Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) criticized Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) over controversy over his alleged relationships with Judge Juan Marchan and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
The controversy could continue to pose a conflict of interest for Goldman, which said on MSNBC this week that it was preparing for Mr. Cohen’s testimony. Many interpreted this to mean that Goldman had prepared Mr. Cohen to testify this week in the ongoing criminal trial against former President Donald Trump in New York, but the Goldman firm later confirmed that Mr. clarified that he was referring to testimony in other past matters he worked on in his official capacity. .
“Goldman referred to Michael Cohen’s deposition in February 2019, when he was director of investigations on the House Intelligence Committee, which is overseeing the investigation into Donald Trump’s financial ties to Russia. Goldman communications director Madison Andrus told Breitbart News on Wednesday afternoon. “The congressman had nothing to do with the Manhattan District Attorney’s prosecution of Donald Trump.”
Adding to the controversy over Mr. Goldman is the fact that Mr. Goldman also paid more than $157,000 to a political consulting firm that employs the daughter of Judge Juan Marchand, the Federal Election Commission. It is. Expense declaration form Obtained by Breitbart News Program.
“Mr. Goldman, a new congressman from New York, actually has a personal stake in this case,” Hageman said. Said at a committee hearing Wednesday.
Harriet Hageman slams Rep. Dan Goldman for setting up Michael Cohen in Trump’s hush money trial despite paying more than $150,000 to Judge Murchan’s daughter’s company. That’s all.
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“He said he was involved in the Bragg case and helped prepare Mr. Cohen’s testimony. So he has a fairly close relationship with someone who admitted to lying and perjury and was convicted,” she continued. Ta.
“He also paid Judge Marchand’s daughter’s company more than $150,000 for her services,” Hageman added. “So I think there’s a significant conflict of interest with Dan Goldman, the new representative in New York.”
Democratic Representative Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands called for Hageman’s remarks to be removed from the record, accusing him of violating House rules prohibiting personal attacks.
“I request that Goldman crack down on statements regarding conflicts of interest related to Mr. Goldman,” Plaskett said.
House Judiciary Committee Special Subcommittee on Federal Weaponization Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) rejected Plaskett’s request.
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