Cummings Concludes Cohen Hearing: ‘We Have Got To Get Back To Normal’

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, arrives to hear testimony from Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, arrives to hear testimony from Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Last year Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, unlawful excessive campaign contributions and lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

February 27, 2019 5:47 p.m.

Start your day with TPM.

At the end of a daylong House Oversight Committee hearing featuring Michael Cohen, Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) gave an impassioned closing statement thanking Cohen for appearing before the committee and pleading for a return to normalcy in American politics.

Watch the highlights from his closing remarks:

Cummings: "We have got to get back to normal" pic.twitter.com/EZsQrEo6WX

— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) February 27, 2019

Cummings empathizes with Cohen as a father of two daughters pic.twitter.com/yRFadhSYdh

— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) February 27, 2019

Cummings hopes Cohen ordeal can help the country be better pic.twitter.com/woZgSrdBIQ

— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) February 27, 2019

Start your day with TPM.

David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.

Have a tip? Send it Here!

includes:

Comments Continue Discussion

Notable Replies

maximus says:

February 27, 2019

Here’s a good start
uneducated says:

February 27, 2019

I forget,what is normal?
maximus says:

February 27, 2019

uneducated:

I forget,what is normal?

This…

obama biden.jpg964×602 158 KB
irasdad says:

February 27, 2019

You mean a spray-tanned, clown-wigged, Adderall-hoovering Kremlin asset in the Oval Office isn’t “normal”?
inversion says:

February 27, 2019

Define normal

Continue the discussion at forums.talkingpointsmemo.com

23 more replies

Participants

Continue Discussion