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Unreasonable FBI Searches: Why I Sympathize With Michael Cohen’s Recent Ordeal

Unreasonable FBI Searches:  Why I Sympathize With Michael Cohen’s Recent Ordeal

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, may not be a sympathetic figure to many. He's intelligent but sanctimonious, and he boasts a roster of clients that make many cringe. But I sympathize with him because I had a similar experience six years ago, when the FBI intruded into my private life. As we opened my offices at The Trump Building in lower Manhattan on January 25, 2012, about twenty FBI agents wearing bulletproof vests and brandishing weapons suddenly descended on my i

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, may not be a sympathetic figure to many. He's intelligent but sanctimonious, and he boasts a roster of clients that make many cringe. But I sympathize with him because I had a similar experience six years ago, when the FBI intruded into my private life. As we opened my offices at The Trump Building in lower Manhattan on January 25, 2012, about twenty FBI agents wearing bulletproof vests and brandishing weapons suddenly descended on my i…