Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says he will not ask Donald Trump Jr. to come back before the committee, even as Michael Cohen allegedly is prepared to tell prosecutors Trump Jr. told his father about the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting in advance and lied repeatedly about that fact.
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"If he misled the committee, he's lying to Congress. That's a crime," the Iowa Republican told CNN. "And that'd be up to the prosecutors, not me."
Asked whether he would subpoena Trump Jr. for his phone records — which include calls Trump Jr. placed to a blocked number while setting up the Trump Tower meeting — Grassley said he didn't think there was much more the committee needed to hear from Trump's son.
"I think if he didn't tell us the truth, that that's an issue for the Justice Department, not us," Grassley said. "And I'm not suggesting anything, I'm just saying there wouldn't be much more for us to hear from him."
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In May, the Senate Judiciary Committee released the transcripts of the interviews the panel conducted with Trump Jr. and most of the other participants in the June 2016 meeting. In his testimony Trump Jr. clearly states he did not tell his father about the meeting beforehand.
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While Cohen's new claims are raising into question Trump Jr.'s denial, Cohen also does not have any corroborating evidence. And in his own testimony before the House Intelligence Committee last year, Cohen did not say that Trump had advanced knowledge of the meeting, CNN has reported.
Asked Monday if Grassley also wanted to hear from Cohen, the Judiciary chairman demurred.
"He's gonna be indicted," Grassley said.
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