{"id":2234773,"date":"2024-05-01T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-turn-up-pressure-on-doj-to-address-criminal-referral-against-michael-cohen\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:40:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:40:41","slug":"house-republicans-turn-up-pressure-on-doj-to-address-criminal-referral-against-michael-cohen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-turn-up-pressure-on-doj-to-address-criminal-referral-against-michael-cohen\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP Increases Pressure on DOJ Regarding Criminal Referral for Michael Cohen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-turn-up-pressure-on-doj-to-address-criminal-referral-against-michael-cohen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234773&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two House Republicans, Elise Stefanik and Mike Turner, have urged the DOJ to investigate whether Michael Cohen committed perjury during his 2019 \u200bcongressional testimony. They claim \u2064the DOJ \u2064has not addressed their criminal referral sent six months ago. \u200bCohen, who previously pleaded guilty\u2062 to various charges, including lying to Congress, is expected to testify in \u2062a New\u2064 York City hush-money trial. Your revised\u200b summary is \u200cconcise and captures the key\u2063 points of the news effectively. It highlights the actions of House Republicans Elise Stefanik \u2062and Mike Turner regarding \u200cMichael Cohen&#8217;s perjury \u200cinvestigation and provides essential details about Cohen&#8217;s legal situation. The\u200c summary is clear and informative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, two leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Republicans<\/a> again pressed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/michael-cohen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Cohen<\/a>, former President Donald Trump\u2019s onetime lawyer and fixer, committed perjury during testimony before Congress in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>House GOP Conference Chairwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/elise-stefanik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elise Stefanik<\/a> (R-NY) and Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, claiming that the DOJ had yet to address the criminal referral they sent nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/stefanik.house.gov\/2023\/11\/stefanik-and-turner-send-criminal-referral-to-doj-demanding-immediate-investigation-of-michael-cohen-for-perjury-knowingly-making-false-statements-while-testifying-under-oath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">six months ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, we received no response from the Biden Justice Department regarding this criminal referral. This is unacceptable,\u201d the lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/81b76c35801\/c6f5d94a-1813-45f1-b0e7-165239741c9e.pdf?rdr=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, adding that \u201cdespite an admission from Mr. Cohen that he lied under oath to Congress, the Biden Justice Department did nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cohen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-sues-michael-cohen-for-500-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleaded guilty<\/a> in 2018 to multiple crimes, including lying to Congress, and ended up serving time in prison. He is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/michael-avenatti-claims-he-is-willing-to-testify-in-trump-hush-money-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slated to testify<\/a> in a New York City hush-money trial about his role in facilitating payments to women who allegedly had affairs with Trump \u2014 claims the former president denied.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who is again running for re-election, faces 34 felony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-conspiracy-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">counts<\/a> of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up the payments in a bid to conceal damaging information as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/manhattanda.org\/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ccatch and kill\u201d<\/a> scheme to influence the 2016 election. He has pleaded not guilty and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-blasts-hush-money-case-ahead-of-jury-selection-attack-on-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> what he says is a \u201cpolitical persecution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik and Turner contend that evidence shows Cohen may have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-gop-governor-rips-mlb-for-caving-to-cancel-culture-says-president-biden-is-lying-about-voting-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia GOP Governor Rips MLB For \u2018Caving To Cancel Culture,\u2019 Says President Biden Is \u2018Lying\u2019 About Voting Reform Bill\">made false statements<\/a> while testifying under oath to the House Intelligence Committee in February 2019. They point to Cohen\u2019s testimony in Trump\u2019s New York civil fraud trial in October of 2023 as cause for a perjury inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Cohen was asked if he was honest during his testimony before the Committee in February 2019. In response, Mr. Cohen stated, \u2018No.\u2019 When asked if he lied under oath in February 2019 before the Committee, Mr. Cohen stated, \u2018Yes,&#8217;\u201d their letter said.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a lack of a response by the DOJ, Stefanik and Turner suggested, the agency is actively working to \u201chelp\u201d President Joe Biden, who is also running for a second term, and \u201churt\u201d Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge you to stop politicizing and weaponizing the Biden Justice Department \u2014 and open a criminal investigation into whether Mr. Cohen committed perjury and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-the-military-did-not-arrest-sonia-sotomayor\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, The Military Did Not Arrest Sonia Sotomayor\">knowingly made false statements<\/a> to the Committee during his testimony in February 2019,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>A DOJ spokesperson told The Daily Wire the agency confirmed receipt of the letter but declined to comment further.<\/p>\n<p>When Stefanik and Turner first sent their criminal referral in November, Cohen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/14\/trump-allies-michael-cohen-perjury-00127060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released a statement<\/a> accusing the lawmakers of doing Trump\u2019s \u201cbidding in witness tampering and obstructing justice,\u201d according to POLITICO.<\/p>\n<p>They\u00a0\u201cfail to understand the distinction between explicit and implied; which is how the question was asked and accurately responded to. The topic was further clarified several questions thereafter; which is conveniently and intentionally being ignored. I am not concerned at all with their baseless request,\u201d Cohen added.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, who is seen as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trumps-potential-vp-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contender<\/a> to be Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pass-bill-critics-say-defunds-police-and-reject-proposal-to-condemn-calls-to-abolish-police\/\" title=\"Democrats Pass Bill Critics Say Defunds Police And Reject Proposal To Condemn Calls To \u2018Abolish\u2019 Police\">vice presidential running mate<\/a>, announced on Tuesday that she had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elise-stefanik-accuses-special-counsel-jack-smith-of-election-interference-in-ethics-complaint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed an ethics complaint<\/a> with the DOJ against special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading two other criminal cases against Trump.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two top House Republicans urged the DOJ to probe if Michael Cohen perjured himself in 2019 congressional testimony. House GOP&#8217;s Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Mike Turner (R-OH) wrote to AG Merrick Garland, seeking action on Cohen&#8217;s statements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2234774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2013133163-scaled-e1714591246450.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2234773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2013133163-scaled-e1714591246450.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2234774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}