Michael Cohen lied to Congress.
Last week, our committee along with
@judiciarygop
https://twitter.com/GOPoversight/status/1790033570892804258
referred him to the DOJ for the lies he told under oath.
So, why is District Attorney Alvin Bragg using Cohen as his star witness?
Here are a few excerpts of what we sent to AG Garland:
"As indicated in the 2019 letter, Cohen, while testifying under oath before the House Oversight Committee, made willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact that were contradicted by the record established by the Justice Department in United States v. Cohen. Cohen also made statements to the Oversight Committee that were contradicted by witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the subject matter. In particular, Cohen lied at least six times:
1. Cohen denied committing various fraudulent acts to which he had pleaded guilty in federal court.
2. Cohen repeatedly testified that he did not seek employment in President Trump's White House, despite evidence from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York demonstrating that 'Cohen privately told friends . . . that he expected to be given a prominent role and title in the new administration.'
3. Cohen stated that he did not direct the creation of a Twitter account known as WomenForCohen, which is contradicted by statements from the owner of the IT firm that created the account for Cohen.
4. Cohen attested in his Truth in Testimony form that he did not have any reportable foreign government contracts, despite entering into two contracts in 2017 with entities owned in part by foreign governments.
5. Cohen's testimony at the hearing contradicted various aspects of his written statement submitted in advance of the hearing.
6. Cohen asserted that he committed crimes out of 'blind loyalty' to President Trump, which was contradicted by findings made by federal prosecutors and a federal court.”