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This is an investigation in search of a crime, not a crime in search of an investigation. Having found nothing about "Russian collusion," an impossibility if there ever was one, they are now deep into porn. While I did not vote for Trump, as a practicing lawyer I am against a repeat of Watergate, with FBI agents replacing the likes of Gordon Liddy et. al.
investigation
[in-ves-ti-gey-shuh n]
noun
1. the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
2. a searching inquiry for ascertaining facts; detailed or careful examination.
Among other things, the investigation is looking for Americans that conspired with a foreign government to interfere in our elections. Many key players have lied in order to impede this investigation, so there just may have been crimes committed.
You're also too late, as a Watergate-like cover-up has already started.
]Cohen can't divulge confidential information between Trump and him unless it was info about a crime or intent to commit a crime.[/b] In any case, it's a difficult call. But if he's looking at a felony he'll be disbarred anyway, so maybe he doesn't care.
It would still matter, to Trump at least. Any information that is not pertinent to crime is not usable as it would be considered illegally obtained. This is why the taint team looks over the information first. If is usable they pass it on to the investigators on the team, if not they don't give it to them. There is no sense in investigators preparing a case with evidence that would cause the whole case to be thrown out of court.
From what I understand, it he was involved in the crime or the coverup, attorney-client privilege does not apply.
Only if Trump committed the crime and he had no part in it, plus he had no knowledge about another such crime being committed would he be bound by privilege.
However, I think the penalty for revealing privileged information is being disbarred, which will likely happen anyway.
Right. But he might have a lot of other information that IS subject to the A/C privilege but that Mueller would want to know about. That's where he could get in trouble. But again, he's already in a lot of trouble.
Right. But he might have a lot of other information that IS subject to the A/C privilege but that Mueller would want to know about. That's where he could get in trouble. But again, he's already in a lot of trouble.
Trump doesn't seem to have used Cohen to protect him in legal proceedings, but rather to carry out various undertakings, such as explore the possibilities for building a hotel and so forth.
Would these undertakings be covered-by attorney-client privileges if they did not involve illegal activities such as money laundering, bribes, deals in countries such as Cuba which were under U.S. sanctions, etc.?
Not that weird. He claimed his careful avoidance of STDs in the '90s was his "personal Vietnam," and yet he didn't use a condom when having intercourse with a pornographic actress who's had thousands of partners who themselves have had thousands of partners.
This is just more evidence of how wildly inconsistent, dishonest, dumb and deluded he is.
Cohen has been plenty pleasant about this whole affair.
My guess is that they have a lot of info from the already cooperating witnesses and Cohen either has already made a deal or is negotiating one to join their ranks.
Which is likely what has Trump so spooked.
After Trump kicked Cohen in front of a speeding train with the proclamation that he didn't know anything about the hush money, he really shouldn't expect a lot of loyalty from Cohen. As you sow, et cetera. Cohen knows what the FBI confiscated, and he knows what his testimony is worth concerning same. He is as important a figure in this as Manafort, if not more so. He'll flip easily and sing pretty.
That is hwy Donnie was hugging himself on camera when he was talking about it, trying to hide behind his own arms. He knows the ***'s up. It's just a matter of time.
You are a practicing lawyer and have not been able to follow along how and why this particular warrant came to be and by whom? That is really hard to believe...
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then as a lawyer you should know that this has zero to do with porn and everything to do with illegal financial transactions.
The special prosecutor is not a roving commission to investigate all things Trump.
Mueller is finding a trove of criminal behavior associated to Trump while conducting his investigation and handed it over following the law to continue his own.
Trump said in the beginning during the appointment of Mueller that he encourages the investigation to follow wherever it might lead. Probably expecting it to go after Clinton. Clinton isn't President.
The Trump Organization is a Quagmire of criminal activity and the Mueller team is painstakingly piecing it all together and it doesn't look good.
Cohen can't divulge confidential information between Trump and him unless it was info about a crime or intent to commit a crime. In any case, it's a difficult call. But if he's looking at a felony he'll be disbarred anyway, so maybe he doesn't care.
The stormy daniels stuff was going to get him disbarred. Thats been apparent for a while to be honest. And disbarment is the ONLY penalty for a lawyer breaking attorney client privilege. So its not THAT difficult of a call in the end.
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