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February 21, 2019

Michael Cohen Will Publicly Testify Before Congress
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Former Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen has agreed to testify
about his work for Donald Trump before Congress next Wednesday in an
open hearing. The news came as Cohen's upcoming prison term was pushed
back by two months after he requested time to recover from a surgical
procedure. Cohen was sentenced to three years for tax evasion, bank
fraud, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress, after
admitting he broke federal campaign finance laws by paying hush money to
two women during the 2016 presidential campaign. He will begin his
sentence in May.