Article snippet: President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was grilled by a panel of US House representatives on Wednesday, with Massachusetts Democrats Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch getting their fair share of hits in, and Boston University graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raising questions about Trump’s tax returns. Speaking toward the first half of the Cohen hearing, Lynch fired back at GOP congressmen who were calling the former Trump attorney a liar. Lynch shot back while addressing Cohen, saying committee Republicans ‘‘aren’t afraid you’re going to lie. I think they’re afraid you’re going to tell the truth.’’ He also listed the names of Trump associates who have pleaded guilty to various crimes, saying Republicans “for two years. . . refused to bring any of these people up before the committee.” “Your side ran away from the truth. And we’re trying to bring it to the American people,” Lynch said. When Pressley got her chance to speak, she took on the Trump Foundation, which she said was abused like a personal piggy bank. During the line of questioning, Cohen confirmed he arranged in 2013 for a straw bidder to buy for $60,000 a portrait of Trump by artist William Quigley, an anecdote he also relayed in his opening remarks. “Why would the president want to bid up the price for something he was ultimately paying for?” Pressley asked. “It was all about ego,” Cohen said, noting the portrait was paid for by a check from the trust. “He tasked me to find a straw bid... Link to the full article to read more