>>> BREAKING NEWS IN MORE FALLOUT FROM THE MUELLER PROBE.
TRUMP LAWYER MICHAEL COHEN WILL
TESTIFY BUT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
BEFORE THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE
COMMITTEE, AND THEY HAVE A DATE
AS OF TONIGHT.
FIRST TIME WE’RE LEARNING THIS.
IT WILL BE FEBRUARY 8th.
THE CHAIRMAN CAN SAYING THEY
WILL WORK TO PROTECT COHEN AND
HIS FAMILY AFTER THESE WELL
PUBLICIZED ALLEGED THREATS FROM
DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. ALL THIS COMES AS COHEN IS
HIRING TWO NEW LAWYERS.
NOW REMEMBER, HE HAS FORMALLY
ADMITTED THAT HE LIED TO THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, AND
WE’VE HEARD FROM SOME MEMBERS OF
THAT COMMITTEE SAYING THERE
COULD BE OTHER LIARS THAT MAY
GET CHARGED.
GET CHARGED. I’M JOINED NOW BY CONGRESSMAN
MIKE QUIGLEY WHO SERVES ON THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE.
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE. CONGRESSMAN, WHAT IS THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS NEWS OF
VIEWERS WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
THIS KNOW THERE WAS TALK ABOUT
COHEN PUBLICLY TESTIFYING.
IT WAS HIS ALLEGATIONS THAT HE
WAS THREATENED BY DONALD TRUMP.
NOW IT’S PRIVATE TESTIMONY.
AT A BASELINE LEVEL, IS TRUMP
GETTING WHAT HE WANTS OUT OF
THIS?
THIS? >> I DON’T THINK SO.
I THINK IN THE END IT WOULD
SERVE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WELL
TO HEAR MR. COHEN TESTIFY.
AFTER ALL, HE WAS THE PERSON WHO
BROUGHT EVERYTHING TOGETHER, THE
POLITICAL, THE FINANCIAL SIDE,
THE PERSONAL SIDE OF THE MAN
THEY KNOW TO BE PRESIDENT.
AND HERE HE HAS SAID HE HAD
CHOSE DARKNESS OVER LIGHT.
THIS IS HIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHED
SOME LIGHT ON WHAT ACTUALLY TOOK
PLACE.
PLACE. SO I --
SO I -- >> SIR, LET ME PUSH YOU ON THAT.
AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. BUT YOU TALK ABOUT LIGHT.
THE DEMOCRATS MADE A BIG DEAL
OUT OF HAVING PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
THE DEMOCRATS SENT A LETTER
SAYING THE PRESIDENT MAY BE
COMMITTING A CRIME BY TAMPERING
WITH MICHAEL COHEN.
AND NOW TONIGHT WE’RE NOT
HEARING ABOUT LIGHT FOR THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC.
AMERICAN PUBLIC. WE’RE HEARING ABOUT A DARK
HEARING.
HEARING. >> REALLY BOTH ARE POSSIBLE.
I THINK WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN,
MR. COHEN WILL BE BACK BEFORE
CONGRESS MANY TIMES.
THE FACT IS UNDER THE CONCERNS
HE HAS, HE IS GOING TO BEGIN IN
CLOSED TESTIMONY.
CLOSED TESTIMONY. AND REMEMBER, MUCH OF WHAT HE
CAN SHARE IS CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION THAT HE COULDN’T
TALK ABOUT AT A PUBLIC HEARING.
I AM ALL FOR A PUBLIC MEETING IN
WHICH MR. COHEN CAN TESTIFY.
I THINK HE’S PROBABLY GETTING
PAST AND DEALING WITH THE
CONCERNS, THE SAFETY CONCERNS I
THINK HE LEGITIMATELY FEELS.
I DON’T THINK WE HAVE TO
PRECLUDE ONE OR THE OTHER.
I HAVE NO PROBLEMS STARTING WITH
THE FACT THAT WE’RE DEALING WITH
CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.
CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. >> YES, SIR.
I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT OF
SENSE.
SENSE. LET ME MAKE SURE I’M LAYERING
YOU RIGHT.
YOU RIGHT. ARE YOU SAYING THIS COULD BE A
PRELUDE TO MICHAEL COHEN
TESTIFYING IN PUBLIC BEFORE HE
REPORTS TO HIS PRISON TERM?
