McKay noted that Cohen refused to disclose the third client’s name under seal. “If he can’t disclose the client name, even to the court under seal…” McKay asks how the government can contest an overbroad claim of privilege. — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) April 16, 2018 Cohen’s other attorney Steve Ryan says the third client is a “publicly prominent individual,” and … Read More
Did The Steele Dossier Get The Cohen Trip To Prague RIGHT?
Ever since it came out, right wingers and Trump TV have tried to poke holes on the Steele Dossier, claiming that it is full of untrue allegations. First of all, Steele did not ever claim to have ironclad proof. The dossier sets out what Steele was told by his sources — and confirmed by other sources. Everybody acknowledges that it … Read More
Interesting Hearing Expected Today In SDNY Court
The defendant: Michael Cohen (Trump’s attorney-ish) The issue: Whether documents, tapes, and other things seized by the FBI can be reviewed by a “filter team” to weed out privileged documents, and whether Cohen’s lawyers (on behalf of Cohen) and/or Trump’s lawyers (on behalf of Trump) can review them first for responsiveness The time: 2:00 pm Eastern What makes this even … Read More
Weekly List 74
This week, Trump became angry and stormy after the office and hotel room of his longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen were raided by the FBI. The country stood on edge as Trump threatened to fire Mueller, Sessions, and Rosenstein. Other than a few hollow warnings, Republicans in leadership did nothing by way of passing legislation or any other measures … Read More
More And More, It Looks Like Cohen Is At The Center Of All Trump Misdeeds
The Wall Street Journal just published a stunning scoop. In 2017 Michael Cohen negotiated a $1.6 million hush deal for a major GOP fundraiser named Elliott Broidy, deputy finance chairman of the RNC. If that name rings a bell, it should. Broidy is at the center of the part of the Russia probe involving the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and international fixer and convicted pedophile … Read More
White House Laying Groundwork For Rosenstein Firing?
Here it is? BREAKING: The WSJ reports that the White House has been telling Trump surrogates to attack Rosenstein on TV in order to help build a case with the public to fire him. This is about as close to a Constitutional crisis we have been. It’s time to prepare to protest in my opinion — Brian Krassenstein🐬 (@krassenstein) April … Read More
Comey Attacks Increase
Well, I am definitely buy Comey’s book now. Bit of a Streisand Effect going on with all the GOP attacks on Comey and his book. Trump today… As with most of Trump’s tweets, these two are largely fact-free. And Trump, as candidate, PRAISED the way Comey handled the Clinton matter (as did Fox and all Trump surrogates). There is no … Read More
GOP Anti-Comey Ad
Republicans are out to get former FBI director James Comey (a Republican) because of his new book. The ad is “Paid for by the Republican National Committee” and since their candidate in 2020 is Trump, this is about Trump. And why are Trump’s people doing this? Because Trump is facing obstruction charges for firing Comey. Now we KNOW why Trump … Read More
Syria Update
It is very difficult to keep up with developments on the situation in Syria, despite the fact that there has been no response to the terrible civilian gassing. First, there’s the matter of President Trump contradicting himself by his tweetstorm telling Russia and everybody else that “smart” missile was “coming”. It makes the US looks weak, or confused, when the … Read More
Does The First Amendment Protect The Right Of The Press Or People To “Kill” A Story?
Associated Press: Eight months before the company that owns the National Enquirer paid $150,000 to a former Playboy Playmate who claimed she’d had an affair with Donald Trump, the tabloid’s parent made a $30,000 payment to a less famous individual: a former doorman at one of the real estate mogul’s New York City buildings. As it did with the ex-Playmate, … Read More
Good Guy With A Gun
The NRA tells us that more guns is the solution to gun violence. Let’s put that to the test. Chemistry teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland Florida) — that school has been in the papers lately, if you recall — agreed to start carrying a gun. How did that work out? Well, when he was down at Deerfield … Read More
Guy Fired For Leaking Intel Placed In DOJ At Request Of President Trump
President Donald Trump personally ordered the Department of Justice to hire a former White House official who was fired after he was caught up in a controversy over the release of intelligence material to a member of Congress, according to people familiar with the matter. Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who left the National Security Council last year, will advise Attorney General Jeff … Read More
The Facebook Congressional Hearings Are A Joke
I expected the United States Senate to show almost comical ignorance about how Facebook works. You have to remember that the Senate is comically ignorant about most of the industries and issues they regulate. Watching a Senate hearing on anything you are professionally familiar with is like watching a gang of kids in a bouncy castle: you just hope they don’t hurt themselves before they … Read More
Bipartisan Bill In The Works To Protect Mueller Investigation
A combined version of two bipartisan Senate bills designed to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job is set to be released Wednesday, marking lawmakers’ latest political warning shot to President Donald Trump as he entertains firing the man investigating him. The new Senate legislation is the product of months-long talks among Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Cory Booker … Read More