JORDAN AND MEADOWS REFER MICHAEL COHEN TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR PERJURY
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr referring Michael Cohen to the U.S. Department of Justice for perjury and knowingly making false statements before the Committee at yesterday’s hearing.
Excerpts from the letter:
“While testifying under oath, Mr. Cohen made what appear to be numerous willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact contradicted by the record established by the Justice Department in United States v. Cohen, 18-cr-602 (S.D.N.Y) (WHP). Mr. Cohen’s testimony before the Committee at times was in direct contradiction to assertions contained in pleadings authored by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). There are other instances in which Mr. Cohen’s statements to the Committee were immediately contradicted by witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the subject matter.”
“In sum, Mr. Cohen’s testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Reform on February 27, 2019 was a spectacular and brazen attempt to knowing and willfully testify falsely and fictitiously to numerous material facts. His testimony included intentionally false statements designed to make himself look better on a national stage. Mr. Cohen’s prior conviction for lying to Congress merits a heightened suspicion that he has yet again testified falsely before Congress.”
Full text of the letter can be viewed here.