Article snippet: MORE’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has agreed to voluntarily testify before the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee next month, the Democratic chairman of the panel announced Thursday. “I thank Michael Cohen for agreeing to testify before the Oversight Committee voluntarily,” Chairman MORE (D-Md.) said in a statement. “I want to make clear that we have no interest in inappropriately interfering with any ongoing criminal investigations, and to that end, we are in the process of consulting with Special Counsel Mueller’s office. The Committee will announce additional information in the coming weeks.” The announcement of the hearing represents the first major power play by Democrats to use their newfound majority in the House to drill down on investigations into the president. Cohen is scheduled to testify before the committee on Feb. 7 in public, promising major fireworks as Democrats question him on links between the Trump campaign and Russia and his admissions about hush-money payments to women alleging affairs with the president. However, Cummings clarified to reporters later Thursday that there would be "limitations" on members' questioning so as not to interfere with the special counsel's ongoing investigation. “We don’t want to do anything to interfere with the Mueller investigation, absolutely nothing," Cummings said. In his own statement, Cohen said he looks forward “to having the privilege of being afforded a platform with which to g... Link to the full article to read more