GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamPence on border wall: Trump won't be ‘deterred’ by Dem ‘obstruction’ AG pick Barr emphasizes independence from Trump Leaders nix recess with no shutdown deal in sight MORE (S.C.) on Friday blasted Michael Cohen, President Trump
Donald John TrumpVeterans groups demand end to shutdown: 'Get your act together' Brown launches tour in four early nominating states amid 2020 consideration Pence on border wall: Trump won't be ‘deterred’ by Dem ‘obstruction’ MORE's longtime personal lawyer, over reports that he taped business conversations.
Lindsey Olin GrahamPence on border wall: Trump won't be ‘deterred’ by Dem ‘obstruction’ AG pick Barr emphasizes independence from Trump Leaders nix recess with no shutdown deal in sight MORE (S.C.) on Friday blasted Michael Cohen, President TrumpDonald John TrumpVeterans groups demand end to shutdown: 'Get your act together' Brown launches tour in four early nominating states amid 2020 consideration Pence on border wall: Trump won't be ‘deterred’ by Dem ‘obstruction’ MORE's longtime personal lawyer, over reports that he taped business conversations. "Michael Cohen's an idiot. To be taping — if he did tape — conversations with his client, that's stupid," Graham said on "The Brian Kilmeade Show."
"I don't know what kind of legal advice Michael Cohen gave Donald Trump. I'm not really impressed with him as a lawyer, just to be honest with you," he added.
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The FBI raided the offices and hotel room of Cohen on Monday. The Justice Department confirmed on Friday that he is part of a criminal investigation.
The New York Times reported that Trump's advisers see the Cohen probe as a larger threat than special counsel Robert Mueller
Robert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE's investigation into the 2016 election and potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
Robert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE's investigation into the 2016 election and potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. But, according to the Times, Cohen has privately said he did not make recordings of his conversations with Trump. The president's team has separately argued that records seized by the FBI are protected by attorney-client privilege.
Though Trump and Cohen spoke on Friday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was "not sure" if Cohen was still Trump's personal lawyer.
