Michael Cohen | |
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Cohen in 2019 | |
Born | Michael Dean Cohen August 25, 1966 Lawrence, New York, U.S. |
Education | American University (BA) Cooley Law School (JD) |
Political party | Democratic (before 2002, 2004–2017, 2018–present) Republican (2002–2004, 2017–2018) |
How Habba is regarded by peers and clients within the legal profession is not apparent in the online lawyer review sites where she maintains a presence.
Habba's appointment to lead Trump's multimillion dollar lawsuit has baffled legal watchers, since the former has only used high-profile attorneys in the past.
Prior to joining NBCNews.com, Rafferty was a campaign reporter covering the 2012 presidential election. Rafferty was on the road for both the Republican primaries and general election, providing content for both the web and television. Rafferty began at NBC News through a fellowship at "Meet The Press.".
His hiring comes amid reports the president is growing frustrated with Kasowitz, who remains in New York and commutes to Washington.
Futerfas made his name as a defense attorney by successfully representing mobsters in New York City. He later expanded to defending corporate and white collar crimes, and more recently cyber crimes. In 2016, he defended a Russian man who was convicted in the U.S. of creating computer malware. Federal Election Commission records filed last month show Trump's re-election campaign began paying Futerfas' law firm more than a week before the June 2016 meeting became public.
Richard Cullen: The vice president hired outside legal counsel about a month after Trump hired his own private lawyer to deal with the Russia probe. Cullen worked for President George W. Bush during the 2000 Florida recount and has represented GOP Majority Leader Tom Delay as well as Tiger Woods ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, during the couple’s divorce.
Jay Sekulow: Sekulow is a lawyer with his own radio show and has largely been the public face for Trump’s legal team. He is the chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, a Pat Robertson founded group meant to be the conservative answer to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Cooper, a founding member of the Washington law firm Cooper & Kirk who once clerked for late Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, had been under consideration to be the next solicitor general but withdrew his name after Sessions’ contentious confirmation hearings.
Pam Bondi is a former two-term Florida attorney general, elected in 2010 and again in 2014. Bondi, 55, already familiar to viewers of Fox News Channel, became a familiar figure early in 2020 as one of Trump’s lawyers during his Senate impeachment trial. She made strong arguments for the president on the Senate floor, ...
Marc Scaringi, a lawyer in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is leading the Trump campaign’s legal effort in that state. Scaringi, 51, focuses his practice on business and corporate law and has about 20 years of experience.
While still working for the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, he attended Widener University Delaware Law School in 2001. In 2016, Scaringi was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. He writes a biweekly column for The Patriot-News/PennLive and was a talk radio host in Harrisburg.
Clark was deputy national political director for Trump’s 2016 campaign, then became director of the Office of Public Liaison in the White House after the New York developer was elected president.
Clark did accounting work for Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign, NPR reported, on his path to taking the role of deputy campaign manager and senior counsel on the Trump 2020 reelection campaign. Clark, 45, grew up as a centrist Democrat in Connecticut.