Michael Cohen will not testify privately Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee as planned due to "post surgery medical needs."
WSJ:
The Senate Intelligence Committee has accepted former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s request to postpone a scheduled hearing, according to a lawyer for Mr. Cohen. The closed-door hearing had been scheduled for Feb. 12.
From BuzzFeed News:
More from Vanity Fair's Emily Jane Fox, who often covers Cohen news:
CNN:
Cohen's shifting congressional testimony comes before he is scheduled to report to jail on March 6. Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to tax crimes, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress in his 2017 Senate Intelligence Committee testimony.
Three committees are now seeking for Cohen to testify, two behind closed doors and one publicly.
Cohen was initially scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee for a public hearing on February 7, but that was scrapped and a new date has not been offered. Cohen was supposed to testify behind closed doors before the House Intelligence Committee the following day, February 8, and that interview has now been rescheduled for February 28.
Last week, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, said that Cohen is still being "fully cooperative" with the committee despite the postponement.
Senate Panel Accepts Michael Cohen’s Request to Postpone Hearing (WSJ) *Note: WSJ articles are behind a paywall
Michael Cohen postpones congressional testimony for a third time (CNN)