Trump: Cohen only became a 'rat' after FBI 'broke into' office [View all]

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 12/16/18 10:32 AM EST

President Trump on Sunday blamed the FBI's search of the office of his former attorney, Michael Cohen, for causing his longtime associate to turn against him.

The president questioned why the FBI did not "break into" the offices of the Democratic National Committee or his 2016 campaign opponent, Hillary Clinton.

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The FBI in April raided Cohen's home, office and hotel room, seizing troves of documents and computer files. The search warrants for the raids came in part based on a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller's office.

Cohen last week was sentenced to three years in prison for multiple federal crimes he pleaded guilty to months after the raids, including bank fraud, tax fraud and campaign finance law violations he said he committed at Trump's direction when he paid two women to keep quiet about alleged affairs with the president.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/421586-trump-cohen-only-became-a-rat-after-illegal-search-of-office