Dems Spoke to Cohen 4 Times Before House Intel Testimony
‘It’s completely appropriate, and he would have done the same thing for Republicans had they asked,’ lawyer Lanny Davis said.
Betsy Woodruff
03.08.19
Fox News first reported on the trips on Friday morning.
Democratic staff on the House intelligence committee traveled to New York four times to meet with Michael Cohen before he testified to their panel, an attorney for Cohen told The Daily Beast.
Lanny Davis, who represents Cohen, told The Daily Beast that the meetings with Schiff’s staff focused on reviewing the text of the testimony Cohen provided to the committee in 2017. He also confirmed that Democratic staff spoke with Cohen for more than 10 hours over the course of their New York meetings.
Staff for Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., traveled to New York at least four times to meet with him for over 10 hours immediately before last month’s high-profile public testimony, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The sources said the sessions covered a slew of topics.
During last month’s seven-hour public hearing before the House Oversight Committee, Cohen hesitantly acknowledged, that he had spoken with Schiff "about topics that were going to be raised at the upcoming hearing."
"You deflate the value of the asset and then you put in a request to the tax department for a deduction."
Cohen also brought documents that he claimed proved Trump "inflated" his assets in order to obtain loans from Deutsche Bank.
‘It’s completely appropriate, and he would have done the same thing for Republicans had they asked,’ lawyer Lanny Davis said.
Betsy Woodruff
03.08.19
Fox News first reported on the trips on Friday morning.
Democratic staff on the House intelligence committee traveled to New York four times to meet with Michael Cohen before he testified to their panel, an attorney for Cohen told The Daily Beast.
Lanny Davis, who represents Cohen, told The Daily Beast that the meetings with Schiff’s staff focused on reviewing the text of the testimony Cohen provided to the committee in 2017. He also confirmed that Democratic staff spoke with Cohen for more than 10 hours over the course of their New York meetings.
Staff for Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., traveled to New York at least four times to meet with him for over 10 hours immediately before last month’s high-profile public testimony, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The sources said the sessions covered a slew of topics.
During last month’s seven-hour public hearing before the House Oversight Committee, Cohen hesitantly acknowledged, that he had spoken with Schiff "about topics that were going to be raised at the upcoming hearing."
"You deflate the value of the asset and then you put in a request to the tax department for a deduction."
Cohen also brought documents that he claimed proved Trump "inflated" his assets in order to obtain loans from Deutsche Bank.
