House Intel obtains new info, documents from Cohen in 8-hour interview

When asked if Cohen appeared credible, he answered, “No.”Democrats on the committee, however, disagreed, a further sign of partisan divisions that have plagued the panel since its first investigation into Russian interference was shuttered by Republicans last spring.“I can say this, that now having heard him in three days of testimony, I get more confident about the credibility of his testimony each time because it is consistent, it is specific, and his demeanor is credible,” said Rep. Raja KrishnamoorthiSubramanian (Raja) Raja KrishnamoorthiHouse Intel obtains new info, documents from Cohen in 8-hour interview House Dems introduce bill to protect Trump admin whistleblowers with NDAs Dems ramp up scrutiny of Kushner's security clearance MORE (D-Ill.), who sits on both the Intelligence and Oversight panels.Over the course of Cohen’s two days of private interviews, lawmakers were also expected to drill down on other revelations from Cohen’s public testimony, including his assertion that Trump knew of longtime friend Roger StoneRoger Jason StoneCohen promises to continue cooperating with Congress House Intel obtains new info, documents from Cohen in 8-hour interview The Hill's 12:30 Report: Cohen back on the hot seat MORE’s contacts with WikiLeaks about the group’s plans to leak hacked Democratic emails before the 2016 election and his description of the extent to which the Trump Moscow real estate deal was discussed within the Trump Organization.While the property plans never came to fruition, they have drawn scrutiny from congressional investigators and Mueller because the discussions took place during the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign.Cohen also testified publicly that he had no direct knowledge of the president or his campaign colluding with Russia, but suspected that Trump knew in advance of the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between members of his campaign and a Kremlin-connected lawyer.Trump has lashed out at his former attorney and “fixer,” calling him a liar in pursuit of a lighter prison sentence, and accused Democrats of “presidential harassment” in their investigations.Cohen's closed-door interview with the House Intelligence Committee has become an early flashpoint in the panel's sweeping investigation into the president's ties to Russia and other foreign governments, which includes examining whether Trump has been subject to “financial compromise.”Schiff has scheduled a public hearing with former Trump business associate Felix Sater, a Russian-American real estate developer who was involved in the efforts to bring a Trump Tower to Moscow, for March 14.Schiff has also staffed up the committee in preparation for its work, announcing Tuesday that the panel has hired Daniel Goldman, a veteran federal prosecutor from Manhattan with experience in prosecuting Russian organized crime, to lead its investigation.“We will fill you in on further witnesses and testimony that we anticipate,” Schiff said Wednesday.