The last few weeks in the Russian probe were not the best for President Trump. He was bombarded by the FBI who targeted his lawyer. His efforts to block the viewing of documents that were seized failed.
Reports also circulated that another of Trump’s lawyers warned him about Michael Cohen.
Trump however still had friends that had his back. His allies were pressing for information regarding Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.
There wanted documents related to the behavior practices of his staff who were involved in the Russian probe and the email scandal. It was believed that Hillary Clinton got off the hook for the said scandal and more should have been done.
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One of Trump’s former lawyers, Jay Goldberg said that based on a scale of 1 to 100 that Cohen was less than 1.
Goldberg said he told Trump “Michael will never stand up [for you].”
The raid on Cohen’s office had left many concerns among Trump and his allies. Could there be a concern that Cohen might repay Trump by throwing him under the bus as well?
Trump was known for throwing others under the bus. Nikki Haley was a perfect example and Cohen also dealt with such an act recently. Trump claimed he knew nothing of any payments being made to Stormy Daniels. Something that Cohen claimed he had done.
