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F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen[W:1638]

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I knew that Cohen was in trouble because of what was probably an illegal campaign donation to Stormy Daniels, but damn.

The F.B.I. on Monday raided the office of President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, seizing records related to several topics including payments to a pornographic-film actress.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan obtained the search warrant after receiving a referral from the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, who called the search “completely inappropriate and unnecessary.” The search does not appear to be directly related to Mr. Mueller’s investigation, but likely resulted from information he had uncovered and gave to prosecutors in New York.

“Today the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York executed a series of search warrants and seized the privileged communications between my client, Michael Cohen, and his clients,” said Stephen Ryan, his lawyer. “I have been advised by federal prosecutors that the New York action is, in part, a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/...gtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html?smid=pl-share
 
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Hot damn. You could see this coming but I guess not surprising that it came this soon. Mueller's probe is turning into an octopus.
 
F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/...-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan obtained the search warrant after receiving a referral from the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, who called the search “completely inappropriate and unnecessary.” The search does not appear to be directly related to Mr. Mueller’s investigation, but likely resulted from information he had uncovered and gave to prosecutors in New York.

“Today the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York executed a series of search warrants and seized the privileged communications between my client, Michael Cohen, and his clients,” said Stephen Ryan, his lawyer. “I have been advised by federal prosecutors that the New York action is, in part, a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.”
Duplicate - pls reply on this thread
https://www.debatepolitics.com/brea...ce-trump-s-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html
 
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Re: F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

Hot damn. You could see this coming but I guess not surprising that it came this soon. Mueller's probe is turning into an octopus.

Can you explain to us how Stormy relates to Putin???

If Rosenstein allowed this he has to go.
 
Re: F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

Hot damn. You could see this coming but I guess not surprising that it came this soon. Mueller's probe is turning into an octopus.

I foresaw a protracted court case (one that he would lose) and possibly a rebuke/censure/disbarment from the ABA, not a frigging FBI raid.
 
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Can you explain to us how Stormy relates to Putin???

If Rosenstein allowed this he has to go.

Read the OP.
 
Re: F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

Can you explain to us how Stormy relates to Putin???

If Rosenstein allowed this he has to go.

This was referred to NYAG by Mueller, it's not part of the Special Counsel's investigation. It's likely something else.
 
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Can you explain to us how Stormy relates to Putin???

If Rosenstein allowed this he has to go.

You do know that the FBI and federal prosecutors work on stuff unrelated to Putin, right?
 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/...-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html



Records seized include communications between Trump & Cohen. This information is sequestered and reviewed by a special team of FBI agents as much if not all are or can be protected.
That said if illegal activities - crimes were committed, IIRC then Lawyer-Client privilege is lost?

Warrants like this,issued by the Judge could have significant value, and that the FBI believed that data/files would not be turned over or preserved as requested.

Recall the no knock warrant on Mantafort

I don't know. I don't think Cohen can be made to testify against Trump, but the information they find on a warrant will still be admissible... but, I'm no lawyer. That could be wrong.
 
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Someone call a plumber. The drips are turning into a steady stream.
 
Re: F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

Hot damn. You could see this coming but I guess not surprising that it came this soon. Mueller's probe is turning into an octopus.

Same thought this was months away.
 
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I can't wait to watch Hannity tonight regarding the "deep state" and the "corrupt FBI" up to dethrone his hero. In all seriousness, Cohn had this coming. He's either the worst liar and/or the worst lawyer ever.

Cohn is hanging his hat on Trump pardoning him for any current or future crimes. It just might happen!
 
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Cohen is basically toast. Even without this, the Daniels saga was likely to get him disbarred and possibly fined for the illegal campaign contribution. The funny thing is that in his disbarment hearing he can publicly defend himself and state that Trump is lying. Which would prompt a completely new investigation into both of them, considering the perjury that one of them inevitably commits. Unless Trump secretly pays off Cohen for losing his law license, I just don't see how Cohen would destroy his career for basically nothing.
 
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Lmao, this will backfire horribly for Mueller, as just about everything else has. So much for him pretending to be an 'independent council', not that anyone believed that anyway.
 
Re: F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

I knew that Cohen was in trouble because of what was probably an illegal campaign donation to Stormy Daniels, but damn.



https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/...gtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html?smid=pl-share

Posted the same thread- sorry asked for a merge.

FBI would have to believe, and convince a Judge that information, data, files would not be preserved and or destroyed.
Now this warrant hits close to home for Trump. Cohen knows where the bodies are buried
Privileged information is quarantined and reviewed by a special team of agents.
Now if they find crimes/illegal activities were discussed/implemented, engaged in, IIRC that does affect /impact the ability to claim lawyer/client privilege.

Mueller just raised the investigation a few notches.
 
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I would think any evidence gathered would be fruit of the poisonous tree, and not be admissible in court.
Even if the evidence leads the investigation in new directions, any subsequent findings would be tainted.

Moved my reply here as I posted a duplicate
It all depends upon what they find. Lawyer/Client data is quarantined and reviewed by a separate team of FBI agents.
 
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Can you explain to us how Stormy relates to Putin???

If Rosenstein allowed this he has to go.

I didn't say this had anything to do with Putin. It has to do with Don's character & the subsequent cover-up of an affair while he was married. Hypocrite. And I don't see this as having any bearing on the Asst A/G.
 
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Lmao, this will backfire horribly for Mueller, as just about everything else has. So much for him pretending to be an 'independent council', not that anyone believed that anyway.

Calling all Fake News Trump Puppets, it was the New York Attorney's office that conducted the raid and is leading that particular investigation. Nice try!
 
Re: F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

Lmao, this will backfire horribly for Mueller, as just about everything else has. So much for him pretending to be an 'independent council', not that anyone believed that anyway.

This raid was by FBI, and career prosectors in NY, so was authorized by the current FBI director Wray, and/or Sessions/Rosenstein, all of them Trump appointees. Looks like Mueller found some things, referred it to career people in DoJ/FBI, and they took it from there.

I'm surprised a little. Good for Wray and Sessions/Rosenstein to sign off on this. :peace
 
Re: F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

This was referred to NYAG by Mueller, it's not part of the Special Counsel's investigation. It's likely something else.

But it was a raid by the FBI, so it's Federal, not NY. And it was directed by Mueller's team.
 
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