Democrats on the House intelligence committee are sharply disagreeing with Republicans on the panel who say they don't see any evidence of collusion or coordination between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia.

The top Democrat on the panel said Tuesday there is "significant evidence" of collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia. California Rep. Adam Schiff said Democrats are writing their own report with conclusions from the intelligence panel's yearlong investigation into Russian meddling.

Republicans announced Monday that they'd completed the committee's report and they saw no evidence of collusion. Democrats saw that report for the first time Tuesday.

The House panel is one of several congressional committees looking into the meddling. Special counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a separate criminal probe.

POOL

Washington - 13 March 2018

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"Last night the majority on the Intelligence Committee made the decision to prematurely shut down the Russian investigation. The only authorized investigation in the House of Representatives into what the Russians did in the last election, what the U.S. government response was, and the issue of any coordination or collusion with the Trump campaign. That was a terrible disservice to the country and the American people, and represented a reneging on the commitment that was made at the outset of the investigation to follow the facts wherever they lead."

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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"We will be putting together a report that will set out for the country what evidence we have seen to date, of what evidence we have seen in terms of the Russian hacking and dumping operation, what evidence we have seen in terms of the Russian social media campaign, their paid media campaign, and yes the issue of collusion with the Trump campaign. There is significant evidence, much of it in the public domain, on the issue of collusion."

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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"Sadly, from a very early point in the investigation, the chairman made the decision that his mission was not to find out what Russia did, not to determine the role of U.S. persons, but rather to endeavor to distract the public to put the government on trial. That problem persisted throughout our investigation and has led to its premature conclusion last night. But the work is too important to leave undone. In particular, the American people need to know whether the Russians still have something they can hold over the president's head, the president of the United States. So our work is far from done, and we will be submitting to the public a detailed account of what we have learned to date, and the work that has to be done if not by us then by others."

4. Schiff and group leave podium

Democrats on the House intelligence committee are sharply disagreeing with Republicans on the panel who say they don't see any evidence of collusion or coordination between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia.

The top Democrat on the panel said Tuesday there is "significant evidence" of collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia. California Rep. Adam Schiff said Democrats are writing their own report with conclusions from the intelligence panel's yearlong investigation into Russian meddling.

Republicans announced Monday that they'd completed the committee's report and they saw no evidence of collusion. Democrats saw that report for the first time Tuesday.

The House panel is one of several congressional committees looking into the meddling. Special counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a separate criminal probe.

POOL

Washington - 13 March 2018

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"Last night the majority on the Intelligence Committee made the decision to prematurely shut down the Russian investigation. The only authorized investigation in the House of Representatives into what the Russians did in the last election, what the U.S. government response was, and the issue of any coordination or collusion with the Trump campaign. That was a terrible disservice to the country and the American people, and represented a reneging on the commitment that was made at the outset of the investigation to follow the facts wherever they lead."

++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"We will be putting together a report that will set out for the country what evidence we have seen to date, of what evidence we have seen in terms of the Russian hacking and dumping operation, what evidence we have seen in terms of the Russian social media campaign, their paid media campaign, and yes the issue of collusion with the Trump campaign. There is significant evidence, much of it in the public domain, on the issue of collusion."

++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"Sadly, from a very early point in the investigation, the chairman made the decision that his mission was not to find out what Russia did, not to determine the role of U.S. persons, but rather to endeavor to distract the public to put the government on trial. That problem persisted throughout our investigation and has led to its premature conclusion last night. But the work is too important to leave undone. In particular, the American people need to know whether the Russians still have something they can hold over the president's head, the president of the United States. So our work is far from done, and we will be submitting to the public a detailed account of what we have learned to date, and the work that has to be done if not by us then by others."

4. Schiff and group leave podium

Democrats on the House intelligence committee are sharply disagreeing with Republicans on the panel who say they don't see any evidence of collusion or coordination between US President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia.

The top Democrat on the panel said Tuesday there is "significant evidence" of collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia.

California Rep. Adam Schiff said Democrats are writing their own report with conclusions from the intelligence panel's yearlong investigation into Russian meddling.

Republicans announced Monday that they'd completed the committee's report and they saw no evidence of collusion.

The finding enraged Democrats, who say Republicans are protecting the president by cutting the probe short.

Democrats saw that report for the first time Tuesday.

The House panel is one of several congressional committees looking into the meddling.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a separate criminal probe.

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POOL

Washington DC - 13 March 2018

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"Last night the majority on the Intelligence Committee made the decision to prematurely shut down the Russian investigation. The only authorized investigation in the House of Representatives into what the Russians did in the last election, what the U.S. government response was, and the issue of any coordination or collusion with the Trump campaign. That was a terrible disservice to the country and the American people, and represented a reneging on the commitment that was made at the outset of the investigation to follow the facts wherever they lead."

