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Breaking late this afternoon that House Intel are investigating whether lawyers tied to Trump & fam helped obstruct the panel’s inquiry into RU election interference by shaping false testimony~more every single day. #TuesdayThoughts nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/…
2-Lawyers being investigated are Trump's atty Jay Sekulow,Alan S. Futerfas, who represents Junior; Alan Garten, the top lawyer for Trump Org; & Abbe D. Lowell Ivanka & Kushner's lawyer. These "lawyers all took part in a joint defense agreement by the president’s allies to
3-"coordinate responses to inquiries by Congress and the Justice Department.“Among other things, it appears that your clients may have reviewed, shaped and edited the false statement that Cohen submitted to the committee, including causing the omission of material facts,” the
4-"Intelligence Committee’s chairman, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, wrote to lawyers representing the four men in a May 3 letter obtained by The New York Times. He continued: “In addition, certain of your clients may have engaged in discussions about potential
5-"pardons in an effort to deter one or more witnesses from cooperating with authorized investigations.” The counsel are, of course, fighting back, accusing Schiff of legislative overreach etc.. This is bad for Trump! #TuesdayThoughts
