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Oversight committee session with Michael Cohen looks like an illegitimate show hearing

  • Written by Stanley M. Brand, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Pennsylvania State University
Michael Cohen, left, walks out of federal court, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York. AP/Julie Jacobson

Convicted perjurer Michael Cohen’s testimony next week at a congressional hearing promises to be a political spectacle.

But Cohen’s appearance may not actually be legitimate under congressional rules.

In Cohen’s case, the Government...

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