The F.B.I. raided longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s office, and, it turns out, his home after special counsel Robert Mueller passed on information to the Department of Justice.
"Mueller brought information involving Cohen to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who decided that the matter should be handled by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York rather than by Mueller’s team" .https://t.co/f79A5xhbT8
— Shannon Pettypiece (@spettypi) April 9, 2018
From The Washington Post:
- Among the documents seized were privileged communications between Cohen and his clients — including those with Trump, according to a person familiar with the investigators’ work. Investigators took Cohen’s computer, phone and personal financial records as part of the search of his office at Rockefeller Center, the person said.
The information Mueller passed along was apparently not related to Russia, the election or collusion.
NEW: The FBI raid of Michael Cohen's office appears to be fresh new bad news for client @realDonaldTrump — because it seeks records for payments to a porn star, not Russia interference and alleged collusion @CarolLeonnig @thamburger: https://t.co/o3bMuIzRJV
— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) April 9, 2018
Meanwhile, inside the White House, Donald Trump is watching this latest drama unfold on TV and later reacted with fury at the news.
President Trump responds to question about firing special counsel Robert Mueller.
"Well, I think it's a disgrace what's going on… This is a pure and simple witch-hunt." https://t.co/UWoaiimcAo pic.twitter.com/lTht6dPE7D
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 9, 2018
But…but…but.
If true that FBI raid of Michael Cohen is by the Southern District US Attorney, remember he (Geoffrey Berman) is a Trump appointee and one time Giuliani law partner—so hardly a lib Dem.
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) April 9, 2018