Michael Cohen, Donald Trumps former lawyer, has chosen to delay his public testimony in the US Congress, which was to take place 7. February.
the Reason is that Michael Cohen may feel threatened by president Donald Trump, informs his lawyer.
‘because of continuous threats against his family from the president Trump and Giuliani (…) the hr will. Cohen’s testimony be postponed to a later date, inform the attorney Lanny Davis, in a written opinion to the press.
‘This is a moment where mr. Cohen is going to have to prioritize his family and their safety first’, says Davis, according to the New York Times.
The written statement contains no concrete information about the nature of the alleged threats.
(The written statement from attorney Lanny Davis via the New York Times/ Twitter)
Rudy Giuliani, who is a lawyer for Trump, has on tv called Michael Cohen for a ‘liar’.
Trump in a tweet referred to Cohen as ’the rat’ (mafiajargon for the telltale, red.), after that, Cohen began to co-operate with the us authorities.
It is questionable whether Cohen is now going to participate in a public kongreshøring. Cohen was in december sentenced to three years in prison and starts serving 6. march.
Cohen, who for a number of years has worked as a lawyer and problem solver for Donald Trump, among other things, acknowledged that he Trumps order paid two women to keep quiet about an affair. Trump has denied the affair.
Besides, Cohen confessed to by the court in New York, that he lied under oath to Congress, about a construction project that allegedly would result in a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Michael cohen’s testimony was the year’s first major move after they have taken over the majority in the House of Representatives, which is one of the two chambers of Congress.
the House of Representatives is expected to initiate a large number of studies of Trump and his business interests.