The one in the Southern District of New York, involving Michael Cohen and apparent hush-money payoffs, is a serious peril for Trump.
The potential jeopardy stems from the investigation that came to light this week when the FBI conducted raids on the office and residences of his lawyer and self-professed "Fixer," Michael Cohen.
Clearly, the prosecutors regard Trump and Cohen as potential co-conspirators.
The Cohen search warrants sought, as the New York Times describes it, "All documents, including emails between Mr. Cohen and Mr. Trump, related to Mr. Cohen's efforts to suppress negative publicity ahead of the 2016 election." We know that these efforts specifically involve - but are not necessarily limited to - the burying of stories about Trump's flings with pornographic actress Stephanie Clifford and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
Karen McDougal maintains that she was duped by a "Catch-and-kill" scheme in which Keith Davidson, ostensibly her lawyer, colluded with Michael Cohen and American Media Inc., the parent company of the National Enquirer.
Five years later, with Trump having sewn up the Republican presidential nomination, Cohen apparently got wind that Clifford was again talking to media outlets about selling her story.
Trump and Cohen both say that Cohen did not tell Trump about the Clifford arrangement.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/michael-cohen-investigation-serious-peril-for-trump/
The potential jeopardy stems from the investigation that came to light this week when the FBI conducted raids on the office and residences of his lawyer and self-professed "Fixer," Michael Cohen.
Clearly, the prosecutors regard Trump and Cohen as potential co-conspirators.
The Cohen search warrants sought, as the New York Times describes it, "All documents, including emails between Mr. Cohen and Mr. Trump, related to Mr. Cohen's efforts to suppress negative publicity ahead of the 2016 election." We know that these efforts specifically involve - but are not necessarily limited to - the burying of stories about Trump's flings with pornographic actress Stephanie Clifford and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
Karen McDougal maintains that she was duped by a "Catch-and-kill" scheme in which Keith Davidson, ostensibly her lawyer, colluded with Michael Cohen and American Media Inc., the parent company of the National Enquirer.
Five years later, with Trump having sewn up the Republican presidential nomination, Cohen apparently got wind that Clifford was again talking to media outlets about selling her story.
Trump and Cohen both say that Cohen did not tell Trump about the Clifford arrangement.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/michael-cohen-investigation-serious-peril-for-trump/
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