If Donald Trump ever wants to retain the legal services of Michael Cohen again for some reason, he’s going to have to wait several years … TMZ has learned.
Trump’s former lawyer is on a fast track to being disbarred in New York following his guilty plea Tuesday on 8 federal counts, including tax evasion and campaign law violations … according to a source familiar with the process.
We’re told Cohen will lose his right to practice law as soon as the NY Attorney Grievance Committee files a motion to have him disbarred … it’s just waiting on the official paperwork needed to get the ball rolling.
According to Nicholas Biase, spokesperson for the Southern District of NY … “Mr. Cohen does lose his law license upon conviction, which technically does not occur until sentencing.”
Cohen’s disbarment isn’t forever though — he can reapply to get his license back after 7 years, and it would be up to a judge to allow it or not. – READ MORE
[divider][/divider]WASHINGTON – A day after being accused of illegal conduct, a defiant President Donald Trump denied wrongdoing and mocked his former personal attorney who implicated him in a hush money scheme designed to silence alleged ex-mistresses.
“If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!” Trump said during a tweet storm in which he accused Cohen of making up stories.
If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2018
Meanwhile, the attorney for Cohen said the president’s former lawyer is ready to provide testimony linking Trump to another case: Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election via hacked Democratic emails.
Trump spoke out a day after taking a remarkable one-two legal punch, courtesy of Cohen and his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. – READ MORE