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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"We will be putting together a report that will set out for the country what evidence we have seen to date. What evidence we have seen in terms of the Russian hacking and dumping operation, what evidence we have seen in terms of the Russian social media campaign, their paid media campaign, and yes the issue of collusion with the Trump campaign. There is significant evidence, much of it in the public domain, on the issue of collusion."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee:

"Sadly, from a very early point in the investigation, the chairman made the decision that his mission was not to find out what Russia did, not to determine the role of U.S. persons, but rather to endeavor to distract the public to put the government on trial. That problem persisted throughout our investigation and has led to its premature conclusion last night. But the work is too important to leave undone. In particular, the American people need to know whether the Russians still have something they can hold over the president's head, the president of the United States. So our work is far from done and we will be submitting to the public a detailed account of what we have learned to date, and the work that has to be done if not by us then by others."

4. Schiff and group leave podium

US President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before a House committee next month in a hearing that could serve as the opening salvo of a promised Democratic effort to scrutinise Trump, his conflicts of interest and his ties to Russia.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced on Thursday that Cohen will testify before that panel on 7 February, a little more than a month after the Democrats took the House majority.

The hearing marks the latest step in Cohen's transformation from a trusted legal adviser to the president to a public antagonist who has cooperated extensively against him.

It is likely to pull back the curtain on key episodes involving Trump's personal life and business dealings, including hush-money payments to women and a proposed Moscow real estate deal that federal prosecutors have been dissecting for months.

The chairman of the oversight panel, Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings of Maryland, said the committee is consulting with Mueller's office about the testimony.

He said "there will be limitations" on the topics covered in Cohen's testimony.

The oversight hearing may not be Cohen's only appearance.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-California, said he welcomes Cohen's testimony before the oversight panel, but "he is going to need to answer questions about the Russia investigation".

Schiff said that his office has been in negotiations with Cohen’s legal team for some time and “hope to wrap it up soon".

ARCHIVE: Washington, DC - 29 November 2018

1. Michael Cohen, former attorney for US President Donald Trump, walking out of court

Washington, DC - 10 January 2019

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Representative Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"We're going to make sure that we do absolutely nothing to interfere with the Mueller investigation. That is very, very important to us. But I can tell you that as far, if Adam (Schiff), he's right so that's fine. But we're going to have a lot more comments coming out later on. Right now my major concern is making sure that our government is opened up."

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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Representative Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"But as far as this hearing is concerned, we put out our statement. It's a very limited statement and we plan to do what the American people have asked us to do, and that is to conduct hearings with integrity, with transparency, with honesty, and most importantly accountability."

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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Representative Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"I think people need to, the American people will have an opportunity to hear from him, from Mr. Cohen. And their representatives, that is representatives on the Republican side and the Democrat side, will have an opportunity to ask him questions. And I think the American people will see that their votes did matter and that we opened it up for transparency."

++BLACK FRAMES++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Representative Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"We are in search of the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And so that's where we stand. And that's all I have to say."

++BLACK FRAMES++

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Representative Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"We welcome his testimony before the Congress. It's my understanding that he doesn't intend to address the Russian investigation in his open testimony. He is going to need to answer questions about it and we are in contact with the attorney. We hope that he will come in voluntarily to testify before the Intel Committee in closed session. So we have been in negotiation with that, about that for some time and we hope to wrap that up soon."

++BLACK FRAMES++

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Representative Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"He hasn't agreed but I think there is a good likelihood, I hope that he will. We would like to have him come in voluntarily testimony but at the end of the day there are questions he needs to answer. He testified once before our committee, he wasn't fully forthcoming. He's accepted responsibility for that. But that has raised questions that we need answered."

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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Representative Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"I don't want to make representations on behalf of the Special Counsel. We will obviously be in consultation with the Special Counsel about his testimony before our committee but we need to get a full accounting of what took place. He is in a unique position to help us do that. And so we look forward to having his testimony before our committee."

ARCHIVE: Washington, DC - 29 November 2018

9. Cohen walking with lawyer from court, surrounded by media

President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before a House committee next month in a hearing that could serve as the opening salvo of a promised Democratic effort to scrutinize Trump, his conflicts of interest and his ties to Russia.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced Thursday that Cohen will testify before that panel February 7, a little more than a month after the Democrats took the House majority.

The hearing marks the latest step in Cohen's transformation from a trusted legal adviser to the president to a public antagonist who has cooperated extensively against him.

It is likely to pull back the curtain on key episodes involving Trump's personal life and business dealings, including hush-money payments to women and a proposed Moscow real estate deal, that federal prosecutors have been dissecting for months.

The chairman of the oversight panel, Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, said the committee is consulting with Mueller's office about the testimony.

He said "there will be limitations" on the topics covered in Cohen's testimony.

“We are going to make sure that we do absolutely nothing to interfere with the Mueller investigation,” Cummings said. “That is absolutely important to us.”

The oversight hearing may not be Cohen's only appearance.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said he welcomes Cohen's testimony before the oversight panel, but "he is going to need to answer questions about the Russia investigation.”

Schiff said that his office has been in negotiations with Cohen’s legal team for some time and “hope to wrap it up soon.”

