Since my last update on the Russia investigation in December 2017, Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation has been gaining momentum — Paul Manafort has plead guilty and agreed to cooperate after he was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia. Michael Cohen entered into a plea agreement with the Southern District of New York prosecutors, including a specific admission that President Trump directed him to make...
Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation of possible connections between the Trump campaign and Russia has been dominating the country’s attention. in recent weeks, the US Attorney’s separate investigation of Michael Cohen’s activities has been gaining attention as well. These two significant investigations are moving at a rapid pace with new developments each day. Michael Volkov discusses these investigations and provides his insights as a former prosecutor...
With all the recent hoopla and commentary on the Michael Cohen criminal investigation and the execution of search warrants against Cohen, it is important to focus on what is true, what is exaggerated and what is outright false. My related podcast on the Cohen Criminal Investigation and Search Warrants is Here. First, it is not unusual to execute a search warrant at an attorney’s office...
On August 9, 2018, FBI agents executed search warrants at Michael Cohen’s office, hotel, residence, safety deposit box and electronic devices. Since then, we learned that the US Attorney’s Office in New York City have an ongoing criminal investigation against Michael Cohen. The full scope of this investigation has yet to be disclosed but it is clear that Cohen will face significant and serious charges....
