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GOP congressman criticizes Cummings for allowing "convicted perjurer" to testify
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, criticized Chairman Elijah Cummings for holding a hearing and allowing Michael Cohen to testify: "This might be the first time someone convicted of lying to Congress has appeared again so quickly in front of Congress. Certainly it's the first time a convicted perjurer has been brought back to be a star witness in a hearing. And there's a reason this is a first, because no other committee would do it. Think about this.
He continued: And the American people, by the way, voted for accountability in November, and they have a right to hear Mr. Cohen in public so they can make their own judgements."to lying to Congress, a charge from special counsel Robert Mueller's office.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are in search of the truth. The President has made many statements of his own, and now the American people have a right to hear the other side. They can watch Mr. Cohen's testimony and make their own judgment."
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