Thread by @DrDenaGrayson

🛑BREAKING🛑

THREAD: the FBI agents who raided Michael Cohen’s office searched for records about *payments to TWO women* who claim they had affairs w/Trump, plus info on the role The National Enquirer’s publisher’s role in SILENCING one of the women‼️1/
nytimes.com/2018/04/10/us/…

The public #corruption unit (of the Manhattan federal attorney) sought info on Karen McDougal, an ex-Playboy model who had an affair w/Trump. American Media Inc (the Enquirer’s parent company), whose CEO Pecker is Trump’s pal, paid her $150,000.🤨 2/

FBI agents also searched Cohen’s office for info on Stormy Daniels. Cohen paid Stormy $130,000 in HUSH MONEY *just days before the 2016 election*.🤔 3/

The goal of these HUSH MONEY payments was to SILENCE these women👉🏼their affairs clearly posed a threat to Trump’s election chances. Thus, these payments likely violated CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS, which strictly limit the amount that a candidate can receive‼️🙄 4/

In addition, when Cohen took out his home equity loan, he had to disclose for WHAT the money would be used.🤔

If Cohen lied, that’s BANK FRAUD‼️😎 5/

As I pointed out last night, it’s RARE for the Feds to seize *attorney-client privileged* info.🤔

And Cohen is the attorney to a sitting POTUS‼️

Rosenstein’s personal involvement + a judge’s agreement shows that the evidence was SIGNIFICANT.😎 6/

pscp.tv/w/bZwUXjFkdktP…

Team🇷🇺Trump is trying to convince Trump not to do something impulsive, such as FIRING Rosenstein, that could put him in MORE legal jeopardy & ignite a controversy, à la Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre👉🏼kickstarted #impeachment proceedings‼️ 7/

#ObstructionOfJustice

ALL of the top officials involved in the Cohen raid are #Republicans *appointed by TRUMP*: Rosenstein, Mueller, Wray, and Geoffrey Berman (interim US attorney in NY).🤔

So much for Trump’s BOGUS claim of a “witch hunt”‼️🙄 8/

#Busted
#MuellerTime
#TrumpRussia

Trump is focused now on FIRING Rosenstein, but many Trump advisers/allies FEAR that Trump also intends to fire Mueller in an attempt to OBSTRUCT the #TrumpRussia🇷🇺investigation.

When asked whether he intends to do so, Trump said, “We’ll see what happens.”🤨 9/

#ProtectMueller

🔥Even @ChuckGrassley said *on Fox Business Network* that “it would be SUICIDE for the president to want to talk about firing Mueller.”

10/

#ObstructionOfJustice
#ProtectMueller

For many months, Trump has been harshly critical of Jeff Sessions for his recusal in the #TrumpRussia🇷🇺investigation. Trump doubled down on his criticism, saying Sessions “made what I consider to be a very terrible mistake for the country, but you’ll figure that out.”🙄 11/

As Trump’s attacks heated up, DOJ officials worried about what to do should Trump fire Mueller or others. In a public show of solidarity in Feb, Sessions dined w/Rosenstein & DOJ solicitor general Noel Francisco👉🏼would oversee #TrumpRussia🇷🇺probe if Rosenstein were fired😎12/

As these latest events show, the #RuleOfLaw still prevails👉🏼*multiple* Trump appointees were involved w/the NO-KNOCK raid on Cohen‼️

Trump CANNOT fire his way out of trouble, b/c TOO MANY officials are involved now.😎

Team🇷🇺Traitor is TOAST‼️

#ByeFelicia

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