Michael Cohen Hearing Kicks Off With GOP Push To Postpone It

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) speaks to members of the media as he arrives at former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees on December 07, 2018. (Phot... Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) speaks to members of the media as he arrives at former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees on December 07, 2018. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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GOP lawmakers on the House Oversight committee threw a fit at the beginning of Michael Cohen’s much anticipated public hearing Wednesday because they said they had not received his prepared remarks early enough according to the committee’s rules.

The tussle was a preview of what is expected to be a combative day, as Republicans have already complained about the Democrats’ handling of the hearing.

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) at the beginning of the hearing pushed for the hearing to be postponed because he said lawmakers only received Cohen’s prepared remarks Tuesday night and the underlying exhibits Wednesday morning. He said the committee rules require that they see them 24 hours in advance.

After some heated back and forth between the committee’s Republicans and Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MA), the committee voted to proceed with the hearing as scheduled.

 

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  1. Avatar for gregor gregor says:

    Third world banana Republicans. Doing every thing to make the country in their image.

    Bullies and Liars galore, led by a two bit wannabe tin-pot dictator.

  2. Avatar for sooner sooner says:

    Gym Jordan is a special kind of scumbag. Guy makes Screwy Louie Gohmert look like a choir boy.

  3. Avatar for bodie1 bodie1 says:

    Be afraid boys. Be very afraid

  4. Avatar for sooner sooner says:

    Cohen has copies of documents that threaten tRump’s high school and colleges? Threatening them against releasing his grades or SAT scores??

    WOW!

    tRump does not want it to get out that he is the most intelligent man in the Milky Way galaxy? Gee…what a humble guy…

  5. Avatar for bodie1 bodie1 says:

    Is Cohen’s brother in the audience?

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