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F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen
New York Times. ^ | April 9,2018 | MATT APUZZO

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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To: doug from upland
They have to stop Trump or their legal difficulties could be substantial.

Worth repeating.

161 posted on 04/09/2018 2:44:09 PM PDT by zeebee (-_-)
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To: Hojczyk

Sure doesn’t look like Trump is seating in the catbird seat. Should have known that if you give these jokers an inch they will take a mile. Sessions has been about as useful to Trump as a potted plant. Wonder if Trump understands the authority he has as Commander and Chief.


162 posted on 04/09/2018 2:45:43 PM PDT by Keflavik76
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To: plain talk; kiryandil
“There won’t be any elections ever again “

Somehow I suspect there will be elections. Life will go on. Good grief.

Oh, there WILL be elections.

Even Saddam Hussein's Iraq and North Korea have ELECTIONS.

It's just that the results are known in advance.

163 posted on 04/09/2018 2:46:30 PM PDT by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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To: rxsid

All this does is to raise my ire to the point of being mad enough to fight. It was incredibly stupid on their part to go this far. I’m a last straw kind of person — very peaceful and avoiding conflict until I’m pushed too far. And then I go bat s-— crazy.

I know I’m not alone in feeling this way. They brought the fight and it will not end well for them.


164 posted on 04/09/2018 2:47:16 PM PDT by BelleAl (Proud to be a member of the party of NO! NO more deficit spending and government control!)
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To: heights

They do- they like being in the minority so they can get on the news and cry that they can’t get anything done because they are in the minority. They keep their jobs, their perks while continuing to screw the people who voted for them.


165 posted on 04/09/2018 2:47:47 PM PDT by Engedi
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To: Engedi
They do- they like being in the minority so they can get on the news and cry that they can’t get anything done because they are in the minority.

Then I say they need to all be out of Washington DC, period.

166 posted on 04/09/2018 2:48:19 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: KC_Lion
The Empire [Swamp] Strikes Back

Mueller and his cohorts are way out of bounds here.

The Swamp creatures are shoving the President around and mussing up his hair--seeing how far they can go.

This will not end well at all.


167 posted on 04/09/2018 2:48:48 PM PDT by henbane
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To: Pravious

folks it is plainly clear to anyone watching this that the republican party died years ago. I was never one to believe this uni-party business but how can you argue against it now? Isn’t it obvious? The scam we are being exposed to is that they are ALL in on this. They ALL are criminal. They ALL want the death of America a we know it. We the people just didn’t realize they all knew.

We are on the verge of having to realize why the 2nd amendment was created...we are heading to scary times.


168 posted on 04/09/2018 2:51:59 PM PDT by BOARn
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To: zeebee

BANANAS TIME!!!!

ALL BETS OFF

THE REPUBLIC IS DEAD

FIGHT THE TYRANTS

DESTROY THEM

DO NOT COOPERATE


169 posted on 04/09/2018 2:52:04 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: Fantasywriter; All

“Sessions hates Trump. He’s probably having a private giggle with his bff, Rosenstein.”

Yup.

Roger Stone was right. Trump’s lawyers slow walked him to the gallows. Past tense.

Mueller now has all of Trump’s dirty laundry. Even if there’s nothing illegal, they’ll have a treasure trove of crap to leak to the press.

It’s over. Whether we go out with a whimper or a bang is the question now facing all of us.


170 posted on 04/09/2018 2:52:07 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

It’s the higher ups who are the corrupt ones. A friend of mine works in the FBI and believe me, this stuff is driving them crazy. This is all from Obama poisoning those depts. with punks and traitors. I thought John Bolton was going to clean it out, what happened with him?

Look at this, utter joke....

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/public-corruption


171 posted on 04/09/2018 2:53:34 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Vox populi, vox dei)
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To: Pravious

>>The FBI has proven, over and over again, to be an outright seditious organization that’s wholly driven by their leftist / anti-American ideology and doesn’t give a damn about law, justice or anything else. They are disgustingly corrupt and the country would be better if they were simply disbanded.
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Time for POTUS to fire Sessions, Rosenpig, and Mueller, all of them. Let POTUS create a new org and fill it with patriots. Send the traitors to Gitmo.


172 posted on 04/09/2018 2:54:00 PM PDT by Kalamata (Meat hooks for Tyrants)
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To: Electric Graffiti

Personally, I think it’s time.


173 posted on 04/09/2018 2:54:42 PM PDT by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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To: Jack Black

Go back to making Kung Fu Panda movies.


174 posted on 04/09/2018 2:55:09 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)
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To: henbane

The country is not going to survive this intact.

Which is probably the globalist plan to begin with. Rothschild and Soros are laying their cards on the table. It’s all in now.


175 posted on 04/09/2018 2:55:14 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: Lazamataz
Oh, there WILL be elections. Even Saddam Hussein's Iraq and North Korea have ELECTIONS.

I was going to post that almost verbatim.

176 posted on 04/09/2018 2:55:32 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Lazamataz

Rage Monkey Time!


177 posted on 04/09/2018 2:56:12 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: BelleAl

I’m game. Ready?


178 posted on 04/09/2018 2:56:46 PM PDT by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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To: dfwgator

Way past rage monkey.

Time to act.


179 posted on 04/09/2018 2:57:30 PM PDT by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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To: zeebee; doug from upland
They have to stop Trump or their legal difficulties could be substantial.

Nailed it.

180 posted on 04/09/2018 2:57:37 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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