04-29-2018, 03:50 PM
(04-27-2018, 09:27 PM)Donovan Wrote: 2) He further undercut his legal defense by insisting that Michael Cohen was not his lawyer in any sense and only represented him in business matters. Hannity did the same thing. However, this bad attempt to minimize his role, just like Trump did with all the other current indictees, means that most of the seized documents and recorded phone calls from Cohen's offices are NOT PROTECTED by client attorney privilege, Neither is any of the dirt on Hannity. Further, since Trump is steadily trashing Cohen as a wannabe and bit player, Cohen is much more likely to flip as he is facing serious prison time. Word is he was hurt and pissed he didn't get to be the first Chief of Staff.
It will be interesting to see what the former federal judge who's been assigned as the Special Master determines. She'll review of all of the seized materials for attorney-client privilege before anything gets handed to prosecutors.
I don't know how much jeopardy Trump is in when it comes to the Stormy Daniels matter or the criminal investigation into Cohen's business dealings. But, I'd be extremely surprised if Michael Cohen isn't indicted and ultimately convicted in the criminal matter, just based on where things stand with Cohen now.
In regards to the Stormy Daniels civil suit, the judge has delayed it for at least 90 days so that Cohen's not forced to disclose anything in the civil deposition that could be used against him in the NY criminal case.