Former Trump business adviser Felix Sater to testify before House panels

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Source: Komo News

by MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL SISAK Associated PressThursday, March 21st 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian-born former business adviser to President Donald Trump will speak to two House committees next week as Democrats begin to gather information in multiple wide-ranging investigations of the president.

Felix Sater, an off-and-on adviser to Trump's business for several years, will testify publicly before the House intelligence committee on March 27 and then behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee on March 28. The intelligence panel announced the public hearing on Thursday, and Sater confirmed the closed-door interview.

Sater is of interest to investigators because he worked with Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, on an ultimately unsuccessful deal to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. Sater and Cohen also discussed having Trump visit Russia during his presidential campaign.

The interviews come as special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be near the end of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and as several Democratic-led committees begin probes of Trump's political, personal and business dealings. Cohen spoke to the House intelligence and oversight committees last month, in addition to the Senate intelligence committee, and the the Judiciary and Oversight panels have sent out dozens of document requests related to all facets of Trump's life.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. That guy is full of info.

I wonder how much he is willing to tell and if he'll lie. He was directly involved with a lot of dirty deals for Russia and the moron. I do not trust him a bit.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. I remember his appearance on Chris Hayes' show a year ago this month

[BigmanPigman]

3. I remember seeing that originally but it was worth watching again.

He certainly is a complicated and complex person. At least he seems more sorry for his crimes than Manafort ever has demonstrated. I have the feeling that the public testimony next week will be a lot like Cohen's in that he can't answer many questions due to the ongoing investigation.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. I think part of the reason for his being so odd

is that he has been an FBI informant so you never know when he was "on" or "off" in that role! I just felt that he was slimy though.