Cohen testimony prompts Democratic bill to gut Trump's nondisclosure agreements
by Pete Kasperowicz
| March 05, 2019 12:07 PM
House Democrats this week introduced legislation aimed at making sure Trump administration employees can still blow the whistle on "wrongdoing" in the government, even if they have signed a nondisclosure agreement.
The legislation follows last week's testimony from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who said President Trump often seeks NDAs from his staff. Reports over the last several months have said many senior White House staff have been required to sign NDAs as a condition of employment.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., introduced the bill after talking to Cohen last week about the use of NDAs.
"Would you agree that in the use of these types of NDAs, with this type of language, and later when Donald Trump sought to enforce them, that he intended to prevent people from coming forward with claims of wrongdoing?" Krishnamoorthi asked.
"Yes," Cohen replied.
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