Guess who the Judge is on the Michael Cohen case? Kimba Wood - who presided over the 3rd wedding of George Soros in 2013 and was Bill Clinton's nominee for Attorney General!
President Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen will appear in Manhattan federal court Monday, April 16th at 2 pm ET in the courtroom of Judge Kimba Wood for a hearing about how the government should handle materials seized from his office in Trump Tower, his home and temporary hotel room during an FBI raid last week. Kimba Wood is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Based upon a recommendation from Senator Al D'Amato, Wood was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. Bill Clinton's choice of Kimba Wood for Attorney General was derailed after it became known that she had employed an illegal alien to look after her child. Although Wood had done so at a time when this was legal, and had paid Social Security taxes for the worker, the disclosures were enough to cause the immediate withdrawal of Wood from consideration. She performed the non-denominational ceremony of 83 year old George Soros and his 42 year old wife in 2013.
Cohen's lawyers have filed an injunction seeking to stop the Government from reviewing the materials, which they argue could include communications between Cohen and President Trump that should be shielded by attorney-client privilege. Trump's lawyers have argued that they should be allowed to review the documents before the Government can appoint a "taint team" consisting of third-party investigators who will make that determination.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press, pointing out more details from the filing, cited Cohen's lawyers as saying the FBI investigators "took everything" during last week's raids, which they have described as "completely unprecedented." Cohen's attorneys said the FBI seized dozens of electronic devices and other items including documents and data unrelated to the probable cause used to justify the warrants.
Trump seeks to block his own Justice Department from proceeding with a criminal investigation of Cohen. On Sunday evening, Trump's lawyer Joanna Hendon brought this argument:
"In the highly politicized, even fevered atmosphere that envelops this matter, it is simply unreasonable to expect that a team of prosecutors, even if not directly involved in the separate investigation of Mr. Cohen, could perform a privilege review in the manner necessary to safeguard the important interests of the President," Hendon wrote.
President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen has revealed he’s repping two other clients besides the commander-in-chief — including one who wants his name kept out of the spotlight. In new federal court filings Monday, Cohen discloses that he’s given legal advice to three clients in 2017 and this year: Trump, Elliott Broidy and a third party who didn’t want to be identified.
Broidy, a major Republican donor, resigned last week after it emerged he had paid $1.6 million to a Playboy model who became pregnant during an affair. Cohen arranged the deal.
https://pagesix.com/2013/09/20/political-bigs-expected-at-george-soros-wedding/
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