Nobody should be shocked by this… Jim Jordan’s got it figured out..
“The first announced witness for the 116th Congress is a guy who is going to prison in two months for lying to Congress. Mr. Chairman, your chairmanship will always be identified with this hearing and we all need to understand what this is.
This is the Michael Cohen hearing presented by Lanny Davis. That’s right, Lanny Davis choreographed the whole darn thing, the Clintons’ best friend, loyalist, operative, Lanny Davis put this all together.
You know how we know? He told the committee staff. He said the hearing was his idea. He selected this committee. He had to talk Michael Cohen into coming.
“And most importantly, he had to persuade the chairman to actually have it. He told us it took two months to get that job done. But here we are. He talked him into it.
“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. With Mr. Cohen here, this committee — we got lots of lawyers on this committee.
“This committee is actually encouraging a witness to violate attorney/client privilege. Mr. Chairman, when we legitimize dishonesty, we delegitimize this institution.
