Congressman Cohen Says Special Prosecutor Is Showing Effectiveness

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) noted today's conviction on eight counts of fraud in the trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the eight felony guilty pleas in the New York case involving Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen and made the following statement:

"The jury in the Manafort case looked at serious charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team and found the former Trump campaign chairman guilty. The President's former fixer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws and other felony violations based on conduct uncovered by Mueller's team and turned over to prosecutors in New York. This doesn't look like a ‘rigged witch hunt.' It looks instead like the Mueller team's investigation is resulting in effective prosecutions of guilty individuals in the President's inner circle. This is becoming one of the most effective investigations in U.S. history."

###