DA Alvin Bragg’s star witness, former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, is back in hot water this week.
According to the New York Post, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and other Republican leaders have doubled down on their demands for a perjury probe into Cohen based on his admission that he lied to the Intelligence Committee in a 2019 hearing.
Last November, Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) and Stefanik called for the probe.
This week, the two Republicans accused the Justice Department of stonewalling the request and not following through.
What’s going on?
Stefanik held nothing back in accusing the Biden administration and its DOJ of engaging in political “lawfare” against former President Donald Trump.
“The Biden Administration’s attempts to stonewall this investigation is yet another example of Biden’s lawfare against President Trump,” Stefanik said in a statement.
She added, “It’s time Joe Biden stop weaponizing the federal government against his leading political opponent.”
Three facts to describe Michael Cohen:
1️⃣ A felon
2️⃣ An admitted perjurer
3️⃣ A disbarred lawyerThis is who Democrats are relying on to take down President Trump to save Joe Biden’s failing campaign.
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) May 2, 2024
The NY Post noted:
In February 2019, Cohen appeared before the House Intelligence Committee and testified under oath that he did not recall Trump asking him to inflate the value of the then-president’s real estate holdings to obtain more favorable loan terms.
Cohen’s tune drastically changed during Trump’s civil fraud trial last year, saying, “I was tasked by Mr. Trump to increase the total assets based upon a number that he arbitrarily elected … and my responsibility, along with [then-Trump Organization CFO] Allen Weisselberg, primarily, was to reverse-engineer.”
“No credibility”
Cohen’s credibility has been called into question by many, and many believe that his actions will ultimately sink the case against Trump.
“Michael Cohen has no credibility. He is an admitted liar,” Rep. Turner said in a statement.
“Yet, despite an admission from Mr. Cohen that he lied under oath to Congress, the Biden Justice Department did nothing,” Stefanik and Turner wrote in a letter to AG Merrick Garland. “The double standard is glaring. The obvious implication is that you have politicized and weaponized the Biden Justice Department to help your boss and hurt his political enemy.”
Only time will tell if the Justice Department finally complies with their demands for a probe.
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Author: Ryan Ledendecker
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