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Clearly trump's fixer is more than just a member of the Bar. He deserves his own thread.

Ex-Bush ethics lawyer: There's no such thing as 'fixer-client' privilege
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/383712-ex-bush-ethics-lawyer-theres-no-such-thing-as-fixer-client

Fox News's Napolitano hits Hannity over Cohen: 'He can't have it both ways'
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/383674-fox-news-napolitano-criticizes-hannity-over-cohen-he-cant-have-it-both-ways

and the best is last:
Cohen's father-in-law loaned $20M to cab mogul who was in FBI warrant: report
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/383713-trump-lawyers-father-in-law-gave-20-million-in-loans-to-chicago-cab-mogul

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Trump’s former attorney warned him not to trust Cohen: report
"One of President Trump's former attorneys said he urged the president not to trust Michael Cohen to fully protect him, and warned that Cohen would eventually cooperate with federal prosecutors.

The attorney, Jay Goldberg, told the Wall Street Journal that he spoke to Trump on the phone last Friday. In that call, he reportedly told Trump that on a scale of 1 to 100, where 100 represents full protection of the president, Cohen "isn't even a 1."

"Michael will never stand up [for you]," Goldberg said he told Trump....

he warned Trump that Cohen could agree to cooperate with prosecutors if enough pressure is exerted on him.

Cohen has built a reputation as one of Trump's most loyal confidants. Earlier this month, he tweeted that he would "always protect our @POTUS."
[/url]he warned Trump that Cohen could agree to cooperate with prosecutors if enough pressure is exerted on him.

Cohen has built a reputation as one of Trump's most loyal confidants. Earlier this month, he tweeted that he would "always protect our @POTUS."[url]


Which resulted in trump's Friday tweetfest:

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

DOJ just issued the McCabe report - which is a total disaster. He LIED! LIED! LIED! McCabe was totally controlled by Comey - McCabe is Comey!! No collusion, all made up by this den of thieves and lowlifes!

Apr. 13, 2018, 3:36 p.m.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

....untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI. His handling of the Crooked Hillary Clinton case, and the events surrounding it, will go down as one of the worst “botch jobs” of history. It was my great honor to fire James Comey!

Apr. 13, 2018, 8:17 a.m.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he was, in fact, fired. He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted. He lied to Congress under OATH. He is a weak and.....

Apr. 13, 2018, 8:01 a.m.

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The attorney, Jay Goldberg, told the Wall Street Journal that he spoke to Trump on the phone last Friday. In that call, he reportedly told Trump that on a scale of 1 to 100, where 100 represents full protection of the president, Cohen "isn't even a 1."

"Michael will never stand up [for you]," Goldberg said he told Trump....



So Goldberg was telling Trump, that Cohen is just as willing to throw associates under the bus, as Trump is to any of his own associates.
Seems perfectly fitting.:|
"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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Trump lawyer drops libel suits against Fusion GPS, BuzzFeed

"The document, compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, made unverified claims that Cohen had suspicious ties to Russian figures.

Fusion GPS was the firm behind the dossier, and BuzzFeed published the document shortly before Trump’s inauguration last year.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/383888-trump-lawyer-drops-libel-suits-against-fusion-gps-buzzfeed

Michael Cohen’s Own Attorney Isn’t Swearing to His Story Regarding Steele Dossier
"Even Michael Cohen‘s own attorney isn’t swearing to his client’s claims regarding the accuracy of the Steele dossier as it relates to Michael Cohen."
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/michael-cohens-own-attorney-isnt-swearing-to-his-story-regarding-steele-dossier/

So Cohen and his new legal council has accepted that the representations within the Steele Dossier are in fact true. They will not defend civil nor criminal actions against him on those issues and representations.

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“The mob takes the Fifth. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Trump, September 2016
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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

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“The mob takes the Fifth. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Trump, September 2016

""This has nothing to do with me," Trump said during an interview on “Fox and Friends.” “I’ve been told I’m not involved.”...

"I don't his know business … I have nothing to do with his business,” the president said.

Trump said Cohen handled just a "tiny, tiny fraction" of his legal work."
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/384969-trump-on-cohen-nothing-to-do-with-me

At 15.27 of this mornings rant on Fox trump admits that Cohen represent him in dealing with Stormy Daniels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lu_Hgw60Ns

Remember, if you heard it on Fox, if must be true.

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"This has nothing to do with me. I’ve been told I’m not involved . . . I don't his know business … I have nothing to do with his business." Cohen handled just "a tiny, tiny fraction" of Trump's legal work.

Two hours later, prosecutors filed a motion for all Cohen's correspondence with Trump to be turned over since attorney-client privilege does not apply. From the motion:

"These statements by two of Cohen’s three identified clients suggest that the seized materials are unlikely to contain voluminous privileged documents, further supporting the importance of efficiency here."

Trump can't even keep his mouth under control enough to help his own lawyer. Imagine what damage he's doing to the country with it.

