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And, yes, here's the tweet people are discussing:https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/377751074628988929 …
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UPDATE: I have not been able to get Gleason to confirm this letter filing, let alone provide any additional information that might back up these explosive claims.
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Neither Michael Cohen nor any of his lawyers have responded to a request for comment on the letter filing and circumstances described in it.
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NYT talked with Gleason. Story —>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/nyregion/eric-schneiderman-michael-cohen.html …
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JUST IN: Judge Wood says Gleason must file a memorandum of law backing up his letter or withdraw it.pic.twitter.com/ha7MGwuV5g
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My report on this, including comments from Giuliani —> A Lawyer Claims Trump's Team Knew Of Claims Against Former NY AG Eric Schneiderman In 2013https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/lawyer-claims-trump-team-knew-of-claims-schneiderman?utm_term=.giYN8Mp64 …
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Giuliani tells me that he's not yet talked to Trump about Gleason's claims, but says that people might have wanted to share the info b/c it "could be of use to the president" given Schneiderman's then-recently filed Trump U lawsuit —> https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/lawyer-claims-trump-team-knew-of-claims-schneiderman?utm_term=.qorMEN4Wq#.kqkK3z75o …pic.twitter.com/r4fHVjxNq8
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There is virtually no construct under which this material would be privileged.
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Right. I literally had just DM’ed about that. I’ve definitely not yet gotten to the merits of the request bc it’s so meritless.
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Why would any lawyer make such a ridiculous request? Must be a LOT at stake.
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So people sat on the testimonials of vulnerable women for years until it was politically expedient to release them?
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That’s what I thought too. This “lawyer” ultimately put his clients well being beneath obtaining dirt on a foe. How can that be ethical?
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Not only is it unethical, I wonder if the New York State Bar Association would have an issue with it.
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This letter seems to provide a ton of excuses for why this attorney did nothing for Schneiderman's victims and attempts to get ahead of the revelation that he passed attorney/client information on to Cohen/Trump. This attorney provided blackmail to Cohen/Trump on Scheniderman.
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Oof, the rot is deep, so deep.
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and we welcomed it into the very heart of our democracy.
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