Michael Cohen Hires Former Bill Clinton Lawyer Lanny Davis
Source: Bloomberg News
By Bob Van Voris
July 5, 2018, 5:20 PM CDT
President Donald Trumps longtime fixer Michael Cohen hired Bill Clintons former lawyer, Lanny Davis, to help deal with a federal probe of Cohens businesses and finances.
Like most of America, I have been following the matter regarding Michael Cohen with great interest," Davis said in a statement Thursday, confirming his representation of Cohen. "As an attorney, I have talked to Michael many times in the last two weeks. Then I read his words published on July 2, and I recognized his sincerity. Michael Cohen deserves to tell his side of the story -- subject, of course, to the advice of counsel.
Davis joins Guy Petrillo, a former federal prosecutor in New York, who is also representing Cohen.
The New York Times had reported Cohens hiring of Davis earlier.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-05/michael-cohen-hires-former-bill-clinton-lawyer-lanny-davis
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Michael Cohen's new lawyer Lanny Davis "has an agenda here, which is to avenge Hillary Clinton" so "if you care about Donald Trump, you ought to be really worried"
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