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"I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove I did it." Bart Simpson
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done.
Louis D Brandeis

Where are we going and why are we in this basket?

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Stormy Daniels's Lawyer Michael Avenatti Says It’s ‘Bigly Bad’ That FBI 'Imaged' 16 of Trump Attorney’s Cell Phones
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/46f3c6c7-90f4-3ae6-ad40-0133eee7aca7/stormy-daniels%27s-lawyer.html

Sixteen phones???:o
"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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ryoder

Stormy Daniels's Lawyer Michael Avenatti Says It’s ‘Bigly Bad’ That FBI 'Imaged' 16 of Trump Attorney’s Cell Phones
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/46f3c6c7-90f4-3ae6-ad40-0133eee7aca7/stormy-daniels%27s-lawyer.html

Sixteen phones???:o



This guy is more and more becoming Better Call Saul.
"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

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$228,000 is the amount that the trump presidential campaign spent to defend Cohen over a three month period. From Oct., 2017-Jan.2018. Presumably, to defend Cohen from Russia allegations.

Oh well, the donations come from his supporters so must be money well spent.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385514-trump-campaign-covered-some-of-cohens-legal-costs-report

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***Stormy Daniels's Lawyer Michael Avenatti Says It’s ‘Bigly Bad’ That FBI 'Imaged' 16 of Trump Attorney’s Cell Phones
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/46f3c6c7-90f4-3ae6-ad40-0133eee7aca7/stormy-daniels%27s-lawyer.html

Sixteen phones???:o



This guy is more and more becoming Better Call Saul.

Better Call Cohen: The Shady Cases of a Trump Lawyer's Personal Injury Practice
https://www.rollingstone.com/shady-cases-michael-cohen-personal-injury-practice-w519679
"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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******Stormy Daniels's Lawyer Michael Avenatti Says It’s ‘Bigly Bad’ That FBI 'Imaged' 16 of Trump Attorney’s Cell Phones
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/46f3c6c7-90f4-3ae6-ad40-0133eee7aca7/stormy-daniels%27s-lawyer.html

Sixteen phones???:o



This guy is more and more becoming Better Call Saul.

Better Call Cohen: The Shady Cases of a Trump Lawyer's Personal Injury Practice
https://www.rollingstone.com/shady-cases-michael-cohen-personal-injury-practice-w519679

Seriously, when the going gets tough you don't want a criminal lawyer, you want a "CRIM-IN-AL" lawyer...
"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

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DJL

*********Stormy Daniels's Lawyer Michael Avenatti Says It’s ‘Bigly Bad’ That FBI 'Imaged' 16 of Trump Attorney’s Cell Phones
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/46f3c6c7-90f4-3ae6-ad40-0133eee7aca7/stormy-daniels%27s-lawyer.html

Sixteen phones???:o



This guy is more and more becoming Better Call Saul.

Better Call Cohen: The Shady Cases of a Trump Lawyer's Personal Injury Practice
https://www.rollingstone.com/shady-cases-michael-cohen-personal-injury-practice-w519679

Seriously, when the going gets tough you don't want a criminal lawyer, you want a "CRIM-IN-AL" lawyer...

Oh everyone associated with trump and Cohen already know that!
The Company Michael Cohen Kept — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
Long before Donald Trump’s attorney paid Stormy Daniels or had his office raided by the FBI, a pattern was established: The associates of Michael Cohen have often been disciplined, disbarred, accused or convicted of crimes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-michael-cohen

The above story tracks Cohen's history in law. From his first joh where:
"and landed a job working for a personal injury attorney named Melvyn Estrin, who had an office on lower Broadway in Manhattan.

Estrin was the first in a series of colleagues who would run afoul of authorities. Within three years of Cohen’s arrival, Estrin was charged with bribing insurance adjusters to inflate damage estimates and expedite claims. He later pleaded guilty. Cohen was never implicated in any of the misdeeds. Estrin did not respond to a request for comment. He is still practicing law....

Cohen added several new addresses during this period, including 22-05 43rd Ave., in Long Island City, Queens — the taxi garage. It was the headquarters of the New York branch of the empire of Simon Garber, a Soviet emigre....

Garber has been convicted of assault in New York, arrested for battery in Miami and pleaded guilty in New Jersey to charges of criminal mischief involving him breaking into three neighbors’ homes, shattering glass doors, smearing blood all over and taking a shower. In Chicago, his taxi fleet included wrecked vehicles with illegally laundered titles."

Those were Cohen's first business partners. So with trump nothing has changed over the decade of FULL TIME work for the trump organization. Insurance scams, Russian mobsters, all just part and parcel of DJT's world.

Authored by:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProPublica

Perhaps the bloody horse head idea for a mob movie originated with the trump organization?

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Trump: "I didn't know about the Stormy Daniels payoff."
Cohen: "I paid her out of my own pocket."
Giuliani: "Trump reimbursed Cohen for the payoff."

:S:S:S

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/02/giuliani-trump-cohen-stormy-daniels-566029

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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