public, but he will talk about those hush money payments to will. he ll talk about alleged corruption in the trump foundation. he ll talk about tax practices and business practices at the trump hotel. it s going to be something we re all going to be riveted to next week. nelson, dig into what ken was describing there. because come next wednesday we will learn items in terms of practices as far as the culture of the trump organization in itself. that will help us put a plus b plus c together in ways we haven t heard yet. that s what michael cohen could provide for us. that s absolutely right. don t forget, michael cohen is not the only person from within the trump organization who has provided information to the prosecutors. the trump organization s cfo has also agreed to cooperate. he was not given a sentence. he was not forced to plead guilty, but the cfo has been giving testimony to prosecutors behind the scenes and he will know every check, every dollar.
president may have committed in making those payments. it also included a range of other topics from the president s compliance with tax laws, his conflicts of interest, his business practices, his d.c. hotel, the accuracy or inaccuracy of his statements to the public, potentially fraud and inappropriate practices by the trump foundation and public efforts by the president and his attorney to try to use intimidation to keep witnesses like michael cohen from testifying. now, those are the issues that house oversight committee chairman elijah cummings will be questioning michael cohen about, along with some of that committee s newest members like massachusetts congresswoman ayanna presley. michigan congresswoman rashida talib and a new york congresswoman you may have heard of by the name of alexandria ocasio-cortez. in other words, clear your dvr if you ve got some space and get the popcorn ready. joining us now are three people who can help us what to make of
fraudulent, inappropriate practices by the trump foundation, of course, is very close to the president and his family. and of course, the president s compliance with campaign finance laws, which goes to those payments, to the women, which is what started all of these problems for michael cohen, and of course, the president. so, of course, wednesday is going to be the big day, because it s all going to be in public. the tuesday testimony is going to be behind closed doors. we expect that the senators are actually going to participate in that questioning, which is unusual, erin. all right. thank you very much, evan. and i want to go now to someone who s going to be in the room, asking questions on that public testimony, for all of to us see. democratic congressman, harley ru rood of california. so do you know why his attorneys needed to be there and in that room where you go to see classified information? i would imagine, based on the fact he s going to have several days of testimony
michael cohen, president trump s former lawyer and fixer making a surprise visit to capitol hill today. he apparently spent hours inside the secure spaces conferring with his attorneys, but we re told he did not have any meetings with the committee. however, next week cohen will appear before a total of three congressional committees. senate intel and house intel, both of those are behind closed doors. but the big stpectacle will be before the overcommittee on wednesday. the main event is next week. we saw the chairman chairman cummings, that memo saying the focus is on trump s finances related to the campaign, his compliance with tax law, the trump foundation, trump s
wednesday. congressman raja krishnamoorthi is a member of that continue and he joins me now. it s so good to have you on. thanks, don. the main event next week is when he testifies publicly before your committee. we saw chairman cummings, that memo saying the focus is on trump s finances related to the campaign, his compliance with tax law, the d.c. trump hotel, the trump foundation, trump s business practices and so on. what are you going to be asking him? well, thanks for having me on, don. the president s right-hand man is finally going to take his right hand up in front of the committee and tell us all about his the president s personal life, professional life and of course his organization. and campaign. i m going to be very interested in why michael cohen went from being one of the president s staunchest defenders to becoming one of his staunchest critics. that will be a fascinating topic in and of itself. do you think he should be