@KingReef,
Quote King Reef:
Wow, you are way behind on this case. Cohen's side tried to claim the seized documents were attorney-client privilege, a Special Master was appointed by the court to study which documents could be used in the case, and the results is what follows.
Special master: Fraction of all documents seized in Michael Cohen case fall under attorney-client privilege
by Kelly Cohen
June 15, 2018 06:09 PM
“Out of 291,770 total items, the Special Master agrees [with defense and with prosecutors] that 148 items are Privileged and/or Partially Privileged and that 7 items are Highly Personal,” she wrote in regard to those electronic devices.
This means a total of just 161 items are privileged or partially privileged of the more than 3.7 million items seized from Cohen. End quote. Source.
The reason Cohen is cooperating with Mueller today is largely because of the evidence that was seized from his home and office by Mueller. If the items were ruled attorney client privilege, Cohen might have had a chance to fight the charges in court. Indeed, if not for the aspects of the case opened up by Stormy Daniels' lawsuit as filed by Michael Avenatti, such as illegal campaign contributions, wire fraud, and money from Russia possibly used to pay off Stormy Daniels, they might not have been able to hold that raid at all.
However, due to the aspects of the Stormy Daniels case and it's related matters, such as the slush fund set up by Cohen to pay off Stormy Daniels and the money from Russia coming into that slush fund, Mueller now has all kinds of evidence of Trump's dealings with Russia. Not to mention a whole host of charges not related to Russia but related to the payoff itself, such as wire fraud. Avenatti is the one who made this possible.
It's hilarious. Trump has neutered the House Oversight Committee due to the efforts of Devin Nunes and is firing people left and right in the FBI, and he thinks he's got the investigation at bay. Then the porn star he thought he could pay off cheap hires Michael Avenatti, and Avenatti has been eating Trump's case and his lawyers alive ever since. Cohen, who knows everything about Trump, is turning evidence. Manafort, who knows everything about Trump and Russia, is turning evidence. Trump's accountant, who knows everything about where Trump's money has been going since the 1980s, is turning evidence for Mueller.
His accountant! You're really in trouble when your accountant is giving evidence against you.
All because of Avenatti.
