RandomGuy
03-01-2019, 11:39 AM
The House Oversight Committee will pursue interviews with some of President Donald Trump's children and closest allies who were implicated in Michael Cohen’s bombshell testimony before the panel, Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said on Thursday.
“All you have to do is follow the transcript. If there are names that were mentioned or records that were mentioned during the hearing, we want to take a look at all of that,” Cummings told reporters.
In his nearly six-hour appearance before the key House panel investigating the president and his business dealings, Cohen name-dropped several of Trump’s closest confidants and associates, including some of his adult children. Almost immediately after Wednesday’s hearing, Democrats said they were particularly interested in speaking with Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump. They were also interested in speaking with Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization.
“They have a good chance of hearing from us — at least an interview,” Cummings added. “We’ll go through it, we’ll figure out who we want to talk to, and we’ll bring them in.”
Cohen indicated to lawmakers on Wednesday that Trump Jr. had a role in the hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, the adult-film star who alleges she had an affair with the president.
The president’s former attorney and fixer also said Trump Jr. knew more about the negotiations surrounding the Trump Tower Moscow project than he led investigators to believe, while also testifying that Ivanka Trump, too, was briefed about the talks. Weisselberg was mentioned several times during the hearing, most notably when he said the Trump Organization CFO signed one of the reimbursement checks for the hush-money payments and was involved in discussions about the scheme.
“They are people who can put meat on the flesh to what Michael Cohen offered. They are people who know intimately the details of the Trump personality and business,” said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a member of the Oversight Committee. “And I think it’s important to follow up on what Michael Cohen said with those people.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-oversight-seeks-interviews-with-trumps-children-after-cohen-testimony
“All you have to do is follow the transcript. If there are names that were mentioned or records that were mentioned during the hearing, we want to take a look at all of that,” Cummings told reporters.
In his nearly six-hour appearance before the key House panel investigating the president and his business dealings, Cohen name-dropped several of Trump’s closest confidants and associates, including some of his adult children. Almost immediately after Wednesday’s hearing, Democrats said they were particularly interested in speaking with Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump. They were also interested in speaking with Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization.
“They have a good chance of hearing from us — at least an interview,” Cummings added. “We’ll go through it, we’ll figure out who we want to talk to, and we’ll bring them in.”
Cohen indicated to lawmakers on Wednesday that Trump Jr. had a role in the hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, the adult-film star who alleges she had an affair with the president.
The president’s former attorney and fixer also said Trump Jr. knew more about the negotiations surrounding the Trump Tower Moscow project than he led investigators to believe, while also testifying that Ivanka Trump, too, was briefed about the talks. Weisselberg was mentioned several times during the hearing, most notably when he said the Trump Organization CFO signed one of the reimbursement checks for the hush-money payments and was involved in discussions about the scheme.
“They are people who can put meat on the flesh to what Michael Cohen offered. They are people who know intimately the details of the Trump personality and business,” said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a member of the Oversight Committee. “And I think it’s important to follow up on what Michael Cohen said with those people.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-oversight-seeks-interviews-with-trumps-children-after-cohen-testimony