Trump Claims Lawyers Are 'Deflated And Concerned' About FBI's Cohen Raids

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediate




by Amy Russo | 9:35 am, April 15th, 2018

President Donald Trump again declared that attorney-client privilege is dead following the FBI raid of his attorney Michael Cohen‘s office and home last Monday.

Link to tweet

The tweet was one of several posted Sunday morning, lashing out at everything from reactions to his Syrian airstrikes to former FBI Director James Comey‘s new book on his time in the White House.

Trump has spoken out against Monday’s raid which he argues has violated attorney-client privilege by seizing communications between him and Cohen. Now, the president claims his lawyers are looking over their shoulders and “wondering when their offices, and even homes, are going to be raided with everything, including their phones and computers taken.”

Despite Trump’s statement that the FBI infringed upon attorney-client privilege, there are numerous exceptions to the rule, and it operates on a case-by-case basis. Some loopholes include discussions with third parties, communications about certain future crimes as opposed to past ones, or even business advice being offered by an attorney to the client. Without knowing the nature of the communications seized, it is impossible to draw conclusions about whether the privilege was violated; however, various documents stored by lawyers do not fall under this protection.

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[dalton99a]

1. You have damn too many lawyers. Get rid of them.

[Maeve]

2. The lawyers HE knows are scared

And keep muttering something about "Lie down with dogs...."

[vlyons]

3. Yeah, his lawyers probably are frightened!

Especially the ones, who were involved with his businesses, campaign finance violations, and bribery.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Evidence Cohen does little or NO legal work. Hence NO Attorney-Client Privilege to assert. . . . nt

[True Blue American]

5. Ben Stiller as Comey, DeNiro, Mueller

My favorite Actors are perfect for the role.

http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/383211-robert-de-niro-ben-stiller-play-mueller-and-cohen-in-snl-parody

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/04/15/snl-robert-deniro-shows-up-as-mueller-and-grills-ben-stillers-cohen-meet-the-parents-style/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.2c9c8610a979

[PSPS]

6. trump's idea of what a "lawyer" is differs from the real meaning of the word.

[notdarkyet]

7. Poor trump and his band of lawyers. So put upon. Guess what, there is no attorney

Client privilege when you are committing crimes with your lawyer. I hope you and Cohen have lots of money tucked away, because all you attorneys are going to eat it up.

[turbinetree]

8. Hey sexual predator---this attorney pretty much nailed your ass and your attorneys ass to the wall..

Have a cigar........................

[FailureToCommunicate]

9. Lawyers who break the law give up lawyer/client privileges. Other DC lawyers are probably feeling

pretty good...there'll be LOTS of work to 'inflate' their bank accounts.

[LiberalFighter]

10. If true. Great!!

His attorneys have nothing to worry about. Unless they were involved in strategy or discussion about committing a crime. Or they really weren't acting in the capacity of an attorney. i.e. Fixer, figuring how to commit a crime without getting caught.

I wonder how much he pays his attorneys every year?

[Xipe Totec]

11. Only windbags can be deflated. nt

[KPN]

12. Right Donnie Dimwit! Lawyers all think they are above the law.

That's it. Mmm...hmmm. Keep telling yourself that as the noose settles down on your shoulders and around your ugly neck.