FBI raids Trump lawyer's office

[mystery-ak]

FBI raids Trump lawyer's office
By Avery Anapol - 04/09/18 04:00 PM EDT

The FBI has reportedly raided the office of President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

The bureau raided Cohen's office on Monday and seized records related to several topics, including the $130,000 payment he arranged to adult film star Stormy Daniels days before the election, The New York Times reported.

Daniels says the payment was "hush money" intended to keep her quiet about an alleged affair with Trump.

Cohen's lawyer said the federal prosecutors obtained a search warrant after a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller.

DEVELOPING

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382341-fbi-raids-trump-lawyers-office

[edpc]

 â€œYou’ll have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney. You’ll have to ask Michael.”


Looks like they asked, but in a rather rude manner.

[dfwgator]

[Concerned]

That $130K payment to Stormy Daniels was mismanaged from the git-go and has never smelled right to me.  We may just find out how far Michael Cohen is willing to go to protect "Mr. Trump".

[mystery-ak]

Fox trying to find out if Mueller ordered this raid....

[ABX]

The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer and confidant of President Donald Trump, Cohen's attorney confirmed to CNN Monday.
Stephen Ryan, a lawyer for Cohen, said in a statement that the US Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York had executed "a series of search warrants and seized the privileged communications" between Cohen and his clients....

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/09/politics/michael-cohen-fbi/index.html

[edpc]

Fox trying to find out if Mueller ordered this raid....

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.”

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/fbi-raids-office-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html


Looks like the people who used to work under Preet Bharara will be handling it.  Whoops.

[Concerned]

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.”

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/fbi-raids-office-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html


Looks like the people who used to work under Preet Bharara will be handling it.  Whoops.

Preet Bharara responds:

[DB]

Well this could get ugly fast...

So it was the FBI and not Mueller?

If there's dirt to be found (putting it kindly) this is likely paydirt...

[edpc]

Well this could get ugly fast...

So it was the FBI and not Mueller?

If there's dirt to be found (putting it kindly) this is likely paydirt...

More specifically, it’s the federal prosecutor in the jurisdiction.  They use FBI personnel to conduct investigations, execute warrants, and make arrests.

[driftdiver]

But the FBI couldn't find a crime with Hillarys emails.

The FBI is 100% corrupted.

[edpc]

Per CNN....

WH official: Trump watched TV coverage of raid


Tweet storm on the horizon.

[Free Vulcan]

Sounds like the FBI may be working in proxy for Mueller via Preet Bharara's old office. Betcha Mueller butts right in on this one to claim or share jurisdiction.

[mystery-ak]

Per CNN....

WH official: Trump watched TV coverage of raid


Tweet storm on the horizon.

How soon will the bombs be dropping on Syria....

[edpc]

Sounds like the FBI may be working in proxy for Mueller via Preet Bharara's old office. Betcha Mueller butts right in on this one to claim or share jurisdiction.

He may have brought it to Rosenstein and Mueller was told to pass it on.


P.S. - your current profile pic is decidedly less attractive as ones in the past.

[Frank Cannon]

How soon will the bombs be dropping on Syria....

Hope one of the bombs lands on Sessions desk. This has nothing to do with Russia. He is not recused from this.

[Free Vulcan]

He may have brought it to Rosenstein and Mueller was told to pass it on.


P.S. - your current profile pic is decidedly less attractive as ones in the past.

I revived my Twitter account from the dead, that's the header pic for it. More hot pics will replace it later.  ^-^

[dfwgator]

Hope one of the bombs lands on Sessions desk. This has nothing to do with Russia. He is not recused from this.

Sessions (and most likely Pence) are in on the coup.

[mystery-ak]

Hope one of the bombs lands on Sessions desk. This has nothing to do with Russia. He is not recused from this.

Sessions was a huge mistake

[DB]

Sessions was a huge mistake

The vast majority of his personnel choices have been a "huge mistake". Most were chosen based on how well they kissed his ring, not how well they could perform their duties.

[edpc]

The vast majority of his personnel choices have been a "huge mistake". Most were chosen based on how well they kissed his ring, not how well they could perform their duties.

Trump vowed not to eat Oreos again when they said they were moving to Mexico.  With Sessions, he figured he'd have an inside track to free Fudge Stripes.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I need to ask any attorneys we have here ... how in the name of God can the FBI take client-privilege files from the President's personal attorney?

CLIENT PRIVILEGE FILES???  Aren't they sacred under the law??

[DCPatriot]

Sessions was a huge mistake

He's the poster boy for purity.   He moves S L O W.

IMHO, this is all about gaining leverage because the Clinton/Obama gang knows the jig is up.

[dfwgator]

CLIENT PRIVILEGE FILES???  Aren't they sacred under the law??

[Right_in_Virginia]

He's the poster boy for purity.   He moves S L O W.

IMHO, this is all about gaining leverage because the Clinton/Obama gang knows the jig is up.

The President just gave a lengthy statement ... recorded moments ago.  And he said if Sessions has told him he was going to recuse himself he (Trump) would have chosen another AG.