“While testifying under oath, Mr. Cohen made what appear to be numerous willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact contradicted by the record established…
“While testifying under oath, Mr. Cohen made what appear to be numerous willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact contradicted by the record established by the Justice Department in United States v. Cohen,” Meadows and Jordan wrote to Attorney General William Barr on Thursday.
“There are other instances in which Mr. Cohen’s statements to the Committee were immediately contradicted by witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the subject matter,” the Republicans added.
Meadows and Jordan accused Cohen of denying committing several “fraudulent acts” that he pleaded guilty in federal court for. Specifically, the former Trump lawyer told the panel that he had “never defrauded any bank,” despite pleading guilty to nine charges, including five counts of income tax evasion, one count of making false statements to a banking institution, the House investigators noted.
