President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform to be questioned about alleged wrongdoing by the president.
Watch the first part of the hearing, via NPR's Facebook:
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Vermont Rep. Peter Welch, , had the opportunity to question Cohen during Wednesday's hearing.
In response to , Cohen testified that Trump was told ahead of time about WikiLeaks' plan to release stolen emails meant to damage Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Cohen said Trump was told of this impending email dump during a speaker phone conversation with Roger Stone.
Welch then asked Cohen if Trump ever alerted the FBI about the stolen emails.
"He never expressed that to me," Cohen responded.
Watch a video of Welch's questioning, via his office:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XGpevCU3Ro&t=207s
Welch is also on the House Intelligence Committee which Cohen is set to appear before Thursday, however that will be a closed session.
Cohen in August 2018, and then in November also pleaded guilty . In December, Cohen was 鈥� as , Cohen's sentence is set to begin later this spring.
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This post was updated at 4:09 p.m. to include information about Welch's questioning, and again at 5:54 p.m. following the conclusion of the hearing. VPR had been carrying NPR's special coverage of the testimony on the air earlier in the day.
