Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Jan. 24, 2019, 4:46 PM GMT By Dartunorro Clark The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday subpoenaed Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer. The move comes a day after Cohen delayed his public testimony before the House Oversight Committee over alleged "ongoing threats against his family from President Trump" and members of his legal team, Cohen attorney Lanny Davis said in a statement Wednesday. In December, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for what a Manhattan federal court judge called a "veritable smorgasbord" of criminal conduct, including making false statements to Congress about the scope and status of the Trump Tower Moscow project. Prosecutors said Cohen provided the Senate Intelligence Committee inaccurate information about the project to minimize links between the president and … [Read more...] about Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate Intelligence Committee
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Trump campaign aide Nunberg to meet with Senate Intelligence Committee in January
Robert Costa, The Washington Post Published 4:07 pm PST, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 Sam Nunberg, former campaign aide for Donald Trump, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 9, 2018. Nunberg, who railed against Special Counsel Robert Mueller's request to produce documents, arrived Friday at the federal courthouse in where the grand jury in Mueller's Russia investigation has been meeting. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg less Sam Nunberg, former campaign aide for Donald Trump, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 9, 2018. Nunberg, who railed against Special Counsel Robert Mueller's request to produce ... more Photo: Andrew Harrer, Bloomberg Photo: Andrew Harrer, Bloomberg Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Sam … [Read more...] about Trump campaign aide Nunberg to meet with Senate Intelligence Committee in January
Senate Intelligence Committee has referred cases of suspected lying to Mueller
Ellen Nakashima and Shane Harris, The Washington Post Published 3:28 pm PST, Friday, November 30, 2018 WASHINGTON - The Senate Intelligence Committee has referred cases to the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election after witnesses questioned in the panel's own Russia probe were suspected of lying, the committee chairman said Friday. "We have made referrals from our committee to the special counsel for prosecution," Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said at a national security conference in Austin, Texas. "In a lot of those cases, those might be tied to lying to us." His remarks came a day after President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty in federal court to lying to Congress about a Moscow real estate project that Trump and his company pursued at the same time as Trump was pursuing the GOP nomination in 2016. The Intelligence Committee did not refer Cohen's case for prosecution. Rather, a committee … [Read more...] about Senate Intelligence Committee has referred cases of suspected lying to Mueller
Bipartisan leaders of Senate Intelligence Committee respond to Michael Cohen’s plea deal
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, CBS News has confirmed. Shortly after Cohen's guilty plea in the Southern District of New York, Senate Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Mark Warner said that Cohen "needs to come back and share more" with the committee. Cohen pleaded guilty to making false statements to both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. However, unlike its counterpart in the House, the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian meddling in 2016 is largely bipartisan, with Republican Chairman Richard Burr and Warner working in tandem. "This is the reason why people shouldn't lie when they're in front of a congressional investigation," Burr told reporters on Thursday. According to the plea deal, Cohen sent a letter to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees … [Read more...] about Bipartisan leaders of Senate Intelligence Committee respond to Michael Cohen’s plea deal
Ex-Senate Intelligence Committee staffer James Wolfe pleads guilty to lying to FBI about leaks to reporters
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE WASHINGTON — The former director of security for the Senate Intelligence Committee pleaded guilty on Monday to lying to the FBI about contacts with reporters covering the committee's investigation into Russian election meddling. James Wolfe, 57, of Ellicott City, Maryland, admitted in court that he lied to the FBI in December 2017 when he denied providing unclassified but nonpublic information about a witness who had been subpoenaed to testify before the committee. Wolfe was indicted in June on three counts of making false statements to FBI agents who were investigating the leak of classified information. In return for his plea, the government said it would move to dismiss the other counts when he is sentenced. He could face up to six months in prison. Wolfe had been the committee's security director for nearly 30 years. He told FBI … [Read more...] about Ex-Senate Intelligence Committee staffer James Wolfe pleads guilty to lying to FBI about leaks to reporters