when did the us attorney recuse himself from the trump fbi raid request

by Bradford Gibson 4 min read

Who was the special counsel in the Russia investigation?

The prosecutors obtained the search warrant after receiving a referral from the special counsel in the Russia investigation, Robert S. Mueller III, according to Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, who called the search “completely inappropriate and unnecessary.”. The search does not appear to be directly related to Mr.

Who is Michael Cohen's lawyer?

Credit Credit... Tom Brenner/The New York Times. “That is really now on a whole new level of unfairness,” Mr. Trump said. Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, Stephen Ryan, confirmed the raids.

Who is Stormy Daniels?

The payment to the pornographic film actress, Stephanie Clifford, who is known as Stormy Daniels, is only one of many topics being investigated, according to a person briefed on the search. The F.B.I. also seized emails, tax documents and business records, the person said.

A meme presents a false equivalency between presidential payoffs to women made in completely different cases 20 years apart

A double standard was at play in the FBI's raid of the office of Donald Trump's lawyer but not Bill Clinton's.

The Clinton-Jones Case

On 6 May 1994, Jones, a former Arkansas state employee, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Clinton just days before the statute of limitations would have expired.

The Trump-Daniels Case

Porn actress Daniels (the stage name of Stephanie Clifford) said she first met Trump at a celebrity golf tournament in Nevada in July 2006. The two engaged in sex in Trump’s hotel room, she claimed, and continued an “intimate relationship” into the following year.

Conclusion

All in all, events proved the FBI had good reason to raid Cohen’s office, as they gathered evidence of multiple federal crimes (beyond just campaign finance violations) to which Cohen pleaded guilty.

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