Investigators also asked for records associated with the interaction of the priest with the representatives of the trump campaign during the elections of 2016, according to sources. Cohen has never held an official position in the campaign, but he became Deputy Chairman of the National Finance Committee of the Republican party after the election.
The RNC has not responded to several requests to see if Cohen remains in that position.
Sources told RIA Novosti that investigators are also searching for records of any discussions, Cohen spent about the infamous “access Hollywood” the film will be released in October 2016, in which trump can be heard bragging to host Billy Bush in 2005 that “when you’re a star” women let men “nothing”, including “grab’ em by p—-.”
New York times first reported about the interest of the prosecution in the record bound to the “secular chronicle” tapes. Tape jolted the campaign and forced the Republicans to apologize publicly on TV a message from the trump tower.
Early Monday morning, FBI agents raided the home, offices and hotel rooms longtime personal adviser to the President. Cohen told ABC news the operation was “respectful” and “polite,” but the agents took documents and electronic devices Cohen.
On Wednesday, Cohen told ABC news: “I just want to get my stuff back.”
Warrants served during the RAID to present the General contours of the investigation, which is conducted under the supervision of the U.S. attorney’s office in the southern district of new York.
“This is a wide range of documents and records from these categories, and this means that these categories were approved to judge how and what is the causes of crime in each of these categories,” said Matt Olsen, former Prosecutor and ABC news contributor. “The essence of it seem to be about possible violations of campaign Finance… but it’s surprisingly broad request for documents.”
Agents look for documentation covered several different roles, Cohen has played both a lawyer and fixer for trump in the decade, but also delve into their personal Affairs, according to sources.
Investigators also requested documents from his new York taxi business, sources told ABC news. For many decades, Cohen and his relatives have accumulated more than two dozen taxi medallions in separate entities, which carry names such as the Golden child cab Corp. and taxi Musi korp.
Cohen’s lawyer came in a brief statement on Monday, claiming that the seized documents included the “extra capturing of the protected client attorney relationship between the attorney and his clients”.
“These state tactics is also wrong, because Mr. Cohen are cooperating fully with all government agencies,” said Stephen Ryan, a Washington lawyer Cohen.
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
