House GOP Issues Criminal Referral Against Michael Cohen Over Trump Trial Testimony

Published on November 14, 2023

House Republicans issued a criminal referral against former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for his testimony in the former president’s New York fraud trial. The letter, which was sent by House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), said that Mr. Cohen committed perjury and “knowingly made false statements” before a congressional panel several years ago. “That Mr. Cohen was willing to openly and brazenly state at trial that he lied to Congress on this specific issue is startling,” the referral letter stated. “His willingness to make such a statement alone should necessitate an investigation.” The letter asks Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Mr. Cohen after he told a court several days ago that he lied about his handling of former President Donald Trump’s business dealings in sworn testimony in front of a House panel. He said that he made false claims under oath when said that neither President Trump nor a former Trump Organization chief financial officer told him to inflate numbers on the former president’s personal financial statements....

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