Michael Cohen to testify publicly before House Oversight Committee next week

Michael Cohen.
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Michael Cohen will testify publicly before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Feb. 27, Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) announced Wednesday.

Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer and fixer, was set to appear before the committee on Feb. 7, but pulled out, saying his family was being intimidated and he was worried about their safety. In a statement, Cummings said his committee will "address the president's payoffs, financial disclosures, compliance with campaign finance laws, business practices, and other matters."

Cohen, who will also testify privately in front of the House Intelligence Committee on Feb. 28, tweeted that he is "looking forward to the American people hearing my story in my voice!" After pleading guilty to violating campaign finance law, Cohen was sentenced in December to three years in prison, and earlier Wednesday, a federal judge granted his request to postpone the start of his sentence by 60 days.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.