Ex-Trump Lawyer Cohen Reconsidering Testifying Before Congress - Legal Advisor

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th January, 2019) US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is reconsidering whether to testify before Congress due to threats to his family, his legal adviser Lanny Davis said.

"He's considering whether to go forward in light of the concerns about his family," Davis said in an interview with MSNBC on Thursday. "My guess is that he won't let a bully silence him but I can tell you that he is still considering whether to do this or not."

Cohen is set to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on February 7.

On January 10, Cohen said in a statement he agreed to testify publicly and looks forward to having the privilege of giving an opportunity to provide a "full and credible account" of Trumps' relations with Russia. Last month, Cohen was sentenced to 36 months in prison for, among other crimes, lying to Congress in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into foreign election meddling.