Posted on 04/09/2018 1:12:01 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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.” Mr. Cohen plays a role in aspects of the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He also recently said he paid $130,000 to a pornographic-film actress, Stephanie Clifford, who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump. Ms. Clifford is known as Stormy Daniels. Mr. Ryan said Mr. Cohen has cooperated with authorities and turned over thousands of documents to congressional investigators looking into Russian election meddling. The payments to Ms. Clifford are only one of many topics being investigated, according to a person briefed on the search. The F.B.I. also seized emails, tax documents and business records, the person said.
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You are right, Prince Andrew and his rabid chihuahua weasel Eric Schneiderman would LOOOVE to be the Hangmen. All the while the Clinton Cabal laundered money through the “Foundation” and the “Global Initiative” and preyed on every person their slimy paws came in contact with, and yet, she walks free (or staggers)....
Mueller will be fired this week, this is going to be the last straw fro Trump, I think. You didn’t see Hillary’s or Comey’s lawyers get raided, did you.
It isn't about a BJ. The Mueller Sham has now expanded to Trump, Inc.
It's right there in the constitution of the U.S.S.R. along with ex parte secret courts.
The Deep State is goading Trump to push back, so they can give him the Watergate treatment. After all, that worked out so well for Nixon.
Let’s just say that I’m beyond pissed at this! Hoping and praying that this backfires into the ugliest of messes back at those trying to bury our POTUS.
Hang on...It’s coming......
Sessions needs to be right behind him.
might this have something to do with Trump recent statement that he had no knowledge of his lawyer’s blackmail payoff to stormy daniels?
could mueller or the US atty’s go after Trump for this statement, if they find evidence of any emails going from Trump’s atty to Trump regarding this payment?
mueller will never stop until he has nailed Trump and the GOPe will do nothing to protect Trump. obviously, mueller is a hangman in search of anything he can find to remove our president from office and prevent him from MAGA.
dear Lord: save America by saving Trump from these haters.
If ever there was a time to fight back, the hour is now. The President needs to stand tall and fight back against this USSR like insanity. Fire Rosenstein-Mueller and Sessions.
“The seized records include communications between Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, which would likely require a special team of agents to review because conversations between lawyers and clients are protected from scrutiny in most instances.”
And I’m sure that “special team of agents” won’t leak one thing they find.
If Trump goes down, the Republican party is finished. The MFers don’t understand that.
Maybe Stormy Daniels grandmother was half Russian and Daniels voted in the 2016 election and therefore this is Russian collision related?/s
Tell Vladobama I will have more flexibility after I become a criminal.
Has there been ONE repub congress or senator in front of a microphone YET to express their anger and disgust?
They’ve been radio silent on ALL matters of DS going after Trump. With the exception of Mark Meadows and other Freedom Caucus Reps.
... At this point it definitely appears that the FBI has stopped investigating crimes and are now just looking for dirt. They seem to be operating now on the level of two bit Private Investigators and no longer fulfilling the sworn duties of investigating stated Crimes which is the only reason for their existence in the first place.
YEP! the GOPe are already hanging by a thread.
I HATE Ryan & McConnell the most but I really hate them all.
>>Trump’s biggest error was selecting Sessions as Attorney General.<<
Which I and numerous others on this forum have been saying ever since the little butt wiper recused himself. But hey, be prepared for the Sessions cheerleader caucus to call you bad names for stating the obvious.
Its 8-D chess now.
Fascinating info- thanks for posting.
Off to see if Glenn Reynolds has opined yet.
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