Michael Cohen Delays His Testimony, Cites ‘Ongoing Threats’ From Trump

Michael Cohen is back in the news.

He was supposed to give an open testimony soon– February 7th– but it has been postponed. Why? Cohen is claiming that President Trump and his team are “threatening” his family.

BREAKING: Michael Cohen postpones Feb. 7 House Oversight Cmte. testimony due to "ongoing threats against his family from President Trump and Mr. Giuliani, as recently as this weekend, as well as Mr. Cohen's continued cooperation with ongoing investigations," legal adviser says.

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 23, 2019

Source close to Cohen tells @KatyTurNBC that wife and father-in-law are particularly scared; wife scared about physically showing up to the hearing, thought she could get hurt.

They feel directly targeted by the president: “The threats are real. Trump knows what he’s doing.”

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 23, 2019

Asked about Cohen's decision to postpone his testimony, and if he will compel Cohen to come testify, Chairman Cummings says that “we will release a major statement later today.” – @AlexNBCNews

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 23, 2019

At this point, these are just that: Allegations.

NEWS – @MichaelCohen212 postponing his Feb. 7 testimony after threats to his family from President Trump and his team. Story TK

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 23, 2019

Dems had issued a rare warning to Trump about tampering with a witness as the president encouraged the media and prosecutors to investigate Cohen’s family.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 23, 2019

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— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 23, 2019

Recall that the president told @JudgeJeanine last weekend that media and prosecutors ought to be looking into Cohen's family, suggesting a look at private citizens. One in a series of suggestions that Cohen family be pursued that POTUS has made.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 23, 2019

To be continued…

h/t Twitchy