As his lawyers went to court on Friday to try to block prosecutors from reading files that were seized from his longtime personal lawyer and fixer this week, Mr. Trump found himself increasingly isolated in mounting a response. He continued to struggle to hire a new criminal lawyer, and some of his own aides were reluctant to advise him about a response for fear of being dragged into a criminal investigation themselves.
The raids on Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, came as part of a monthslong federal investigation based in New York, court records show, and were sweeping in their breadth. In addition to searching his home, office and hotel room, F.B.I. agents seized material from Mr. Cohen’s cellphones, tablet, laptop and safe deposit box, according to people briefed on the warrants. Prosecutors revealed in court documents that they had already secretly obtained many of Mr. Cohen’s emails.
Mr. Trump called Mr. Cohen on Friday to “check in,” according to two people briefed on the call. Depending on what else was discussed, the call could be problematic, as lawyers typically advise their clients against discussing investigations.
Mr. Cohen has publicly declared that he would defend the president to the end, but court documents show that prosecutors are building a significant case that could put pressure on him to cooperate and tell investigators what he knows.
Cohen is being compared in the media to Tom Hagen, the corrupt mafioso lawyer in the Godfather stories.
Sounds problematic for the president*, doesn't it?
Up until some fairly recent events, I thought Trump would likely be forced to step down or face charges. Now I'm beginning to think Trump is actually going to end up in jail. (where he belongs)
There is another bombshell about Cohen tonight related to his trip to Prague in 2016, which Cohen has denied and denied, but now is said to have been proven by the special prosecutor to have occurred.
In other words Cohen has been lying about something material to collusion.
We can save that for another time though.
Caught that as soon as I got home from work. God only knows what Mueller has on Trump, and I'm betting it's more than anyone thinks. It will be interesting, when everything comes out about Trump, to see if it turns any of the hardcore 35%. Hopefully it will at least drop into the twenties, but these Trumpists are so totally numb it may not drop at all, no matter what comes out.
The moment you learn Mueller knows you went to Prague.
The dossier said that Cohen went to Prague in part to pay off those Russians who had hacked the DNC and Podesta.
Whether that is true or not, Cohen has apparently been lying about having gone to Prague. When you lie about one thing related to colllusion, what else have you been lying about?
Things are going to heat up pretty fast now.
Actually I would have captioned it "The moment you found out you may not have to take a bullet for Trump like you bragged, but you may have to take 30 to Life" 30 to Life HARD time.
He'll flip.
Cohen is the key to the Trump organization. If you look at Trump as the Godfather, Cohen is the Consigliore. The problem for Trump, and he knows it, is that his consigliore is a horse's ass. Nothing's supposed to be on paper, or on tape, or in a video.......Oops and oops, and who knows if there is a third oops? This is a criminal conspiracy that has been going on for years. It has ties to the New York mob and to the Russian oligarchs. My guess is that we're going to see evidence of bank fraud, bribery, money laundering, and a number of other crimes coming out of this fool's records. It is no wonder that Trump is in a state of panic. The criminal trials will be at the state level and our esteemed president will see himself going from the oval office to an 8x10 with 3 squares in Attica. Maybe his family will have adjoining cells.
I heard a pundit say on tv today something I have been saying for many months. The Trump organization cannot withstand a serious criminal investigation. They WILL uncover white collar criminal activity in Donald Trump's past and present. He made the mistake of his life when he decided to run for president.
so you are saying Mueller is a joke?
Winning the election was the worst thing that ever happened to Trump. I said as much the day he won.
I made a similar statement a few days before the election. I surmised that Trump, if he wins, will ultimately lose his business empire, his family and his freedom.
No, Mueller isn't a joke. I believe Trump's problem is bigger in the NY investigation BECAUSE HE CAN'T PARDON ANYBODY! And they are honing in on the frauds and cons of Cohen. Who does it all for Trump. He can't get out of any of that, he doesn't have the power there.
oh my goodness. spending too much time watching movies.
lol
Don't know how true it is but I read an article yesterday that said Cohen liked to record conversations with people. If true a lot of recorded conversations would have been taken as well.
#Prague was the number one trending topic on Twitter until Trump came on TV and announced the attack on Syria.
classic "wag the tail" strategy
DJT's worst nightmare was always DJT.
Private citizen front page Tabloid cover Trump could always lie, cheat and buy his way out of almost anything.
Public citizen, public employee Trump has bought himself into a game he can't play. Too many rules.
The Teflon Don Died in Prison. Trump should remember that.
LOL People still underestimating Trump is hilarious !
This guy walks thru shit daily and still seems to smell like a rose.
All bow to the king. (Or eventually pay the price)
So SAD !
Now what was that Auschwitz article about history repeating itself ?