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Michael Cohen (lawyer)
Michael Cohen
Cohen in 2019
BornMichael Dean Cohen August 25, 1966 Lawrence, New York, U.S.
EducationAmerican University (BA) Cooley Law School (JD)
Political partyDemocratic (before 2002, 2004–2017, 2018–present) Republican (2002–2004, 2017–2018)
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Who are the president's lawyers?

List of White House counselOfficeholderTerm startPresidentDon McGahnJanuary 20, 2017Donald TrumpEmmet Flood ActingOctober 18, 2018Pat CipolloneDecember 10, 2018Dana RemusJanuary 20, 2021Joe Biden42 more rows

Who was Trump's legal advisor?

Jenna EllisEllis in June 2021BornNovember 1, 1984EducationColorado State University (BA) University of Richmond (JD)Known forLegal advisor for Donald Trump1 more row

Who is the chief lawyer for the president?

United States Attorney GeneralThe United States attorney general (AG) leads the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief lawyer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters.

Who is Alan Garten?

Alan Garten - Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer - The Trump Organization | LinkedIn.

Why is Habba a good choice for Trump?

Habba is a unique choice for Trump because, as The Daily Beast noted, she doesn't carry the same high-profile clout that many of his previous lawyers did. However, with the departure of many of Trump's previous lawyers, perhaps Habba's less ostentatious résumé is appealing to the former president. Case in point: One of Habba's previous cases included her serving as general counsel for a parking garage, the Post pointed out. So what did she say about working with Trump?

Who reported Mary's Uncle's tax filings?

As The Daily Beast reported, Trump claims that Mary disclosed her uncle's tax filings. The information was then allegedly used by three of The New York Times' reporters — David Barstow, Susanne Craig, and Russ Buettner — to write their Pulitzer Prize-winning report about Trump's long-term tax evasion.

Did Habba work for Trump?

Habba told the Post that she had never worked for Trump before and she did not say how she became involved in Trump's new lawsuit. "I just stepped in," Habba said. "We're hoping to have some traction and clear the president's name."

Who is Donald Trump's lawyer?

Instead, he is being represented by the Bedminster, New Jersey-based Alina Habba, managing partner of Habba Madiao & Associates (via The Washington Post ). Habba appears to be a virtual unknown in media law, and in its list of practice areas, Habba Madaio lists business and commercial litigation, insurance defense, real state, entertainment structure as well as civil litigation as its main practice areas.

Did Habba work for Trump?

Habba told The Washington Post that she had never worked for Donald Trump before, because she had "just stepped in" and that the firm is "hoping to have some traction and clear the president's name." Mary L. Trump, who is one of the four defendants, has dismissed the action, saying that Trump was now "going to throw anything against the wall he can" (via The Daily Beast ).

Why did Cohen join Trump?

Cohen joined the Trump Organization in fall of 2006. Trump hired him in part because he was already an admirer of Trump, having read Trump's Art of the Deal twice. He had purchased several Trump properties and convinced his own parents and in-laws, as well as a business partner, to buy condominiums in Trump World Tower. Cohen aided Trump in his struggle with the condominium board at the Trump World Tower, which led Trump to obtain control of the board. Cohen became a close confidant to Trump, maintaining an office near Trump at Trump Tower.

Where did Michael Cohen practice law?

Cohen began practicing personal injury law in New York in 1992, working for Melvyn Estrin in Manhattan. As of 2003, Cohen was an attorney in private practice and CEO of MLA Cruises, Inc., and of the Atlantic Casino.

Who was Michael Flynn's deputy finance chairman?

Cohen was given a written proposal in a sealed envelope that he delivered to then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn in early February. On April 3, 2017, Cohen was appointed as one of three national deputy finance chairmen of the Republican National Committee, along with Elliott Broidy and Louis DeJoy.

What did Dershowitz say about Trump?

Dershowitz controversially said in Trump’s defense on the Senate floor in January that “if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”.

Who is Walt Shaub?

