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What’s in those seized records? Trump’s biggest new worry

Continued from Front nications with the Trump
campaign and informa-
“I think it’s a huge minefield tion on payments he made
for Donald Trump and the in 2016 to former Playboy
Trump Organization,” said model Karen McDougal
trial attorney Joseph Cam- and to Daniels, both of
marata, who represented whom allege relationships
Paula Jones in her sexual with Trump, people familiar
harassment suit against with the raid told the Asso-
President Bill Clinton. “I think ciated Press. The court pro-
this is on its own track and ceedings Monday dealt
this train is coming down with who gets to look at
the track with brute force.” Cohen’s seized documents
The wild legal show contin- and devices before they
ued to play out Monday, are turned over to prosecu-
at a court hearing in New tors.
York before a federal judge Though Cohen once said
who is considering what to he “would take a bullet”
do with the material that for Trump, he is aware of
the FBI seized from Cohen. the possible outcome —
The scene was punctuat- including potential prison
ed by dramatic entrances time — and has expressed
and revelations. Stormy worry about his family, said
Daniels — the porn actress a person who has spoken Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, left, speaks as her lawyer Michael Avenatti listens outside fed-
who alleged she had a sex- to the lawyer in recent eral court, Monday, April 16, 2018, in New York.
ual affair with the president days but is not authorized Associated Press
— made an appearance, to discuss private conversa- and worse in a highly pro- Rosenstein. Those around character who takes what-
stumbling on her high heels tions. Cohen has not been moted ABC interview. Trump have hoped that this ever steps are needed to
as she was swarmed by charged with anything. Many in the White House week’s visit to Mar-a-Lago, fix problems for the tycoon
press. Cohen was forced to Trump’s moods have grown view the aftershocks of the where he is generally hap- he serves.
reveal that another one of darker in recent days, as Cohen raid as potentially pier, along with the tightly He has regularly threat-
his clients is Fox News host he lashes out at the “over- more threatening than scheduled summit with ened lawsuits against those
Sean Hannity, a high-profile reach” of the raid. Further Mueller’s Russia probe, Abe, would somewhat dis- who pose a challenge to
confidant of the president. angering the president is fearful of what skeletons tract him from Cohen and Trump. He has berated re-
Trump left the White House that the raid was triggered may be in the lawyer’s clos- from Comey’s ongoing porters for writing unflatter-
for Florida, for a two-day in part by a referral from ets, according to five offi- publicity tour. ing words about his boss.
summit with Japanese special counsel Robert cials and outside allies who But White House aides He has worked with tab-
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Mueller, who is looking into all spoke on the condition have also expressed wor- loids, including the National
at the president’s Mar-a- Russian interference in the of anonymity to discuss pri- ry that they can control Enquirer, to kill unfavorable
Lago estate. Advisers are 2016 U.S. presidential elec- vate conversations. Trump less at his palatial stories about Trump. He has
hoping the meeting will tion. The raid was autho- “I agree with the consensus Florida estate, where he is said he used a home-equity
draw attention from the le- rized by the U.S. Attorney forming that it’s very dan- known to seek out counsel loan to finance a $130,000
gal tempest in Washington for the Southern District of gerous for the president, from club members and payment to Daniels in the
and New York. New York. On Twitter Sun- probably the most serious get revved up by their at- final days of the 2016 cam-
On the trip south, White day, Trump said that all thing yet,” said Sol Wisen- times provocative advice. paign and did so without
House spokeswoman Sarah lawyers are now “deflated berg, a defense attorney One recent presidential Trump’s knowledge.
Huckabee Sanders sought and concerned” by the FBI who was a deputy inde- dinner guest was Hannity, a The president has consis-
to put distance between raid on Cohen, adding that pendent counsel during longtime Trump ally whose tently denied a relationship
Trump and Cohen, saying: “Attorney Client privilege is the Starr special counsel connection to Cohen shed with Daniels, who claims
“I believe they’ve still got now a thing of the past.” investigation into Clinton. more light on the attorney the two had sex not long af-
some ongoing things, but Trump has also taken to “Even if you shut Mueller who was more than just a ter first lady Melania Trump
the president has a large downplaying Cohen’s role. down some way, how do lawyer for Trump. gave birth to the couple’s
number of attorneys, as The president also in- you shut down the South- Cohen has long been a son Barron. He has also
you know.” veighed further against ern District (federal court)?” key power center in the pushed back against other
The federal raid, carried former FBI Director James Trump’s anger at the probe Trump Organization and a claims from women.
out a week ago in New Comey, who said Monday has intensified, with him fixture along the edges of A recent Trump fundrais-
York City, sought bank re- morning that Trump was musing publicly about firing Trump’s nascent political ing email praised Mrs.
cords, information on Co- morally unfit to be presi- Mueller and the man who life. In Cohen’s own estima- Trump, with the president
hen’s dealing in the taxi dent. That was a few hours authorized the probe, Dep- tion, he is Trump’s Ray Don- calling her “my rock and
industry, Cohen’s commu- after Comey said the same uty Attorney General Rod ovan, the bruising television foundation.”q