Quote: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

Quote: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.”

(04-09-2018, 08:59 PM)Griever Wrote: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/09/politics/donald-trump-fbi-michael-cohen/index.html

Michael Cohen, National Deputy Finance Chair of the @GOP, has disappeared in the last five minutes from their website. pic.twitter.com/yuvGpM1tX7

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 9, 2018

(04-09-2018, 10:14 PM)Millhouse Wrote: It is pretty intriguing how much the FBI is going after Trump, when they barely probed Hillary and all the crap she has pulled.

But then again it does make sense..

(04-09-2018, 10:14 PM)Millhouse Wrote: It is pretty intriguing how much the FBI is going after Trump, when they barely probed Hillary and all the crap she has pulled.

But then again it does make sense..

(04-09-2018, 10:14 PM)Millhouse Wrote: It is pretty intriguing how much the FBI is going after Trump, when they barely probed Hillary and all the crap she has pulled.

But then again it does make sense..

Quote:Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating Mr. Cohen for possible bank fraud, and the documents identified in the warrant date back years, according to a person briefed on the search.

The prosecutors 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 most likely resulted from information that he had uncovered and gave to prosecutors in New York.

(04-10-2018, 02:42 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: So when this comes up as nothing what is everyone going to say then?

Not even released to Mueller.  

To be clear: The FBI raid of Michael Cohen was OKd with a warrant by the Southern District US Attorney, Geoffrey S. Berman. Berman was appointed by Trump after he fired Preet Bharara. Berman was a one time Rudy Giuliani law partner—so hardly a lib Dem.

— ?Jim Pavia? (@jimpavia) April 9, 2018

Attorney–client privilege is dead!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 10, 2018

(04-10-2018, 07:04 AM)GMDino Wrote: I am still reading a lot of people say this all still "nothing".  I wonder if they have read what it takes to get the search warrants and to legally raid an office like this?  

(04-10-2018, 09:45 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: It sounds like it’s all old stuff.  Nothing related to muellers investigation.   Wrong is wrong but side stuff unrelated to the investigation is exactly why special counsel should have a narrow scope.

(04-10-2018, 09:56 AM)GMDino Wrote: Sounds like it could be anything as we do not know what was taken or why.

But at least it's gone from "nothing" to "something"...

(04-10-2018, 10:03 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: It’s a big yawn. Just as everything else, you guys shouldn’t get your hopes up lol