Did Cohen Lie to Congress Again? Republicans Ask DOJ to Open Perjury Probe.
Republican congressmen Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan on Thursday sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr, claiming Michael Cohen “willfully and intentionally” lied while testifying in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer and self-described fixer, testified publicly in front of the committee Wednesday ahead of his prison sentence for financial crimes and lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings with Russia. The letter accuses Cohen of lying again about his desire to secure a position in the White House and his contracts with foreign entities, among other things.
“Cohen’s testimony before the Committee…was a spectacular and brazen attempt to knowing and willfully testify falsely and fictitiously to numerous material facts,” the letter reads. “His testimony included intentionally false statements designed to make himself look better on a national stage.”