Michael Cohen Cancels Testimony Before Congress Citing “Ongoing Threats Against His Family” by Trump and Giuliani

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen canceled his scheduled testimony before Congress next month citing what he took to be threats against his family by President Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Cohen was scheduled to appear voluntarily before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 7^th in what was lining up to be a blockbuster appearance by the former Trump insider who has been cooperating with the Mueller investigation. Given Cohen’s proximity to Trump and his years of service as his personal lawyer, the president’s former fixer presented a potentially existential threat to the Trump presidency. Trump and Giuliani have countered by calling into question Cohen’s character—which, fair enough—saying his was lying to get a lighter sentence, as well as making oblique references to Cohen’s family members.

from Stories from Slate http://bit.ly/2HsY4yZ

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