Judge says Michael Cohen must appear at hearing
Source: AP
NEW YORK (AP) The latest on efforts by President Donald Trumps 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 Trumps personal lawyer to appear next week for arguments over the governments raid on the lawyers 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 its protected by attorney-client privilege.
Prosecutors say Cohen barely practiced law so most of the documents arent off limits. A brief they filed in response to Cohens court action revealed that hed been under investigation for months and that the FBI had searched multiple email accounts.
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Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Buck up cowboy, itll all be fine
Oh hey, theres no smoking in prison, last I heard.
turbinetree
(24,701 posts)and they give out individual soap bars............................
I can't wait for the "mug shots".................
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)dalton99a
(81,491 posts)Excellent point
Fullduplexxx
(7,863 posts)Gothmog
(145,242 posts)wishstar
(5,269 posts)or else he is flaunting his expectation of quick pardon to make everything go away.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)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.