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Feds: Michael Cohen is barely even a lawyer
NY Post ^ | 4/13/2019 | Ruth Brown

Posted on 04/14/2018 2:14:27 AM PDT by T-Bird45

Michael Cohen is a fraud of a lawyer who works exclusively for President Trump, federal prosecutors charged Friday. “Cohen has told at least one witness that he has only [one] client — President Trump,” the lawyers wrote in court documents, challenging Cohen’s claims that records seized in raids on his home and office Monday should be protected by attorney-client privilege. And he’s barely doing any “legal work” for Trump, either, they claim. “[Reviews of the records] indicate that Cohen is in fact performing little to no legal work, and that zero ­e-mails were exchanged with President Trump,” according to the brief, filed in Manhattan federal court.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; US: New York
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To: mewzilla

A truth that’s told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent.
Willam Blake

So this event is an ‘omen of innocence’ for President Trump.


81 posted on 04/14/2018 6:51:58 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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To: blackdog

Right. Face to face meetings are the best option


82 posted on 04/14/2018 6:59:30 AM PDT by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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To: P-Marlowe
Sure, it's like being barely pregnant.
83 posted on 04/14/2018 7:00:18 AM PDT by River_Wrangler (Nothing difficult is ever easy!)
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To: Doofer

Why do you live in the loser state of Illinois?


84 posted on 04/14/2018 7:13:23 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: databoss

Hillary’s law license was suspended in 2002 for failing to meet the continuing education requirements. She is no longer a lawyer.


85 posted on 04/14/2018 7:17:07 AM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: MCF

>> “Barely a lawyer”. That’s like being “barely” pregnant. You are ether are or your not <<

True enough. Once a lawyer, always a lawyer — even if disbarred.

But the same cannot be said of a lawyer’s status as an “attorney-at-law.”

That is, being an “attorney” is not exactly the same as being a lawyer.

To wit,

A lawyer who partners with a businessman to invest mutually in a piece of property is not acting at all points as an “attorney” in the transaction. So certain papers and discussions related to the investment would not be covered by “attorney-client” privilege.

Happens all the time.

Likewise, even though my CPA has a J.D. degree and a valid law license, my discussions with him regarding the routine preparation of my tax return are not covered by attorney-client privilege because during those discussions, he is acting in his capacity as a CPA, rather than as an attorney.


86 posted on 04/14/2018 7:17:50 AM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: T-Bird45
Kimba Wood was also play boy bunny, how interesting!

“Kimba Wood: When Bill Clinton nominated her as his attorney general in 1993, the federal judge's five-day training stint at the London Playboy Club became an issue.”
http://m.newser.com/story/120297/9-playboy-bunnies-who-went-on-to-do-big-things.html

87 posted on 04/14/2018 7:18:26 AM PDT by WMarshal (Molon Labe!)
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To: outofsalt

>> She is no longer a lawyer <<

Disagree. Hilary is still a lawyer. But she is no longer an “attorney-at-law.”


88 posted on 04/14/2018 7:20:44 AM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: T-Bird45

If I was a lawyer and had DJT as a single client, I would have all the work I need. And I’m sure it pays very well.


89 posted on 04/14/2018 7:24:46 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: unixfox

Hazards of jumping to conclusions. Politically-charged grand juries become known because witnesses are not bound to secrecy, if not from outright leaks. Because a GJ is empaneled and investigates does not mean official charges will be made. Allegations dropped or no indictment bills can be for a variety of reasons.


90 posted on 04/14/2018 7:31:57 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: T-Bird45

Since when do the Feds get to make a statement like that without some sort of Legal or Bar proceeding? If Cohen is a memeber of the Bar, it really is immaterial how many clients he has. In the upper echelons of the legal community I would imagine that there are quite a number of lawyers who only have a single individual or corporation as a client.


91 posted on 04/14/2018 7:37:12 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: T-Bird45

What crap. Lot’s of lawyers only have one client, including in-house corporate counsel, government lawyers, non-profit lawyers, etc. Of course he is an attorney. Trump does not seek his services for fashion advice. Even matters like dealing with former mistresses requires an attorney due to the many legal issues that are involved. They are just looking for a phony excuse to side-step attorney-client privilege. Having one client does not mean a person is not a lawyer and there is no requirement you have more than one client to be a lawyer. I have a license on the wall and have read all ethical rules and that is BS.


92 posted on 04/14/2018 7:38:07 AM PDT by TXLoneStar
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To: Califreak

a bris is not a wedding -


93 posted on 04/14/2018 7:38:13 AM PDT by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: ReaganGeneration2

... And Clinton’s former Playboy Bunny GF.


94 posted on 04/14/2018 7:38:50 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: T-Bird45
Feds: Michael Cohen is barely even a lawyer

1) Is he licensed to practice law?

2) Is Donald Trump his client?

IIF((Condition1 AND Condition2), LAWYER=true, LAWYER=false);

95 posted on 04/14/2018 7:42:00 AM PDT by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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To: Fedora

The leaker says one thing, but expects you to ‘hear’ the other.


96 posted on 04/14/2018 7:42:22 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: ReaganGeneration2

YES !!!


97 posted on 04/14/2018 7:42:55 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Nifster

Read through some of his posts. Looks like a Never-Trumper. — Must be hard for people with TDS.


98 posted on 04/14/2018 7:48:28 AM PDT by Cats1
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To: P-Marlowe

There is according to the Gov. They get to decided who are what is a lawyer


99 posted on 04/14/2018 7:58:58 AM PDT by klsparrow
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To: Doofer

Why do never Trumpers persist in criticizing everything about this President? I’m sure if u were subjected to the same rectal exam that the President is going thru, u would turn up with a few losers in your line of friends as well.


100 posted on 04/14/2018 7:59:21 AM PDT by Blogger (The causes are the left are never about caring about an issue. ItÂ’s always about power.)
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