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Michael Cohen hopes to accept the offer to work on the committee’s behalf, attorney Danya Perry told US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in a letter aimed at ensuring the judge does not object. She did not identify the committee.
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Geoffrey Berman is leaving office immediately after standoff with Trump administration
Berman leaves behind a string of high-profile prosecutions and investigations. Since he became US attorney in early 2018, the office has prosecuted Trump‘s former attorney Michael Cohen, is investigating top Trump confidante Rudy Giuliani and indicted the former New York mayor‘s associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.
Mueller interview notes obtained by CNN show Trump‘s push for stolen emails
The release, received by CNN on Saturday, includes 274 pages of Mueller team interview notes, emails and other documents related to the cooperation of Gates, former top campaign official Steve Bannon and former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen. Both Cohen and Gates pleaded guilty to criminal charges from Mueller.
Q for @a_cormier_ & @JasonLeopold: I see a (possible) discrepancy. Asked about evidence for your story, Anthony told CNN „I’ve not seen it personally.“ Jason told MSNBC: „We have seen documents.“ Did Jason misspeak, or is he referring to documents separate from this story?
Yet another Trump ‚bombshell‘ ends up being a hoax
We had drafted an editorial warning people to exercise caution about this big story. Given the media track record under Trump, we didn‘t need to be fortune tellers to issue this warning. But for so many journalists, whose loathing of Trump has become an obstacle to their professional credibility, this story was just too good to check. People kept believing in it, wanting to believe it, even after the two reporters behind the story gave conflicting accounts of whether they’d seen the documents in question.
CNN And MSNBC Repeatedly Floated Impeachment Over Disputed BuzzFeed Report
According to a Daily Caller review of TV clipping service Grabien, personalities on CNN and MSNBC used the words “Impeach,” “Impeachment,” or “Impeachable,” 179 times.
The review included only original Friday programming and ran up until each network learned that BuzzFeed’s report was in dispute — shortly before 8 pm.
In a rare move, Mueller’s office denies BuzzFeed report that Trump told Cohen to lie about Moscow project
The statement was remarkable on several levels — first, the special counsel’s office speaks exceedingly rarely, and second, the statement seemed to drive a stake through a sensational allegation that Democratic lawmakers suggested earlier in the day could spell the end of the Trump presidency. As earthshaking as the claims in the story were, no other media organizations were able to match them.
I Don’t Care What Y’all Say, If Buzzfeed Brings Down President Trump, I’m Inviting Them To The Cookout [Updated]
I, too, balked when people tried to give Hillary Clinton an invitation in 2016. And if you check my voting record, you will see that I cast a “no” vote against Bernie Sanders and Michael Rapaport. I even actively campaigned against Robin Thicke even though “Lost Without You” kinda slaps.
But if Trump is impeached because of a Buzzfeed article, it will be bigger than the day Beyoncè gave the world a surprise album;
Buzzfeed: Sources say Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress
(18.1.2019) President Donald Trump personally directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the Moscow Trump Tower project, according to a Buzzfeed report, citing two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter. CNN has not corroborated Buzzfeed‘s story.
Commentary: The messy meaning of the Manafort and Cohen cases
The mixed verdict in the trial of Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, along with the guilty plea on campaign finance violations by the U.S. president’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is a sign of just how messy – and perhaps inconclusive – Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election will be. But Tuesday’s events also point to a broader destabilization in U.S. politics.
Ex-Anwalt des US-Präsidenten: Cohen bekennt sich vor Gericht schuldig – und belastet Trump
Der langjährige Anwalt von US-Präsident Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, hat mehrere Verstöße gegen Gesetze zur Wahlkampffinanzierung eingeräumt. Vor einem Gericht in New York sagte Cohen, dass er dies im Auftrag eines Kandidaten getan habe – einen Namen nannte er aber nicht. Seine Aussage wurde aber so interpretiert, dass er sich damit nur auf Trump beziehen konnte.
Rudy Giuliani Says ‚Don‘t Quote Me On That‘ In Middle Of Live TV Interview
Giuliani was attempting to defend the president after the release of a 2016 audio in which Trump is heard speaking with Michael Cohen, who was his personal attorney at the time.
The two appeared to discuss buying the rights to the story of Karen McDougal, a Playboy model who claims she had an affair with Trump. Trump’s representatives at the time said they had “no knowledge of any of this.”
Giuliani had several other unusual moments in the interview.
Rudy Giuliani Did Some Extremely Bad Lawyering in Defense of the Trump-Cohen Tape
Having left viewers with the lasting impression that, look, there are a bunch of bad tapes out there, he went on to explain that, look, the President of the United States isn‘t as bad as the mafia.
