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Re: Stormy Weather for Trump
Michael Cohen on Wednesday invoked a 5th amendment plea"Based upon the advice of counsel, I will assert my Fifth Amendment rights in connection with all proceedings in this case due to the ongoing criminal investigation by the FBI and US Attorney for the Southern District of New York," Cohen said.
Cohen filed the declaration as part of an effort to have a civil lawsuit filed by Daniels put on hold. The judge in that case said last week that he needed to hear from Cohen directly before deciding on that request.
Michael Avenatti, Daniels' attorney, called Cohen's declaration "a stunning development."
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Experts have speculated that both Cohen and Trump could be in seriously hot water in light of the latest development out of California.
"The minute you say that you invoke the Fifth Amendment, you say that there is reason to believe that you were engaged in something criminal," Jeffrey Cohen, a New York-based family lawyer who has followed the Stormy Daniels scandal closely, told the Daily News. "The fact that he's invoking it in a case involving Trump means that he could be implicated as well."
Trump could have violated federal elections laws if he in any way coordinated the payment to Daniels, he added.
