managed to put testimony behind closed doors. spanone Jan 2019 #2

In terms of protecting his safety... W_HAMILTON Jan 2019 #3

Me neither. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #4

Seems to me Cohen's testifying in public would make him safer, not less safe stuffmatters Jan 2019 #5

I am pissed. I don't understand either. WHY in a closed session?? triron Jan 2019 #6

Adam Schiff, of anyone, knows how important this testimony is for the American people to witness Mr. Ected Jan 2019 #7

Closed session?? WTF?! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #8

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)

1. crap

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 06:28 PM

Jan 2019

I was planning my day around this...

spanone

(135,950 posts)

2. So trump's threats to Cohen's family managed to put testimony behind closed doors.

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 06:31 PM

Jan 2019

motherfucker

W_HAMILTON

(7,878 posts)

3. In terms of protecting his safety...

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 06:33 PM

Jan 2019

...how does testifying behind closed doors make more sense than testifying in public?

Trump's lackeys on the committee will be sure to report anything negative to Trump and/or his associates, so, all this does is prevent the American people from hearing it directly. I don't get it...

BigmanPigman

(51,667 posts)

4. Me neither.

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 06:42 PM

Jan 2019

The public isn't threatening him. The Donald will know what he says so what does it matter?

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)

5. Seems to me Cohen's testifying in public would make him safer, not less safe

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 06:54 PM

Jan 2019

Once it's out in the public sphere, Trump/Putin harm/retribution ag him or his family would be much more difficult to reassign to
another source.

triron

(22,031 posts)

6. I am pissed. I don't understand either. WHY in a closed session??

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 06:55 PM

Jan 2019

Schiff has disappointed me.

Mr. Ected

(9,675 posts)

7. Adam Schiff, of anyone, knows how important this testimony is for the American people to witness

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 07:02 PM

Jan 2019

And he's been a veritable pit bull in spite of 2 years of obstruction from within.

I suggest that this directive comes from the Special Counsel's office in concert with the Committee Chairman. The fear that an inadvertent error could somehow compromise the investigation has to underscore this decision.

I want to hear from Cohen as much or more than anyone else, but Schiff wouldn't agree to this without compelling countervailing forces. I trust him on this, I just don't like it.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,126 posts)

8. Closed session?? WTF?!

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 07:27 PM

Jan 2019

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