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misanthrope

(7,417 posts) Fri Apr 13, 2018, 03:10 PM Apr 2018

POTUS lawyers: Trump should vet Cohen evidence

Trump's lawyers are arguing to the bench that due to national security reasons, the president should have access to all materials seized by law enforcement at Michael Cohen's office and residence and be allowed to prevent federal prosecutors from seeing what he deems inaccessible.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/13/trump-cohen-attorney-client-privilege-seized-documents

If this is allowed to happen, in conjunction with what's unfolding regarding presidential pardons, then the rule of law is done. We will be firmly in Banana Republic territory with a head of state above the law in every regard, passing out immunity at random and committing crime at whim. He'll even have the military parade to go with it.

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POTUS lawyers: Trump should vet Cohen evidence (Original Post) misanthrope Apr 2018 OP

Does Cohen have security clearance? leftynyc Apr 2018 #1

Trump needs to realize that what ever it is they are trying to hide, Justice wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #2

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2018 #3

What lawyers? janx Apr 2018 #4

Since Cohen didnt have security clearance, fuck them blake2012 Apr 2018 #5

Hooray! It's the legal equivalent of Calvinball. meadowlander Apr 2018 #6

if he had any classified information, then that's evidence of a further crime, lol! unblock Apr 2018 #7

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

1. Does Cohen have security clearance?

Reply to misanthrope (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 03:11 PM

Apr 2018

If not, the judge should laugh in their faces.

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)

2. Trump needs to realize that what ever it is they are trying to hide, Justice

Reply to misanthrope (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 03:15 PM

Apr 2018

and the FBI are trying just as hard to uncover.

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to misanthrope (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 03:19 PM

Apr 2018

janx

(24,128 posts)

4. What lawyers?

Reply to misanthrope (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 03:20 PM

Apr 2018

How many does he have left?

blake2012

(1,294 posts)

5. Since Cohen didnt have security clearance, fuck them

Reply to misanthrope (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 03:22 PM

Apr 2018

Your goose is cooked you traitorous mothafucka!!!

meadowlander

(4,395 posts)

6. Hooray! It's the legal equivalent of Calvinball.

Reply to misanthrope (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 03:27 PM

Apr 2018

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unblock

(52,236 posts)

7. if he had any classified information, then that's evidence of a further crime, lol!

Reply to misanthrope (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 03:36 PM

Apr 2018

the only reasonable basis for even thinking to make this request would be if donnie himself had given classified information to cohen.

in other words, he'd have done something worse than what he wanted to lock hillary up for!

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