WASHINGTON — Two Texas Democrats accused President Donald Trump of committing a felony after a report that Michael Cohen, his longtime lawyer,…
WASHINGTON — Two Texas Democrats accused President Donald Trump of committing a felony after a report that Michael Cohen, his longtime lawyer, told investigators that Trump directed him to lie to Congress about efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Lying to Congress is a felony. So is encouraging perjury.
Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, which has investigated Russia’s meddling in the election, said Trump should resign and if he doesn’t, he should be impeached.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, a member of the Judiciary Committee, which would handle impeachment, stopped short of calling for Trump’s removal but stated flatly that he had suborned perjury to cover up collusion with Russia and stymie the House inquiry into Russia’s election meddling.
Trump and the White House have not yet responded to the report posted Thursday night by BuzzFeed, which cited two unnamed law enforcement sources saying that Cohen told the special counsel’s office that Trump had encouraged him to lie to Congress last year.
In November, Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about negotiations with Russians for the potentially lucrative skyscraper deal in Moscow, including how long the negotiations lasted and the extent of Trump’s personal involvement.
In writing and under oath in person, he had testified that the talks ended in January 2016.
