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Article snippet: Michael Cohen’s appearance before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday is an early candidate for hearing of the year. MORE’s former longtime personal attorney is poised for an hours-long grilling — all while his former boss watches from Vietnam, where he is meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Here are five things to watch from the big public hearing, which is sandwiched by closed-door sessions by the Senate and House Intelligence committees on Tuesday and Thursday. How much will Cohen actually say? Cohen worked as Trump’s attorney for roughly a decade and is a former vice president of the Trump Organization, but it’s unclear if he’ll offer new revelations on Wednesday or if he’ll repeatedly plead the fifth. Cohen reportedly plans to tell lawmakers that Trump engaged in criminal conduct while in office, made racist remarks and took steps to inflate or deflate his wealth for business purposes. How many details he’ll offer and what documentation he’ll provide to support his allegations is the mystery. Cohen’s attorney, Lanny Davis, has previously said his client is turning a new leaf and is ready to come clean and renounce his prior actions on behalf of Trump. Cohen previously pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance law by facilitating payments to adult-film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal and is set for a three-year prison term. He said he broke the law at Trump’s direction, and federal prosecutors signaled in court f... Link to the full article to read more