This week, the FBI raided the office, hotel room and home of President Trump's personal attorney and self-described "Fixer," Michael Cohen.
According to various media reports, the Department of Justice signed off on a warrant for the search; presumably, the law enforcement agency is searching for evidence regarding Cohen's $130,000 payment to pornography actress Stormy Daniels, who allegedly had a one-night stand with Trump in 2006.
Cohen has openly stated that he paid Daniels to shut up about her peccadillo with Trump - and he has said that Trump had no knowledge of the payment.
If Cohen paid off Daniels without Trump's knowledge, that raises the question as to whether their agreement was binding.
It's quite possible that the FBI and DOJ may have just ensnared Cohen and, by extension, Trump, in a serious scandal.
Herein lies the problem for the DOJ and the FBI. Let's assume, for a moment, that everything they're doing now is totally honest and aboveboard - that there's no attempt to "Get" President Trump and they're just following where the evidence leads.
Many conservatives will rightly point to the DOJ and FBI treatment of Hillary Clinton, and state that the agencies ought to be consistent in their application of the law and leave Trump alone.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/11/the_death_of_the_doj_and_the_fbi_136770.html
According to various media reports, the Department of Justice signed off on a warrant for the search; presumably, the law enforcement agency is searching for evidence regarding Cohen's $130,000 payment to pornography actress Stormy Daniels, who allegedly had a one-night stand with Trump in 2006.
Cohen has openly stated that he paid Daniels to shut up about her peccadillo with Trump - and he has said that Trump had no knowledge of the payment.
If Cohen paid off Daniels without Trump's knowledge, that raises the question as to whether their agreement was binding.
It's quite possible that the FBI and DOJ may have just ensnared Cohen and, by extension, Trump, in a serious scandal.
Herein lies the problem for the DOJ and the FBI. Let's assume, for a moment, that everything they're doing now is totally honest and aboveboard - that there's no attempt to "Get" President Trump and they're just following where the evidence leads.
Many conservatives will rightly point to the DOJ and FBI treatment of Hillary Clinton, and state that the agencies ought to be consistent in their application of the law and leave Trump alone.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/11/the_death_of_the_doj_and_the_fbi_136770.html
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