Michael Cohen #1 is now admitting the information received by Mr. Avenatti is correct. The only other question is who is Michael Cohen #2? And what was he doing with deposits of smaller amounts (which isn't that small) related to the election of Donald Trump?
Stephen Ryan needs to be prepared to defend his client when he openly admits documents received by Mr. Avenatti are partially correct. That doesn't change the reality of his client and questions remain about that relationship with the campaign and Russian oligarchs.
Who are these other Michael Cohens or are they myth, too?
If this is the only defense Michael Cohen has, he needs a new lawyer.
May 9, 2018
By Tom Winter, Brandy Zadrozny and Sarah Fitzpatrick
Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is calling into question part of a report released by Stormy Daniels' attorney about Cohen's alleged banking transactions.
In a court filing on Wednesday, Cohen's attorney said some of the transactions attributed to Cohen were actually tied to other people with the same name.
"This document is concerning for a number of reasons, including the number of blatantly incorrect statements it contains," Cohen attorney Stephen Ryan wrote in a 24-page complaint letter to a federal judge.
Cohen's camp does not dispute the report's contention that a company he created in 2016 — and used to pay hush money to Daniels, an adult film actress who claims she had sex with Trump — received large payments from companies like Novartis and AT&T, which confirm they hired him as a consultant or adviser....
