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Drum

(9,161 posts)
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:35 PM Apr 2018

Judge says Michael Cohen must appear at hearing

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on efforts by President Donald Trump’s personal attorney to prevent the government from using materials it found in a search of his office and residence (all times local):

5 p.m.

A federal judge is ordering President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer to appear next week for arguments over the government’s raid on the lawyer’s New York City home and office.

At a hearing on Friday, U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood told an attorney for Michael Cohen that his client needed to be there to help answer questions about his law practice. The hearing was set for Monday afternoon.

Lawyers for Cohen want the court to order prosecutors to temporarily halt an examination of the material that was seized. They claim it’s protected by attorney-client privilege.

Prosecutors say Cohen barely practiced law so most of the documents aren’t off limits. A brief they filed in response to Cohen’s court action revealed that he’d been under investigation for months and that the FBI had searched multiple email accounts.



Read more: https://apnews.com/671fb11e5b804179a1892914f30f0d11/The-Latest:-Judge-says-Michael-Cohen-must-appear-at-hearing

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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
1. Im sending this to him via amazon (weekend delivery)
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:40 PM
Apr 2018


Buck up cowboy, it’ll all be fine



Oh hey, there’s no smoking in prison, last I heard.

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
2. I hear they have to wear uniforms and get lots of bologna sandwiches with chips
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:53 PM
Apr 2018

and they give out individual soap bars............................



I can't wait for the "mug shots".................

dalton99a

(81,491 posts)
3. "Prosecutors say Cohen barely practiced law so most of the documents aren't off limits."
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:55 PM
Apr 2018

Excellent point

wishstar

(5,269 posts)
7. Guess he's enjoying one of his last days out in sunshine before indictments and house arrest
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:09 PM
Apr 2018

or else he is flaunting his expectation of quick pardon to make everything go away.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
8. Well, Trump could pardon him. But...
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 12:13 AM
Apr 2018

That wouldn't change a decision about how the material seized by the FBI can be used. i.e. whether it is protected by 'attorney/client' privilege.

The court can still subpoena his testimony and at that point he would not be able to 'plead 'the 5th', since he would have been pardoned, so no jeopardy could accru.

Accepting a pardon implies you accept the fact that you are guilty of the crimes you are getting pardoned for.

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