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Of possibly committing a crime. florida republican matt gaetz tweeted this threat to michael cohen this afternoon. hey, michael cohen, do your wife and father-in-law know about your girlfriends? maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. i wonder if she'll remain faithful if you're in prison. she's about to learn a lot. it is a federal crime to threaten witnesses who are coming before a congressional committee. 18 u.s. code section 1505 says whoever krumtly or by threats or force or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs or impedes or endeavors to influence, ob...
We now know that it will surely be that, although there might be many worse days coming for the trump presidency after this testimony. president trump and his most fervent allies are apparently living in such abject fear of michael cohen's time that it has driven one of them to the point of possibly committing a crime. florida republican matt gaetz tweeted this threat to michael cohen this afternoon. hey, michael cohen, do your wife and father-in-law know about your girlfriends? maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. i wonder if she'll remain faithful if you're in prison. she's abou...
Or trump org but some alleging in your party there are crimes being committed in the white house. >> there are some statutes. arguably there are two, 1512b which would reach to felony level. then as a lesser obstruction charge that the be 1505 that would probably -- not rise to the level. it really depends on how we measure the facts. some of cohen's testimony might be helpful in that regard. so arguably yes but we're not certain yet. >> francesca, is there anything out of the white house other than the basic attacks on cohen and the impugning of him trying to point out i mentioned in my lead....
Congressional activities. lying to congress could be a violation of the specific statues that addresses congressional activities, section 1505, all of them carry minimum, well, i would not say minimum but jail term of around five years depending on sentence and guidelines. those are the maximum but definitely in the federal system if you are convicted, you are going to head to jail for a certain period of time. these are very serious crimes if he did in fact conceal anything from congress. in 1996 congress added that the intent requirement is that it must be done corruptly which means for an i...