President Trump Slams FBI Office Raid of Attorney Michael Cohen

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On Monday, President Trump spoke out about the FBI’s raid of the office of his personal attorney, Michael Cohen. USA Herald reported the events of the aforesaid raid yesterday.

An Overview of the FBI’s Raid of Cohen’s Office

The FBI obtained a warrant to descend upon Cohen’s office upon a referral from Robert Mueller. Mueller is also leading the investigation into alleged Russian interference 2016 Presidential election. However, Monday’s raid is said to have no relation to the ongoing Russia investigation.

Instead, the FBI’s descent occurred as a means of collecting information about a $130,000 payment made to Stormy Daniels shortly before President’s Trump’s 2016 election victory. Daniels alleges that she and Trump had a consensual affair in 2006 and 2007. President Trump denies both the affair and knowledge of the foregoing payment.

In addition to information regarding the $130,000 payment to Daniels, the FBI also confiscated business records, emails, and tax documents.

Stephen Ryan, Cohen’s attorney, provided the hereinafter statements regarding the raid of his client’s office: