Lanny Davis pushed Cohen to testify before Congress, GOP lawmakers say

By ANDREW DESIDERIO and RACHAEL BADE 01/22/2019 01:01 PM EST

Two top Republicans said on Tuesday that Michael Cohen’s spokesman Lanny Davis told the committee that he “pushed” Cohen to testify before the House Oversight Committee.

“This was my idea; nobody else’s,” Davis said, according to Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who wrote to Cohen's attorney in a letter obtained by POLITICO. Jordan is the top Republican on the Oversight Committee.

Cohen intends to share “anecdotes” about his time working for President Donald Trump when he appears before the House Oversight Committee next month, but will be unable to speak about ongoing investigations relating to the president, Davis told the committee’s Republican staff.

The letter, addressed to Cohen’s attorney Guy Petrillo, outlines Republicans’ concerns about the purpose of Cohen’s scheduled appearance before the committee on Feb. 7. Jordan and Meadows used Davis’ answers to question whether Cohen’s testimony would represent a “media stunt initiated, produced, and financed by career Democrat political operatives as a way of scoring political points against the President.”

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