New York prosecutors on Friday excoriated President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen over his request to screen information seized by FBI agents during Monday raids on his office, home and hotel room.
In Friday’s court filing, the prosecutors confirm for the first time that Cohen has been under criminal investigation for months.
Assistant U.S. attorneys said there was no legal justification for a defense attorney to receive seized evidence and produce to prosecutors what he personally believes isn’t covered by attorney-client privilege.
“Cohen now seeks the extraordinary remedy of preventing the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York from reviewing lawfully obtained evidence of Cohen’s alleged criminal conduct,” the filing reads.
“This request is unprecedented and is not supported by case law in this Circuit,” the filing continues.
The information gathered Monday, the attorneys say, largely relates to Cohen’s own business dealings and not his communications with Trump.
“The information gathered thus far in the investigation suggests that the overwhelming majority of evidence seized during the searches will not be privileged material, but rather will relate to Cohen’s business dealings,” the filing reads.
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#BREAKING: US attorneys reveal Trump lawyer under criminal investigation https://t.co/S5Ogm8Z20s pic.twitter.com/B7cUHTCAc9
— The Hill (@thehill) April 13, 2018
"You're guilty."
"Says who?"
"We the jury in the above referenced matter, US v Cohen."
"Which ones?"
"All of us."
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…"Says who?"
— Ana Monster (@AnaMonsterShh) April 13, 2018
Well, so much for my theory that Cohen wouldn’t contest the seizure so he could work out a plea deal.
In a sane world, he would lose. But in Trumpland things aren’t sane.
Feds also tell the court they’ve been secretly reading Cohen’s emails from multiple accounts for a while now. pic.twitter.com/xLHuH8uIbA
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) April 13, 2018
Cohen will have to decide what is is more afraid of. Trump or going to prison.
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