Geraldo Rivera: FBI Raid on Michael Cohen’s Office ‘Bad News’ for Trump

Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera––a friend of President Trump‘s who has come to his defense time and again––thinks this FBI raid of Michael Cohen‘s office may be a problem.

The shocking news dropped today in an action that, according to Cohen’s lawyer, was “in part a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.”

Rivera said this is pretty bad news with the silver lining perhaps being this may not be about Russia:

Dramatic #Raid & #SearchWarrant on @MichaelCohen212 office means Feds think there is probable cause that crime(s) have been committed. Bad news for @realDonaldTrump because it’s never good to have your lawyer’s office raided. #NYT says it involves #StormyDaniels payment of hush $

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) April 9, 2018

Only good news for @POTUS is that #SpecialCounsel referral probably means it is Not related to #Russia (which is mandate of #RobertMueller the #SpecialCounsel), But is about #Hush $ paid to porn star, & other allegedly shady transactions

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) April 9, 2018

Question is whether #DOJ requested the relevant documents to be voluntarily turned over, before splashy raid #RegencyHotel (where Cohen lives) & his office. Delicate problem is lawyer/client privilege, which makes communications between @realDonaldTrump & @MichaelCohen212 private

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) April 9, 2018

So Far this raid on @MichaelCohen212 is like all the earlier indictments Manafort, Gates, etc. etc. It has nothing to do with #Russiagate

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) April 9, 2018

Unfortunately for @realDonaldTrump-now confidential communications w his attorney @MichaelCohen212 have been seized-assuming seizure handled legally to honor attorney client privilege-then every & anything bad that’s ever been done between them can be fodder for a feast. Big Deal

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) April 9, 2018

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