The Countless Israeli Connections to Mueller’s Probe of Trump and Russia
The Israel-lobbyists, Netanyahu cronies, psyops manipulators and well-connected oligarchs — could it all be just one big coincidence?
The Russia Investigations: Another Oligarch Becomes Embroiled In The Imbroglio
A senior FBI agent in the Boston field office wrote a highly unusual newspaper column in 2014 warning that a Russian foundation that Vekselberg controlled might be a clandestine siphon for Russia‘s intelligence services to steal cutting-edge technological secrets from American companies, as NPR‘s Tim Mak reported.
The column in the Boston Business Journal appeared in April 2014 and sought to warn Boston-area tech companies and researchers to steer clear of the Skolkovo Foundation, launched by Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev and run by Vekselberg.
AT&T Executive Who Oversaw Michael Cohen’s Contract Forced Out
The company told employees Friday in an internal memo that Senior Executive Vice President Bob Quinn was retiring, but people familiar with the matter said the policy chief was forced to leave.
Cohen’s $600,000 deal with AT&T specified he would advise on Time Warner merger, internal company records show
Three days after President Trump was sworn into office, the telecom giant AT&T turned to his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for help on a wide portfolio of issues pending before the federal government — including the company’s proposed merger with Time Warner, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
Alt-right web domain names registered to company that paid Cohen
Public documents describe Columbus Nova as the US affiliate of the Russian investment company Renova Group, which is chaired by Viktor Vekselberg, who is a cousin of Andrew and Frederick Intrater.
Exclusive: Mueller‘s team questions Russian oligarch about payments to Cohen
The attorney for Stormy Daniels — the porn star who received $130,000 to keep quiet about an alleged affair she had with Trump a decade ago — produced information Tuesday evening that appears to add further details to CNN‘s reporting. Michael Avenatti alleged that Cohen received half a million dollars from a company affiliated with Vekselberg in the months after the presidential election.
‚Trump‘s going to be forced to resign‘: Stormy Daniels‘ lawyer predicts a fall
“Ultimately, he is going to be forced to resign,” said Michael Avenatti, the attorney for the adult film actor who says she had an affair with Donald Trump and was paid by Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, to keep it quiet.
“I don’t know how he will ultimately spin his departure, but I firmly believe there is going to be too much evidence of wrongdoing by him and those around him for him to be able to survive the balance of his term.”
Anwalt von Stormy Daniels: „Trump wird zum Rücktritt gezwungen sein“
Die Affäre um das an die Porno-Darstellerin Stormy Daniels gezahlte Schweigegeld weitet sich immer mehr zu einer medialen Schlacht zwischen Juristen aus. Und dabei hat das Lager von US-Präsident Donald Trump, repräsentiert durch Rudolph Giuliani, zurzeit die schlechteren Karten.
Giuliani: It is possible Michael Cohen paid off other women for Trump
When asked during an interview on ABC News’s “This Week” whether Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, had made payments to other women, Giuliani said he did not know of any but acknowledged that this could have happened.
“I have no knowledge of that,” Giuliani said. “But I would think if it was necessary, yes.”
Analysts: Giuliani’s media blitz gives investigators new leads, new evidence
Rudolph W. Giuliani’s media blitz to convince the public that neither Donald Trump nor his lawyer had violated the law by paying a porn star to keep quiet about an alleged affair might have backfired, giving investigators new leads to chase and new evidence of potential crimes, legal analysts said.
NBC, ABC Say Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Was Not Wiretapped, Issue Corrections
05/03/2018 01:19 pm ET Updated 8 hours ago
U.S. officials told NBC News that Cohen was actually being monitored via pen register.
Giuliani: I Don’t Believe That Michael Cohen Was Wiretapped
(05.03.18 3:02 PM ET) “Us lawyers have talked about it, we don’t believe it’s true,” Giuliani told The Daily Beast. “We think it’s going to turn out to be untrue because it would be totally illegal.“
To search Michael Cohen’s home and office, the FBI had to clear a higher-than-normal bar
Here’s what we don’t know: We don’t know specifically what the FBI was looking for when it raided the office of Michael Cohen, high-profile attorney for the Trump Organization. We don’t know what they found; we don’t know what investigations might be bolstered or curtailed by the evidence they seized.
What we do know, though, is interesting enough. The raid, which covered Cohen’s office and, according to the Wall Street Journal, his home and a Manhattan hotel room, included the seizure of information about the payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election and it included communications between Cohen and President Trump — meaning it included communication between an attorney and his client.
