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On
Sept. 19, the committee abruptly canceled an interview with
Cohen as part of its investigation into Moscow's suspected
hacking and propaganda campaign and possible collusion between
Trump campaign associates and Russian officials.
The panel said then that Cohen had been asked to appear at an
open hearing on Oct. 25.
The September hearing was canceled after Cohen released a
statement to the media, which committee leaders said violated
the panel's policy.
Senators Richard Burr, the Intelligence committee's Republican
chairman, and Mark Warner, its Democratic vice chairman, did not
offer an explanation on Friday for the postponement of the
public hearing.
They issued a brief joint statement: "The Committee’s public
hearing with Michael Cohen has been postponed, and will be
rescheduled at a later date. The Committee appreciates Mr.
Cohen’s cooperation as its investigation into Russian
interference in the 2016 U.S. elections continues to make
progress."
The intelligence panel, other congressional committees and
special counsel Robert Mueller are investigating whether Russia
intervened to tilt the 2016 election in favor of Republican
Trump against his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
Russia has repeatedly denied the allegations by U.S.
intelligence agencies that it meddled in the election and Trump
denies any collusion by his campaign, calling the investigations
a "witch hunt."
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; editing by Grant McCool)
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