Michael Cohen, who has pleaded guilty to federal crimes, still is considering speaking with the Senate Judiciary Committee as it continues investigating Russian election interference and possible Trump campaign collusion.
Cohen attorney Guy Petrillo said Friday that he’s talked with the committee about a voluntary interview “prior to sentencing” in Cohen’s federal court case.
George Hartmann, a spokesman for Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, said the committee is waiting on Cohen. “Mr. Petrillo indicated they could not yet schedule an interview, but that he would contact the committee when his client is ready,” Hartmann said Friday.
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Grassley said in a letter to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, a committee member, that [Lanny] Davis, [another Cohen attorney,] had previously indicated Cohen was willing to testify but “retreated” this week in an email citing "other pending criminal matters” and referring the committee to Cohen’s other lawyers.
New York state prosecutors have taken preliminary steps to open criminal investigations into Cohen and possibly into the president’s business, according to people familiar with the matter.
“As I have said many times, I am committed to following the facts wherever they lead, and to working in a bipartisan fashion whenever possible,” Grassley said in the letter to Whitehouse. “This committee will continue attempts to reschedule the voluntary interview to which Mr. Cohen had previously agreed.”
Michael Cohen Still Weighing Senate Interview Amid Legal Troubles (Bloomberg Politics)