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George II

(67,782 posts)
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:24 PM Jan 2019

Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate Intelligence committee

Source: CNN

(CNN)President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was subpoenaed Thursday to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in mid-February, according to a source close to Cohen.

It is not clear how Cohen will respond. The source said that Cohen has the same concerns regarding the safety of his family that led him to try to postpone his appearance before a House Oversight Committee hearing.

Senate Intelligence traditionally does their interviews behind closed doors, not publicly.

A committee spokeswoman declined to comment.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/politics/michael-cohen-subpoenaed-senate-intelligence-committee/index.html



This is the entire article, and this is the SENATE, not the House!!!
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fleur-de-lisa

(14,629 posts)
1. So they will lob softbal questions and not let the Dems pursue tough issues.
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:26 PM
Jan 2019

I guess the pukes are trying to get ahead of the House Democratic investigation to set the narrative?

FBaggins

(26,793 posts)
4. I doubt it
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:29 PM
Jan 2019

More likely questions to impeach his character so that anything damaging is taken with a grain of salt.

 

PeeJ52

(1,588 posts)
5. Always put off for another day... It's going to be November 2020 before we know it...
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:31 PM
Jan 2019

and nothing will be done...

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
6. The House will be doing the same thing
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:31 PM
Jan 2019

Soon too. Trump will try to block them, or offer him a pardon or something. All others he'll instruct them to ignore their subpoena's completely, saying he'll protect them. He has to stop them one way or another from testifying under oath because he knows they'll have to either tell the truth and face crimes, they are involved in, or lie and commit perjury to protect him and themselves. He understands this well, so expect him to obstruct this from happening by abuse of his powers claiming he can do that.

ffr

(22,681 posts)
7. So we only have to wait a week longer. The shutdown though has delayed his testimony by a month now
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:33 PM
Jan 2019

So tRump's shutdown to slow the process is working.

Thanks Mitch and company!

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)
10. The subpoenas being issued in the future will be used to stall
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 01:51 PM
Jan 2019

and delay. I am sure that each criminal who is subpoenaed will ignore it until it goes to the courts...delay and stall is their strategy.

LudwigPastorius

(9,264 posts)
11. Senate Republicans:
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 01:52 PM
Jan 2019

"Hmm...if we're going to keep defending Trump, maybe we should find out just how dirty he is, and some of what's coming down the pike from Mueller. It'd be nice to know if we're going to have to cut him loose, so we can start formulating our walk-backs."

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