CABRERA: We have this just in. As accusations swirl over whether Michael Cohen was completely honest when he denied having sought a pardon from the President. Even though now we know he asked his lawyers to inquiry about it. The chairman of the House Oversight Committee just talked to CNN. And here's what he said, when he was asked did Cohen lie about pardon, he says I don't know. I read about these alleged inconsistencies. I'll take a look at it. The most important thing to me is I always protect my own integrity and of course, the integrity of our committee. Republican and Democrat, nobody, definitely, not Mr. Jordan is going to dictate how I go about running my committee. We will be methodical. We will be transparent and, most importantly, we will hold the President accountable, and Mr. Cohen accountable. He says, I told them that if he has lied, I will nail you to the cross. And I meant that. If he has lied, what we refer to DOJ, I can tell you, I've got to really look at it and make sure they are true inconsistencies and outright lies and I've got to make sure it meets even the threshold that DOJ would even investigate. So again, ongoing questions about whether Michael Cohen was truthful when he came back before Congress in that public hearing last week and developments that have played out since then. We're staying on top of the Cohen developments. He's also now suing the Trump organization. We also have Paul Manafort who is about to be sentenced by a Virginia judge. Stay with us here on CNN. "THE LEAD" with Jake Tapper starts now.
Cummings Says, I Told Cohen I Would Nail Him to a Cross if He Lied.