04-26-2018, 02:52 PM
4. Michael Cohen announced he would take the 5th in the civil case against him by Stormy Daniels so as not to have answer questions that could be held against him in the criminal investigation of his business dealings.
^ Cohen also appeared in court in his attempt to get himself and Trump the authorization to review the materials collected from the search of Cohen's premises for attorney-client privilege.
Attorneys in the criminal matter used Trump's Fox & Friends comments about how Cohen was primarily a businessman who only provided a tiny fraction of Trump's legal services to argue that attorney-client privilege should thus be of minimal consideration.
The judge ended up assigning an independent former federal judge with 17 years experience to review the material collected for attorney-client privilege. That wasn't what either side requested, but seems like the best solution to me.
(Some media outlets are having a ball showing a collection of all the times Trump contended that only guilty people and mob members take the 5th while on the campaign trail.)
^ Cohen also appeared in court in his attempt to get himself and Trump the authorization to review the materials collected from the search of Cohen's premises for attorney-client privilege.
Attorneys in the criminal matter used Trump's Fox & Friends comments about how Cohen was primarily a businessman who only provided a tiny fraction of Trump's legal services to argue that attorney-client privilege should thus be of minimal consideration.
The judge ended up assigning an independent former federal judge with 17 years experience to review the material collected for attorney-client privilege. That wasn't what either side requested, but seems like the best solution to me.
(Some media outlets are having a ball showing a collection of all the times Trump contended that only guilty people and mob members take the 5th while on the campaign trail.)