Michael Cohen To Enter Two "Guilty" Pleas
It was announced today that attorney Michael Cohen will enter two "guilty" pleas for violating campaign finance laws by paying off porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougall, to keep them silent during the last presidential campaign. Apparently Cohen will state that he paid these women at the direction of Donald Trump. Regardless whether you do or do not support Trump, there are many thorny issues in this case, the type I deal with as a defense attorney on a regular basis: 1. Before I take any case, I have to ask myself whether my interests conflict with those of the client who wishes to hire me. In the case of Mr. Cohen, he hired Lanny Davis, an attorney who has been a spokesman for Bill and Hillary Clinton and the Democrat National Committee. In Mr. Cohen's case, Mr. Davis has a very strong interest in destroying Donald Trump and using confidential information in the possession of his client against President Trump. It would be in Lanny Davi...