Rep. Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE (D-Md.) is calling for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing with Michael Cohen, who implicated the president in his guilty plea to campaign finance violations on Tuesday.

Cummings, the ranking member of the panel, on Wednesday called on committee Chairman Trey Gowdy Harold (Trey) Watson GowdySunday shows preview: Election integrity dominates as Nov. 3 nears Tim Scott invokes Breonna Taylor, George Floyd in Trump convention speech Sunday shows preview: Republicans gear up for national convention, USPS debate continues in Washington MORE (R-S.C.) to schedule a hearing "as soon as possible ... to obtain sworn testimony directly from Mr. Cohen."

"Yesterday, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to multiple federal crimes and directly implicated President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE in directing these crimes," Cummings wrote.

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Cohen, who was Trump's longtime lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to tax and bank fraud charges as well as campaign finance violations. He said in court that Trump had directed him to arrange payments to two women during his 2016 presidential campaign in exchange for their silence about alleged affairs with Trump more than a decade ago.

"Now that Mr. Cohen has pleaded guilty to these crimes, he is willing to testify before Congress," Cummings said.

The Maryland Democrat then quoted Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, who on Wednesday morning said Cohen is willing to "tell the truth ... if asked by any authority."

"These are extremely serious crimes that implicate the fundamental underpinnings of our democracy, and they warrant robust and credible oversight by Congress as an independent Constitutional check on the Executive Branch," Cummings wrote.

The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is the House's main investigative panel.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.) on Wednesday also highlighted Congress's role following Cohen's claims, saying Democrats should focus on oversight of the president and allow special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE to finish his work, The Associated Press reported.

The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday that they want Cohen to testify regarding a topic that is unrelated to his New York charges.

Committee Chairman Richard Burr Richard Mauze BurrHillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Bipartisan representatives demand answers on expired surveillance programs Rep. Mark Walker says he's been contacted about Liberty University vacancy MORE (R-N.C.) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner Mark Robert WarnerFBI director casts doubt on concerns over mail-in voting fraud Democrats call for declassifying election threats after briefing by Trump officials It's time to upgrade benefits MORE (D-Va.) said in a joint statement that they want Cohen to appear before their committee to discuss recent media reports indicating he knew about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting before it took place.