DOJ investigating Avenatti leaks that led to discovery that Cohen was 'selling access' to the Trump

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

DOJ investigating Avenatti leaks that led to discovery that Cohen was ‘selling access’ to the Trump White House
NOOR AL-SIBAI
13 FEB 2019 AT 14:52 ET

The Justice Department is investigating the leak of confidential bank records belonging to former Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen — and were posted by Stormy Daniels’ former attorney Michael Avenatti.

CNN reported Wednesday that sources with knowledge of the probe say the DOJ is undertaking a criminal investigation, led by prosecutors in the Northern District of California, to determine the source of the leaks that led to the exposure of Cohen’s scheme to “sell access” to the White House.

Cohen’s confidential records went public last year when Avenatti “posted a memo online outlining numerous payments to Cohen from a company linked to a Russian oligarch, pharmaceutical giant Novartis, AT&T” and others, the report noted.

The payments were made through Essential Consultants, LLC, the “shell company” Donald Trump’s former lawyer used to make Daniels “hush money” payment.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/doj-investigating-avenatti-leaks-led-discovery-cohen-selling-access-trump-white-house/?utm_source=push_notifications

[DirtEdonE]

1. Whoever the leaker is

They should get The Presidential Medal of Freedom for their efforts.

[jberryhill]

3. Why?

Prosecutors in the SDNY already had that data and more.

Avenatti obtained banking data (some of which was incorrect) for the purpose of publishing it for the sake of his own self-aggrandizement.

[Progressive Jones]

9. Womp Womp. Any means necessary. nt

[BamaRefugee]

2. A Dem is involved, DOJ will pursue this with lightning speed. Meanwhile, Cohen refuses to appear...

AGAIN.
Getting harder and harder not to believe that the FIX IS IN.

[babylonsister]

7. Cohen is testifying unless this changed from today...

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/13/cohen-will-testify-before-3-congressional-committees/

[Zoonart]

4. Of course they are...

I've been kind of waiting for MF45 to clap back at Avanatti.

[happybird]

6. Yep. TBH, I'm surprised it took this long. n/t

[NCjack]

5. DOJ should be looking into Ghouliani's leaker about HRC's email case in the FBI. Ghuliani was

very knowledgable about its status.

[Grasswire2]

8. Where is he, anyway?

Did the Russians get him?

[Progressive Jones]

10. Sitting in a corner, all alone, babbling and drooling... nt