Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer’s office (early in the morning) - almost unheard of. Even more inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client - totally unheard of & perhaps illegal. The good news is that your favorite President did nothing wrong!
Responding to the tape recorded by his Lawyer Michael Cohen on the hush money paid to adult sexual film star Stormy Daniels, Trump said "Your favorite President did nothing wrong"
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| Left: Trump and Adult Sexual Film Star Stormy Daniels. Right: Illustration of Stormy Daniels and Trump's lawyer Cohen |
VietPress USA (July 21, 2018): Yesterday ABC News reported a source has confirmed that FBI got a tape recorded by Michael Cohen on Trump's discussion to pay the hush money to adult sexual film star Karen McDougal aka Stormy Daniels.
The source said that Trump lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen recorded conversations with Donald Trump about the payment of hush money to Playboy film star Karen McDougal aka Stormy Daniels. The experts told the Washington Post that Cohen’s tapes could be a gold mine for federal investigators.
Today on Saturday, Trump proudly described himself as "your favorite President" in his Tweet to fire back at claims his former private attorney secretly recorded a phone call in which they allegedly discussed hush money paid to Adult sexual film star Stormy Daniels.
The recording, which hasn't been made public, was discovered as part of an FBI raid in April on attorney Michael Cohen's home office and hotel in New York, sources told ABC News.
Trump tweeted: "Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer’s office (early in the morning) - almost unheard of," Trump tweeted Saturday morning. "Even more inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client - totally unheard of & perhaps illegal. The good news is that your favorite President did nothing wrong!"
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Trump says 'your favorite President did nothing wrong' in apparent response to Cohen recording
In a tweet describing himself as "your favorite President," Donald Trump fired back at claims his former private attorney secretly recorded a phone call in which they allegedly discussed hush money paid to a former Playboy model.
The recording, which hasn't been made public, was discovered as part of an FBI raid in April on attorney Michael Cohen's home office and hotel in New York, sources told ABC News. The Playboy model in question is Karen McDougal, who has claimed she had an affair with Trump.
"Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer’s office (early in the morning) - almost unheard of," Trump tweeted Saturday morning. "Even more inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client - totally unheard of & perhaps illegal. The good news is that your favorite President did nothing wrong!"
President Trump's legal team tells ABC News that the president has chosen "not to assert" attorney-client privilege on the audio recording.
"It was already out there, so no point in objecting except on principle," said Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal attorney.
Lanny Davis, Cohen's lawyer, however, called the president's legal team's strategy "flawed."
"The strategy of @realdonaldtrump @potus @RudyGiuliani is flawed; just as is #Trump’s false #Twitter statement made against @michaelcohen212 this morning. Rudy claims the tape is 'exculpatory,'" Davis tweeted. "Why so angry?"
The strategy of @realdonaldtrump @potus @RudyGiuliani is flawed; just as is #Trump’s false #Twitter statement made against @michaelcohen212 this morning. Rudy claims the tape is “exculpatory”. Why so angry?
The raid on Cohen's home office and hotel stemmed from an investigation by New York federal prosecutors for potential violations of banking and election laws.
The seized recording, according to sources familiar with the investigation, includes a two-minute, in-person conversation between Cohen and Trump, then a candidate for president, talking about a plan allegedly devised by Cohen to prevent McDougal from publicly disclosing claims she had an affair with Trump in 2006.
Trump, who married first lady Melania Trump in January 2005, has repeatedly denied having an affair with McDougal, the 1998 Playboy Playmate of the Year.
Laws in New York governing the recording of phone conversations do not require two-party consent. However, 11 states, including Florida, where Trump spends a lot of time, do require both people in a conversation are aware a recording is taking place.
It's unclear where Trump and Cohen were when the recording was made, which sources said was about two months before the November 2016 election. Around that time, Trump was campaigning heavily in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, two states that do require two-party consent.
Giuliani confirmed to ABC News that the president did have a discussion with Cohen before the election, but the former New York City mayor said the payment to McDougal discussed on that call was never made. Giuliani also said the recording in question is less than two minutes long.
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