Freshman congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and second-term congressman Ro Khanna will sit on the committee, Democratic sources familiar with the appointments confirmed to the Guardian.

For the next two years, the Democratic-controlled panel will have a wide mandate to investigate Trump’s business conflicts of interest, personnel decisions and other actions by the Trump administration officials.



“They’ve certainly stacked the committee” with progressives, one source said.

Michael Cohen, the presidents long-time lawyer, is set to testify before the committee on 7 February. He may not know what he’s in for.