"Beauty Kills the Beast!"Michael Cohen, puppetine’s Lawyer, Appears at Manhattan Court Hearing
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Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, Appears at Manhattan Court Hearing
by ALAN FEUER
Monday APRIL 16, 2018
Michael D. Cohen, the acting-President’s embattled lawyer, appeared in a courtroom in Manhattan on Monday as prosecutors and Mr. Cohen’s lawyer continued to argue over the fruits — and future — of the extraordinary raids that federal agents conducted last week on Mr. Cohen’s office, home and hotel room.
Last week, Mr. Cohen ignored an initial hearing in the case, opting instead to smoke cigars in the sun outside the Loews Regency Hotel, a move that prompted Judge Kimba Wood of Federal District Court in Manhattan to tell his lawyer to make sure Mr. Cohen was present at the next court appearance. Mr. Cohen was not alone at Monday’s the hearing:
The adult film star Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, was at the courthouse as well, setting the stage for a remarkable face-to-face confrontation.
The issue before Judge Wood is, at least for now, a relatively narrow one: Who should be the first to read the seized material and thus be in a position to decide if any of them should be excluded from the case and avoid further scrutiny — the taint team, a special master appointed by the court, or Mr. cohen and puppetine themselves?
It remained unclear on Monday morning if the judge would rule from the bench or issue a written decision at another time.
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"The slop thickens!"SEAN HANNITY NAMED!
by The Associated Press
Monday APRIL 16, 2018
Acting-President emperor puppetine's personal attorney has been forced to reveal that another of his clients is fox news host Sean Hannity.
Lawyers for michael cohen argued in court on Monday that they could not identify hannity because he asked that his name not be disclosed in connection with an FBI seizure of cohen's files. But Judge Kimba Wood made one of the lawyers identify him in open court.
The hearing in a New York City courtroom stems from a surprise raid this month on Cohen's home and office.
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