Article snippet: Democrats vowed to introduce tough oversight of MORE if they won back the House majority, and they are signaling a new aggressiveness to meet their promises. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, is slated to testify before Congress publicly next month, an event that promises high drama as lawmakers question him on Trump’s dealings in Russia and his involvement in a scheme to pay off women alleging affairs with him during the 2016 campaign. Meanwhile, dueling reports have given Democrats momentum in further probing Trump’s actions and his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Taken together, the developments underscore the new political reality facing Trump as he readies for his reelection bid in 2020. Trump on Monday was forced to deny ever working for the Russian government following a bombshell New York Times report that the FBI opened an investigation into whether he was secretly being directed by the Kremlin shortly after Director MORE’s ouster. “I never worked for Russia,” Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving to speak at a farmers convention in New Orleans. “Not only did I never work for Russia, I think it's a disgrace that you even asked that question, because it's a whole big fat hoax.” It has long been expected that House Democrats would launch full-scale investigations into Trump and his administration with their newfound subpoena and oversight powers. The announcement late last week that Cohen would testify b... Link to the full article to read more