Donald Trump: ‘Sad’ that Michael Cohen Taped His Clients

[jimnyc]

That's kind of crazy that an attorney would be tape recording any of his clients. To what end? And why? Obviously, he should be disbarred.

Then, as to any content, I'm not sure how far that goes and also to what extent? It would definitely prove further that he's a pig, but we knew that after some events that came out before and after the election.

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Donald Trump: ‘Sad’ that Michael Cohen Taped His Clients

President Donald Trump reacted to a released recording of a conversation he had with his personal lawyer Michael Cohen during the campaign aired by CNN.

“What kind of a lawyer would tape a client?” Trump asked. “So sad! Is this a first, never heard of it before? Why was the tape so abruptly terminated (cut) while I was presumably saying positive things?”

The tape of a conversation between Trump and Cohen discussing a payment to Playboy model Karen McDougal, was released to CNN by Cohen’s lawyer Lanny Davis.

“I hear there are other clients and many reporters that are taped – can this be so?” Trump asked. “Too bad!”

According to court filings, federal agents who raided Cohen’s home and office obtained twelve audio recordings that were turned over to prosecutors.

In an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Davis confirmed that Cohen had more tapes “in order to take notes.”

Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/25/donald-trump-sad-that-michael-cohen-taped-his-clients/

[jimnyc]

It's as if this guy is giving up his career in law in order to go after Trump somehow.

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Dershowitz on Cohen: 'Serious Problem' If Leaked Tape Violated Privilege

Alan Dershowitz said Wednesday that Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen has "a serious problem" if the leaked tape of his private conversation with President Donald Trump was protected by attorney-client privilege.

"If, in fact, this material was originally leaked by Cohen when it was still privileged — if Cohen is the source of the leak, he has a serious problem," the Harvard Law School professor emeritus told "Fox and Friends."

"Remember, a judicial officer found it to be privileged," he explained. "It then was leaked — and only after it was leaked did [Rudy] Giuliani waive the privilege as to this in order to protect the privilege of any other possible conversations.

"This was a conversation between a lawyer and a client that should never have been heard," Dershowitz said.

Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, leaked to CNN a recording between Trump and Cohen regarding a $150,000 payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal over an alleged affair.

Special Master Barbara Jones, who was appointed by Federal District Court Judge Kimba Wood in New York to review items seized by FBI agents from Cohen in raids last month, said Monday that 12 audio recordings had been released to prosecutors.

Dershowitz told Fox that nothing on the tape incriminated Trump nor proved that any laws had been broken.

"Not even a close question," he said. "There's no crime.

"Even if, and the tape is unclear, Trump raised the word 'cash,' it was then a discussion," Dershowitz added. "The lawyer said, 'no, no, no' — and President Trump said, 'no, we'll do it by check.'

Rest - https://www.newsmax.com/politics/alan-dershowitz-michael-cohen-leaked-tape-donald-trump/2018/07/25/id/873693/