How Worried Should Trump Be When Michael Cohen Testifies?

Michael Cohen is going to testify before Congress whether he wants to or not.

A day after President Trump’s former attorney and “fixer” postponed plans to testify before Congress voluntarily on February 7th, the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena that will effectively force Cohen to testify next month. Though Cohen has cooperated with federal investigators, Congress is eager to learn what he knows about Trump’s relationship with Russia during the 2016 campaign, which has become a focus of the media’s attention in recent weeks as new information has come to light regarding the Trump Organization’s negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, a project Cohen was overseeing.

The subpoena from the Senate comes less than 24 hours after Cohen announced through his lawyer Lanny Davis that he would not be appearing before the House Oversight Committee on February 7th, citing threats from the president. “Due to ongoing threats against his family from President Trump and Mr. Giuliani, as recently as this weekend, as well as Mr. Cohen’s continued cooperation with ongoing investigations, by advice of counsel, Mr. Cohen’s appearance will be postponed to a later date,” wrote Davis in a statement.

Davis elaborated during a Wednesday appearance on ABC, arguing that the House has an “obligation [to pass] a resolution of censure when the president of the United States indisputably intimidates and obstructs justice to prevent a witness from testifying.” He added that Trump’s legal counsel, Rudy Giuliani, should be investigated for his role in intimidating Cohen.

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