After the raid on Michael Cohen’s office and hotel earlier this week all the talk was about Stormy Daniels and payouts and secret recordings. And now a court filing in New York has shown that Donald Trump’s attorney is under criminal investigation, but details remain a secret.
It also looks like the government doesn’t believe attorney/client privilege existed between Trump and Cohen in the Stormy Daniels case. This may be directly tied to Trump’s $130,000 denial on board Air Force One last week.
NEW: In a court filing, federal prosecutors in Manhattan confirm that President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, "is under criminal investigation." pic.twitter.com/gFtA9mafyo
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) April 13, 2018
Manhattan US Atty says Michael Cohen "is under criminal investigation" and that its investigation is proceeding "independent from the [Special Counsel's] investigation"
— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) April 13, 2018
Prosecutors: Michael Cohen is being investigated for "criminal conduct that largely centers on his personal business dealings" which "involve acts of concealment by Cohen" and "sound in fraud and evidence a lack of truthfulness." pic.twitter.com/zS5jcTYv3d
— Steve Reilly (@BySteveReilly) April 13, 2018
Happening today: FBI says #MichaelCohen is under criminal investigation and @realDonaldTrump pardons Scooter Libby. Coinky Dinky? or message to Michael Cohen not to flip because he will be pardoned no matter what? Hmmmm
— Patti Solis Doyle (@PattiSolisDoyle) April 13, 2018
The documents also show the government is questioning whether Cohen has been operating as a lawyer in many of his business dealings.
federal prosecutors object to Michael Cohen's assertion of attorney-client privilege by arguing that he's not really an "attorney" who has "clients" https://t.co/m0Uq1KfeN1 pic.twitter.com/bxHGQO3lsU
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) April 13, 2018
This is a big footnote. Prosecutors say communication between Michael Cohen and President Trump regarding Stormy Daniels may not be subject to attorney client privilege pic.twitter.com/yl2aPc5RBn
— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) April 13, 2018