>> I DON’T KNOW THE WHENS.
I CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO
THAT.
THAT. THEY’RE PUSHING AGAINST A LOT OF
FORCES HERE.
FORCES HERE. AND I THINK THE MOST
EXTRAORDINARY ONE IS THE FEAR
THAT MR. COHEN’S FAMILY FEELS,
WHICH IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION
THAT IT’S COMING FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. SO I WOULDN’T -- I WOULDN’T TELL
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC YOU’RE NOT
GOING TO HEAR MUCH FROM MR.
COHEN.
COHEN. I AM CONFIDENT HE WILL TESTIFY
IN AN OPEN HEARING.
I THINK HE’LL BEGIN WITH THIS
CLOSED HEARING THAT IS CRITICAL
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW FINANCES
WORKED AND HOW MONEY WAS
FUNNELED THROUGH THE TRUMP
ORGANIZATION AND THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. THE POSSIBILITIES OF
MONEYLAUNDERING, THE ROLE OF
DEUTSCHE BANK.
DEUTSCHE BANK. IT’S CRITICAL STUFF.
I DON’T THINK WE’LL GET HIM IN
AN OPEN HEARING.
WELL NEED BOTH.
>> I TAKE YOU’RE POINT OF ALL
OF, THAT AND THAT SOME OF IT
MIGHT BE BETTER THAT WAY.
I UNDERSTAND WE WANTED TO PRESS
ON THAT.
ON THAT. LET ME PUT ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU
AND OUR VIEWERS THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST TWO
PEOPLE WHO CRIMINALLY LIED TO
THE COMMITTEE THERE ARE A LOT OF
FOLKS ON THIS LIST.
SOME OF THEM AREN’T SEEN
NECESSARILY IN THAT LIGHT SUCH
AS LEWANDOWSKI, CAPUTO, AND
OTHERS WHO CONTEST THEY WERE
FULLY TRUTHFUL.
FULLY TRUTHFUL. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AND DO YOU
AGREE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUE’S
ASSESSMENT THAT TWO OR MORE
PEOPLE MAY HAVE MISLED THE
COMMITTEE?
COMMITTEE? >> FELL, FIRST, THEY’RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE HAD
NO ONE UNDER SUBPOENA.
SO ERIK PRINCE FOR EXAMPLE JUST
REFUSED TO ANSWER CERTAIN
QUESTIONS, MY QUESTION IN
PARTICULAR.
PARTICULAR. AND PRINCE’S TESTIMONY WAS MADE
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. WE DIDN’TREAD IT ON ITS FACE.
IT RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS.
SOMEBODY ELSE IS LYING.
>> SO YOU’RE SAYING MR. PRINCE
IS ONE OF THOSE AT LEAST TWO
INDIVIDUALS?
INDIVIDUALS? >> IN MY MIND, I HAVE REASONABLE
BELIEF THAT MR. PRINCE WAS NOT
COMPLETELY CANDID WITH THE
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE. I ALSO BELIEVE IF AS WE LEARNED
ABOUT THE TRUMP TOWER MOSCOW
DISCUSSIONS, THAT THE
PRESIDENT’S SPOKESMAN’S
PRESIDENT’S SPOKESMAN’S ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY WENT WELL
INTO THE CAMPAIGN SEASON,
SOMETHING THAT DON JR. SAID IN
PUBLISHED SENATE TESTIMONY WAS
NOT THE CASE.
>> DO YOU THINK HE KNEW THAT AND
THAT IT WAS FALSE AT THE TIME?
>> LOOK, WHAT I’M SUGGESTING IS
THAT NOT EVERYBODY CAN BE
TELLING THE TRUTH HERE, AND
THERE IS REASONABLE SUSPICION
THAT AT LEAST THE TWO I
MENTIONED SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK
FOR FURTHER QUESTIONING.
>> THAT’S FASCINATE, SINCE YOUR
COMMITTEE HAS THE LEGAL SUBPOENA
POWER TO DO THAT.
CONGRESSMAN, A LOT OF
DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT.
DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING
THE QUESTIONS, SIR.
>> ANY TIME.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> CONGRESSMAN MIKE QUIGLEY FROM