HOUSE OF REPS/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen is trying to delay his public testimony before the House Oversight Committee, with Cohen’s lawyer citing ‘ongoing threats against his family’ and his continued cooperation with investigators. Cohen had been scheduled to testify on Feb. 7 at the highly anticipated hearing, which his attorney Lanny Davis noted he had voluntarily agreed to…Cohen, who has a relationship with Trump dating back a dozen years, is required to report to federal prison in early March to serve a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to charges of tax evasion and lying to Congress. But his upcoming incarceration and the allegations of witness tampering against Trump has House Democrats now openly talking about other ways to compel Cohen’s testimony, including a subpoena. In a joint statement on Wednesday [1-23-19], House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings and Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff accused the president of deploying ‘textbook mob tactics’ in a bid to intimidate Cohen from publicly testifying in Congress.”
-Darren Samuelsohn and Caitlin Oprysko, “Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen delays House testimony,” Politico, January 23, 2019 1:42 pm