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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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
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To: Enchante

“I have yet to see a single legitimate “prediction” made by “Q-Anon” before an event.”

The fact you said that confirms to me you either have never read Q, you do have brain inflammation as I suspected or both. That’s if you really believe what you are saying.

Nothing wrong with joking around, but posting fake posts at a very serious time is not good idea.


461 posted on 04/09/2018 7:24:18 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: bgill

I’m surprised the election betting odds haven’t jumped to over 50% chance of Trump being impeached. This seems to be a ratcheting up against Trump by Mueller.


462 posted on 04/09/2018 7:24:38 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: heights

“The FBI removed All of Cohen’s paperwork, which of course would include the paperwork of clients other than the President. Insanity”

This should be before a Federal judge to stop this insanity.


463 posted on 04/09/2018 7:30:22 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: CivilWarBrewing
***When is the CLINTON CRIME SYNDICATE and THEIR people going to be RAIDED BY THE FBI?***

The question is, 'When will H. Clinton be installed as ''the rightful President?''' Your screen name is almost correct - civil war has arrived! Dark days...

464 posted on 04/09/2018 7:34:37 PM PDT by Bob Ireland (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise)
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To: Enlightened1

I know you are right about Mueller and that President Trump has done nothing to deserve this. And you’re right—it shouldn’t be Obama, by law. But what I’m saying is that law doesn’t matter to these wicked, power-hungry creeps from the Swamp, because if it did, none of this would be happening to begin with.

What I do agree with is that you’re right in what you said, that this is all leading to something. Maybe civil war, but all we can do is stand by President Trump, and continue to stand for what is right. I don’t know if our republic will survive this, with half the country as stupid and deceived as they are.


465 posted on 04/09/2018 7:43:14 PM PDT by AmericanMermaid
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To: Hojczyk; All
Trump Attorney Michael Cohen's offices raided. All major news outlets publish exact same story within 6 minutes of each other.

The 'News' is written, produced and distributed by 6 Corporations. We don't have News anymore. Now it's just Opinions from about 30 people.

 

 


466 posted on 04/09/2018 7:43:23 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: liberalh8ter

“Didn’t DJT fund his own campaign?”

Not entirely. Myself and others made donations.


467 posted on 04/09/2018 7:44:42 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: TigersEye

... I thought politicians could fly...

Let’s test your theory on top of Washington’s monument.


468 posted on 04/09/2018 7:51:15 PM PDT by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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To: Carry me back

I’m afraid so. Levin told him to resign tonight. He said he didn’t care if it ended their 30 year friendship. And what do we gave to show for it? An Alabama Democrat senator in his place.


469 posted on 04/09/2018 7:58:43 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: TallahasseeConservative

Pretty obvious now that Sessions is part of the Deep State. If not for this idiot there would be no investigation going on. It’s obvious to anyone with a brain that Mueller is there to fund any reason to impeach Trump. The president should fire Mueller tomorrow at the same time he fires Sessions and Rosenstein. It’s time he lets these bastards know who the president is.


470 posted on 04/09/2018 7:59:27 PM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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To: Jim Noble

Then something more than firing in Mueller s future. Maybe a surprise vacation at gitmo...


471 posted on 04/09/2018 8:02:19 PM PDT by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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To: Fantasywriter

And there we go, right on cue, back to your birther obsession. Get over it. There was a peaceful transition of power 15 months ago and Barack Obama is no longer in office.

Back to the subject at hand. The person who approved the raid on Michael Cohen’s office is the Interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman. May 5th is the deadline for Berman to be nominated by President Trump as the permanent U.S. Attorney. Berman was Rudy Guiliani’s law partner before Jeff Sessions chose him to be Interim U.S. Attorney. It will be interesting to see if the president still wants him after this raid.


472 posted on 04/09/2018 8:07:02 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus
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To: joegoeny

Good choice! I think the General would approve.


473 posted on 04/09/2018 8:18:11 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Nero Germanicus

That is weird. Another swamp thing, or is there something fishy about Michael Cohen?


474 posted on 04/09/2018 8:21:43 PM PDT by madison10 (Pray for President Trump.)
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To: pugmama; All

You mean we might actually have the opportunity to learn what is in the Trump tax documents that unlike other presidents he won’t show.


475 posted on 04/09/2018 8:24:29 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

Yeah as that is way more important than Obama’s fast and furious, irsgate Iran deal, his lovers murder...


476 posted on 04/09/2018 8:32:16 PM PDT by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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To: gleeaikin

“You mean we might actually have the opportunity to learn what is in the Trump tax documents that unlike other presidents he won’t show.”

GFY


477 posted on 04/09/2018 8:34:17 PM PDT by heights
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To: Cinnamontea

>>To me the popular vote count should never include illegals, dead people, felons, and Dems voting more than once, and that’s the ONLY way you get more people supposedly voting for Clinton. I’ve never believed she got more of the popular vote.<<

I agree with every word of your post.


478 posted on 04/09/2018 8:37:07 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat ( Who are the idiots who elected this dreadful Pope? They need to unelect him. He is a disgrace.)
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To: Hojczyk

This burns me up. Raiding his lawyer’s office?????


479 posted on 04/09/2018 8:39:16 PM PDT by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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To: TallahasseeConservative

I’m wondering how they are getting warrants.


Corrupt judges.


480 posted on 04/09/2018 8:42:40 PM PDT by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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