Walt Shaub, a former director of the Office of Government Ethics , is similarly troubled by the lack of transparency around Giuliani’s work. “Given the reporting on his apparent role, he should have been appointed as a special government employee, which would have subjected him to conflict of interest laws and certain financial disclosure requirements,” Shaub, who is now at the nonprofit Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, told POGO. (In 2017, POGO wrote to then-White House Counsel Don McGahn recommending that presidential advisors, such as billionaire investor and former Trump advisor Carl Icahn, be made special government employees to make them subject to ethics laws and regulations.)

Who did Giuliani enlist in the Ukraine investigation?

Yet documentary evidence shows Giuliani enlisted Parnas and Fruman in Giuliani and Trump’s push to get Ukraine to investigate Biden (during this campaign, the Trump administration froze hundreds of millions in U.S. military aid, allegedly as leverage).

Who is Rudy Giuliani?

Exhibit A is the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who, rather than participating in Trump’s defense during the impeachment trial, was himself a major topic of debate on the Senate floor. Giuliani’s name appears hundreds of times in the House Judiciary Committee’s report accompanying the articles of impeachment.

Did Trump disclose Giuliani's gifts?

And Trump has failed to disclose the value of Giuliani’s “ gifts of legal defenses ,” as is legally required in his annual financial disclosures. (In 2018, POGO urged the Office of Government Ethics to review the omission and underreporting of Trump’s arrangement with Michael Cohen regarding Stormy Daniels and other services provided.)

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Overview

Michael Dean Cohen (born August 25, 1966) is an American disbarred lawyer who served as an attorney for U.S. president Donald Trump from 2006 to 2018. Cohen was a vice-president of the Trump Organization, and the personal counsel to Trump, and was often described by media as Trump's "fixer". He served as co-president of Trump Entertainment and was a board member of the Eric Trump F…

Early life and education

Cohen was raised in the town of Lawrence on Long Island, New York. His mother was a nurse, and his father, a Holocaust survivor, was a surgeon. Cohen is Ashkenazi Jewish. He attended Woodmere Academy and received his BA from American University in 1988 and his JD from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1991.

Career

Cohen began practicing personal injury law in New York in 1992, working for Melvyn Estrin in Manhattan. As of 2003, Cohen was an attorney in private practice and CEO of MLA Cruises, Inc., and of the Atlantic Casino.
In 2006, Cohen was a partner at the law firm Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon. He practiced law at the firm for about a year before joining The Trump …

Federal investigations

As of April 2018, Cohen was under federal criminal investigation by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
On April 9, 2018, the FBI raided Cohen's office at the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs, as well as his home and his hotel room in the Loews Regency Hotel in New York City, pursuant to a federal search warrant. The warrant was obtaine…

State of New York's investigations

The Manhattan District Attorney and the New York Attorney General opened investigations into Trump. The Manhattan DA's office ultimately decided in 2022 not to pursue charges, in part because the new DA, Alvin Bragg, worried that the case relied too much on Michael Cohen's testimony.
These were separate from the investigation by the New York State Department of Taxation and F…

Congressional investigations

On January 10, 2019, Cohen agreed to testify publicly before the House Oversight Committee to give a "full and credible account" of his work on behalf of Trump. On January 12, Fox News contributor and legal analyst Jeanine Pirro took a 20-minute, on-air phone call from Trump in which he claimed Cohen had fabricated stories to reduce the length of his expected sentence. Trump suggested that investigations should instead focus on Cohen's father-in-law, saying "that's the o…

Memoir, Disloyal

Cohen's memoir on Donald Trump, Disloyal: A Memoir, was released in September 2020. In the foreword, Cohen characterizes Trump as "a cheat, a mobster, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a con man."

Personal life

Cohen married Ukrainian-born Laura Shusterman in 1994. Laura Shusterman's father, Fima Shusterman, left Soviet Ukraine for New York in 1975. They have a daughter, Samantha, and a son, Jake. Cohen's father-in-law was the person who introduced him to Trump, according to a Trump biographer.
Cohen has been friends with Felix Sater since childhood. Sater is a convicted felon and real estat…