House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings refereed tensions after a Democratic member and a Republican member began arguing about racism during Michael Cohen's testimony
House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings refereed tensions after a Democratic member and a Republican member began arguing about racism.In his questioning earlier today, GOP Rep. Mark Meadows introduced Lynne Patton, a high-ranking political official in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
He talked about his parents — who were"basically slaves" — and mentioned that he's a close friend of Meadows. He said Trump tasked him to find a straw bidder to ensure his painting went for the highest amount that day.that Trump directed the Trump Foundation to use its funds to reimburse the bidder and kept the art, which Cohen claims currently hangs in one of Trump's country clubs.Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat from California, asked Michael Cohen about President Trump's tax returns.
"I don't know the answer. I asked for a copy of the audit so that I could use it in terms of my statements to the press, and I was never able to obtain one," Cohen said. The committee is currently on a break. When they come back, we expect to hear questions from five more Democratic members.President Trump's reelection campaign released a statement discrediting Michael Cohen's testimony, calling Trump's former fixer"a felon, a disbarred lawyer, and a convicted perjurer."
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