OA168: Michael Cohen Takes Five

Published: April 27, 2018, 4:28 a.m.

In the main segment, we discuss the intersection between the Paul Manafort criminal trial and the public's right to know about the Mueller investigation.\xa0 Oh, and ... isn't there a bill pending to protect Mueller?\xa0 We break down that, too. But we're not done!\xa0 After that we delve into all things Michael Cohen, including his efforts to stay the California civil suit and his less-than-likely efforts to stay out of criminal trouble in New York.\xa0 If you love Stormy Daniels -- and who doesn't? -- you won't want to miss it. Finally, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #73 about landlord-tenant-friend relationships.\xa0\xa0If you'd like to play along, just\xa0retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess. \xa0We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances None!\xa0 If you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links

  1. From our grab bag:\xa0 here is a link to the Kobach memo that's PROBABLY NOT WORTH ARGUING; this is the\xa0New York Post report on the hilarious Make America Great Again bar lawsuit; and this is the link to all the gun control bills passed in Maryland.
  2. Click here if you want to read the Comey memos.
  3. We first discussed the Manafort trial back in Episode 118; this is the Government's Memorandum in Opposition to Manafort's Motion to Suppress, and here is the press motion to unseal portions of the Mueller investigation.\xa0 Oh, and this is\xa0Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988), discussed during the show.
  4. Here's the link to the\xa0Washington Post article reporting that Trump has conceded that Michael Cohen "represents me with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal."\xa0 In this segment, we discuss\xa0Kastigar v. U.S., 406 U.S. 441 (1972).
  5. Finally, you can click here to read the government's status report filed in Cohen's New York investigation.

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