IV 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 304 

Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. COMER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. 

MEADOWS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. HICE of Georgia, 

Mr. ARMSTRONG, and Mr. ROY) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 

Whereas Michael Cohen testified under oath as a witness before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on 

February 27, 2019; 

Whereas Michael Cohen falsely testified under oath, ‘‘I have 

never asked for, nor would I accept, a pardon from President Trump’’; 

Whereas in truth and fact, attorney for Michael Cohen, 

Lanny Davis, admitted on March 6, 2019, that Cohen 

‘‘directed his attorney to explore possibilities of a pardon 

at one point with Donald J. Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani 

as well as other lawyers advising President Trump’’; 


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Whereas in truth and fact, attorney for Michael Cohen, Michael Monico, admitted in a March 12, 2019, letter that 

Cohen’s testimony was inaccurate; 

Whereas in truth and fact, the ex post representation by 

Cohen’s attorney does not annul Cohen’s intentionally 

false and misleading testimony; 

Whereas in truth and fact, Cohen’s testimony under oath was 

delivered in the context of apologizing for all his criminal 

activities; 

Whereas in truth and fact, Cohen’s denial of ever seeking a 

pardon contained no qualifiers about the context of his 

statement; 

Whereas in truth and fact, Cohen’s denial of ever seeking a 

pardon, as uttered under oath in his testimony, was absolute and unequivocal; 

Whereas in truth and fact, Cohen testified under oath that 

he and his lawyers spent hours editing his written statement submitted to the Committee on Oversight and Reform preceding his testimony, which included the written 

assertion, ‘‘I have never asked for, nor would I accept, 

a pardon from President Trump’’; 

Whereas in truth and fact, Cohen’s denial in his written 

statement of never asking for a Presidential pardon was 

an unqualified assertion; 

Whereas Michael Cohen falsely testified under oath that he 

‘‘did not want to go to the White House’’ and he ‘‘did 

not want a role or title in the administration’’; 

Whereas in truth and fact the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York submitted to 

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plaining: ‘‘during and after the campaign, Cohen privately told friends and colleagues, including in seized text 

messages, that he expected to be given a prominent role 

and title in the new administration. When that did not 

materialize, Cohen found a way to monetize his relationship with and access to the President’’; 

Whereas Michael Cohen falsely testified under oath on other 

factual matters of material significance; 

Whereas Michael Cohen’s intentionally false testimony was 

aimed at obscuring the truth and ameliorating the extent 

of his own personal embarrassment; 

Whereas intentionally false testimony to a Committee of the 

House of Representatives harms the integrity of the proceedings of the House; 

Whereas it is a Federal crime to provide false information to 

Congress and the failure to enforce this crime further undermines the integrity of the House; and 

Whereas it is the judgment of the House of Representatives 

that providing a copy of the official transcript of the 

hearing of the Committee on Oversight and Reform on 

February 27, 2019, to the Department of Justice would 

aid the Attorney General’s consideration of investigation 

and potential prosecution of Michael Cohen’s criminal 

conduct: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives directs 

2 the Chair of the Oversight and Reform Committee to sub3 mit to the Attorney General an official copy of the tran4 script of the hearing during which Michael Cohen testified 

5 under oath on February 27, 2019. 

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