GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamOvernight Defense: Biden sends message with Syria airstrike | US intel points to Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi killing | Pentagon launches civilian-led sexual assault commission Graham: Trump will 'be helpful' to all Senate GOP incumbents John Boehner tells Cruz to 'go f--- yourself' in unscripted audiobook asides: report MORE (S.C.) on Friday blasted Michael Cohen, President Trump
Donald TrumpNoem touts South Dakota coronavirus response, knocks lockdowns in CPAC speech On The Trail: Cuomo and Newsom — a story of two embattled governors McCarthy: 'I would bet my house' GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022 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 (Bob) MuellerWhy a special counsel is guaranteed if Biden chooses Yates, Cuomo or Jones as AG Barr taps attorney investigating Russia probe origins as special counsel CNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump 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.