Washington DC - 29 November 2018

1. Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen walking out of court

Washington DC - 10 January 2019

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"We going to, we're going to make sure that we do absolutely nothing to Interfere with the Mueller investigation. That is very, very important to us. But I can tell you that as far, he's right so that's fine. But we're going to have a lot more comments coming out later on. Right now my major concern. Is making sure that our government is open up."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"But as far as this hearing is concerned, we put out a statement. It's a very limited statement and we plan to do what the American people have asked us to do, that is to conduct hearings with integrity, with transparency, with honesty and most importantly accountability."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"I think that, I think people need to, the American people have an opportunity to hear from him, Mr. Cohen. And their representatives, that is representatives on the Republican side and the Democrat side will have an opportunity to ask him questions. And I think the American people will see that it did matter, that their votes did matter and that we opened it up for transparency."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"We are in search of the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And so that's where we stand. And that's all I have to say."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

6 . SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"We love to hear his testimony before the Congress. It's my understanding that he doesn't intend to address the Russian investigation is open testimony. He is going to need to answer questions about it and we are in contact with the attorney. We hope that will come in voluntarily to testify before the Intel Committee in a closed session. So we have been in negotiation with that, about that for some time and we hope to wrap that up soon."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"He hasn't agreed but I think there is a good likelihood, I hope that he will. We would like to have him come in voluntarily testimony but at the end of the day there are questions he needs to answer. He testified once before our committee, he wasn't fully forthcoming. He's accepted responsibility for that. But that has raised questions that we need answered."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"I don't want to make representations on behalf of Special Counsel. We will obviously be in consultation with Special Counsel about his testimony before our committee but, we need to get a full accounting of what took place. He is in a unique position to help us do that. And so we look forward to having his testimony before a committee."

Washington DC - 29 November 2018

9. Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen walking with lawyer from court, surrounded by media

President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before a House committee next month in a hearing that could serve as the opening salvo of a promised Democratic effort to scrutinize Trump, his conflicts of interest and his ties to Russia.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced Thursday that Cohen will testify before that panel February 7, a little more than a month after the Democrats took the House majority.

The hearing marks the latest step in Cohen's transformation from a trusted legal adviser to the president to a public antagonist who has cooperated extensively against him.

It is likely to pull back the curtain on key episodes involving Trump's personal life and business dealings, including hush-money payments to women and a proposed Moscow real estate deal, that federal prosecutors have been dissecting for months.

The chairman of the oversight panel, Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, said the committee is consulting with Mueller's office about the testimony.

He said "there will be limitations" on the topics covered in Cohen's testimony.

“We are going to make sure that we do absolutely nothing to interfere with the Mueller investigation,” Cummings said. “That is absolutely important to us.”

The oversight hearing may not be Cohen's only appearance.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said he welcomes Cohen's testimony before the oversight panel, but "he is going to need to answer questions about the Russia investigation.”

Schiff said that his office has been in negotiations with Cohen’s legal team for some time and “hope to wrap it up soon.”

Washington DC - 29 November 2018

1. Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen walking out of court

Washington DC - 10 January 2019

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"We going to, we're going to make sure that we do absolutely nothing to Interfere with the Mueller investigation. That is very, very important to us. But I can tell you that as far, he's right so that's fine. But we're going to have a lot more comments coming out later on. Right now my major concern. Is making sure that our government is open up."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"But as far as this hearing is concerned, we put out a statement. It's a very limited statement and we plan to do what the American people have asked us to do, that is to conduct hearings with integrity, with transparency, with honesty and most importantly accountability."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"I think that, I think people need to, the American people have an opportunity to hear from him, Mr. Cohen. And their representatives, that is representatives on the Republican side and the Democrat side will have an opportunity to ask him questions. And I think the American people will see that it did matter, that their votes did matter and that we opened it up for transparency."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elijah Cummings, (D) Maryland, Chairman of the House Oversight Panel:

"We are in search of the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And so that's where we stand. And that's all I have to say."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

6 . SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"We love to hear his testimony before the Congress. It's my understanding that he doesn't intend to address the Russian investigation is open testimony. He is going to need to answer questions about it and we are in contact with the attorney. We hope that will come in voluntarily to testify before the Intel Committee in a closed session. So we have been in negotiation with that, about that for some time and we hope to wrap that up soon."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"He hasn't agreed but I think there is a good likelihood, I hope that he will. We would like to have him come in voluntarily testimony but at the end of the day there are questions he needs to answer. He testified once before our committee, he wasn't fully forthcoming. He's accepted responsibility for that. But that has raised questions that we need answered."

++SEPARATED BY BLACK++

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

"I don't want to make representations on behalf of Special Counsel. We will obviously be in consultation with Special Counsel about his testimony before our committee but, we need to get a full accounting of what took place. He is in a unique position to help us do that. And so we look forward to having his testimony before a committee."

Washington DC - 29 November 2018

9. Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen walking with lawyer from court, surrounded by media