AFTERNOON THREAD: Lawyers For Michael Cohen, Joined By Trump, Fight To Halt Government Review Of Searched Evidence buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/… w/ @ambiej
JUST IN: The government's opposition to Michael Cohen's request for a TRO —> documentcloud.org/documents/4437… 
Also: We have a case number for "In the Matter of Search Warrants Executed on April 9, 2018" —>
18-mj-03161
18-mj-03161
And, we're back in court —>
From the gov't filing: "Here, Cohen ... is being investigated for criminal conduct that largely centers on his personal business dealings." documentcloud.org/documents/4437…
The warrants: documentcloud.org/documents/4437…
JUST IN: SDNY confirms that referral of Cohen matter came from Special Counsel's Office, but says this matter has "proceeded independent" of Mueller's team: documentcloud.org/documents/4437…
Meanwhile, over in court, things aren't going well for Cohen's attorney, Todd Harrison —>
Yikes —>
In its filing, gov't explains its ultimate plan for what will happen as the "taint team" finds any potentially privileged documents. (Note: They say they don't expect many b/c it's not "a traditional law office" and lots is non-law.) documentcloud.org/documents/4437…
A "months-long investigation into Cohen" —> documentcloud.org/documents/4437…
JUST IN: SDNY US Atty's Office also received search warrants for Michael Cohen's emails. Those emails already have been reviewed, the gov't says. documentcloud.org/documents/4437…
UPDATED COHEN REPORT: buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/…
Trump’s Longtime Personal Lawyer Michael Cohen Is Under Criminal Investigation buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/… w/ @ambiej
We're back in court, meanwhile, and the US Atty's Office isn't happy:
And, this:
We will await more on this on Monday:
"President Trump" was, officially, granted intervention in the Cohen case.
JUST PUBLIC: Michael Cohen's TRO request — the document that started today's court action. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4437…
Here is the accompanying memorandum of law: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4437…
Here is our continually updated story on today's action —> Trump’s Longtime Personal Lawyer Michael Cohen Is Under Criminal Investigation: buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/…
I apologize to those confused by the intervention order (which is many, based on my mentions!). Trump's lawyer had been at court all day so the intervention, to me, was obvious. (But not to others! Sorry!) Anyway, I explained it in our story more here: buzzfeed.com/amberjamieson/…
