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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As God is my witness, I thought politicians could fly!
We’ll see what happens next. I doubt if Nixon had as many Christians praying fervently for him as Trump does. Prayer moves mountains.
Wow, it feels like the third reich. The goosesteppers will definitely leave no stone unturned.
The Deep State got to Sessions the same way they got to Chief Justice Roberts.
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.
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Mueller wants to be fired. he has nothing and is trying to bait Trump
Yep they are not retreating. And I have no doubt that Ryan and others just can’t wait to stick up their hands in a vote of impeachment.
yep.
I wasn’t raised an American for nothing. Don’t screw with the sleeping dragon.
No, I stopped celebrating the peaceful transition of power on January 20, 2017. That’s when power was officially transferred. I guess you haven’t heard, Barack Obama did not remain in office past Inauguration Day.
Has anybody been shot? Is the president still the president? Did the opposition order the raid or was it the Trump Justice Department under President Trump’s choice for Attorney General?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Hah. Trey will also I have no doubt be one of the first to impeach Trump.
Coup in progress....
“Wow, it feels like the third reich.”
A corrupt national security organization loyal to the left. We’ve seen this movie before and it doesn’t end well. #gestapo.
Of course you’d have been just as sanguine if the same things had been done to your hero, Obama, that have been done to Trump.
You're actually correct on this.
Just think - you and I don't have to go through the rest of our lives wondering if we live in a banana republic with rigged elections.
President Trump has forced them ALL to reveal what they are.
ALL OF THEM.
Now, it's Rule 308.
LONG past time to fire Mueller. This is a total waste of our tax dollars and a distraction from Hellary. NO ONE cares about a skank who willingly rented herself out a dozen years ago. NO ONE.
So…err…this is what Sessions’ Justice Department is doing? Nice.
I totally agree. Rand Paul. Seriously, if I had to name a Senator who I think would NOT dare impeach Trump, that is the ONLY name I could come up with.
They're the ones leading the coup. And Pence is quietly waiting for his moment.
That was then.
There is no way on earth the Sessions and FBI Director Wray didn’t give the go ahead for a raid this controversial and politically dangerous.
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