Ermittler hörten Trumps persönlichen Anwalt ab
(3.5.2018) Vor dreieinhalb Wochen durchsuchten Beamte der Bundespolizei FBI seine Büro- und Privaträume in New York. Dabei beschlagnahmten sie tausende Dokumente und Daten sowie 16 Handys. Laut NBC News ist unklar, über welchen Zeitraum sich der Lauschangriff auf Cohen erstreckte. Seine Telefongespräche seien jedoch in den Wochen vor den Durchsuchungen abgehört worden
Feds tapped Trump lawyer Michael Cohen‘s phones
It is not clear how long the wiretap has been authorized, but NBC News has learned it was in place in the weeks leading up to the raids on Cohen‘s offices, hotel room, and home in early April, according to one person with direct knowledge.
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, the person said.
Rudy Giuliani sets off a firestorm
University of Michigan Professor Barbara McQuade, a former prosecutor, said that Giuliani “may just be building the case against [Trump]. Even demanding that Comey make a public statement that Trump is not under investigation would itself potentially be obstruction of justice.” Likewise, New York Magazine observed “many pundits were quick to note that firing Comey because he wouldn’t say what Trump wanted about the Russia investigation, sounds like the very definition of obstruction of justice.”
Rudy Giuliani Just Made Trump’s Stormy Daniels Scandal Even Messier
So why would Giuliani give a statement seemingly at odds with the president’s?
Giuliani Says Trump Repaid Cohen for Stormy Daniels Hush Money
Mr. Giuliani said that he had spoken with the president before and after his interview on Fox News, and that Mr. Trump and other lawyers on the team were aware of what he would say.
Giuliani: Trump erstattete „Schweigegeld“ für Stormy Daniels an Anwalt
Die Zahlung ist vor allem deshalb brisant, weil es sich um eine Wahlkampfhilfe für Trump und damit um eine nicht deklarierte und somit illegale Wahlkampfspende gehandelt haben könnte. Cohen führte bisher stets an, das Geld aus eigener Tasche gezahlt zu haben, Trump beteuerte hingegen, nichts von der Zahlung gewusst zu haben.
Trump-Anwalt verweigert im Fall Stormy Daniels Aussage
US-Präsident Donald Trumps persönlicher Anwalt Michael Cohen will in der Affäre um die Pornodarstellerin Stephanie Clifford (Stormy Daniels) von seinem Aussageverweigerungsrecht Gebrauch machen. In einer gestern (Ortszeit) veröffentlichten Erklärung berief sich Cohen dabei auf den 5. Zusatzartikel zur Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten, nach dem niemand in einer Untersuchung gegen sich selbst aussagen muss.
Anderson Cooper rips Sean Hannity for not revealing legal ties to Trump lawyer
“He seems to be saying, ‘I wasn’t really a client of attorney Michael Cohen’s but our conversations were confidential because he is an attorney and I am his client,” Cooper said.
Cooper made reference to the Fox News motto in summing up his view of Hannity‘s ethical conundrum. „Not disclosing a business or legal relationship with someone you reported on … doesn‘t sound either fair or balanced,“ Cooper said.
«Selbst Instagram-Models haben höhere Ethik-Standards»: Trumps Anwalt vertritt auch Star-Moderator Hannity
«Das ist eine Kriegserklärung an den Präsidenten der USA!» So wetterte der konservative TV-Moderator Sean Hannity (56) letzte Woche in seiner Sendung auf «Fox News» – immerhin die meistgesehene Nachrichtensendung des Landes. Gerade war bekannt geworden, dass das FBI eine Razzia bei Donald Trumps (71) Anwalt Michael Cohen (51) durchgeführt hatte.
Nun kommt raus: Auch Hannity ist ein Klient von Cohen.
Trump says FBI raid of his lawyer’s office is a ‘disgraceful situation’
President Trump on April 9 said the raid by FBI agents of the office of Michael Cohen, his private lawyer, is a “disgraceful situation.”
Trump’s tirade after the Michael Cohen raid, annotated
TRUMP: So I just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys — a good man. And it‘s a disgraceful situation. It‘s a total witch hunt. I‘ve been saying it for a long time. I‘ve wanted to keep it down. We‘ve given, I believe, over a million pages‘ worth of documents to the Special Counsel.
They continue to just go forward. And here we are talking about Syria and we‘re talking about a lot of serious things. We‘re the greatest fighting force ever. And I have this witch hunt constantly going on for over 12 months now — and actually, much more than that. You could say it was right after I won the nomination, it started.
And it‘s a disgrace. It‘s, frankly, a real disgrace. It‘s an attack on our country, in a true sense.