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'''Michael D. Cohen''' (born August 25, 1966) is as prominent American attorney and longtime personal [[real estate]] lawyer for [[Donald J. Trump]]. Cohen was compromised in a series of [[Fourth Amendment]] violations between 2015 and 2017. Illegal surveillance looking for Russia [[collusion]] only turned up the [[Stormy Daniels]] affair; Cohen's office was raided to seize evidence Cohen collected proving that Trump campaign members' civil rights had been violated by the Obama administration, and to break the attorney-client privilege Trump had with Cohen.

'''Michael D. Cohen''' (born August 25, 1966) is as prominent American attorney and longtime personal [[real estate]] lawyer for [[Donald J. Trump]]. Cohen was compromised in a series of [[Fourth Amendment]] violations between 2015 and 2017.  

 

 

Illegal surveillance looking for Russia [[collusion]] only turned up the [[Stormy Daniels]] affair; Cohen's office was raided to seize evidence Cohen collected proving that Trump campaign members' civil rights had been violated by the Obama administration, and to break the attorney-client privilege Trump had with Cohen.

[[File:FISC-Court-2a.png|right|300px|thumb|''From the April 2017 FISA court ruling:'' improper access of FISA data "seems to have been the result of deliberate decision-making."]]

[[File:FISC-Court-2a.png|right|300px|thumb|''From the April 2017 FISA court ruling:'' improper access of FISA data "seems to have been the result of deliberate decision-making."]]

The evidence against Michael Cohen was gathered by the [[Obama administration]]'s illegal use of [[FISA]] authority. A declassified [[FISA court]] ruling revealed that the Obama administration had abused FISA authority.<ref>On April 26, 2017 DNI [[Dan Coats]] declassified a FISA court ruling exposing a number of criminal activities that Barack Obama’s FBI and DOJ systematically practiced during Obama's time in office. The FISA court ruling shows widespread abuse of the FISA system. According to the court, Obama’s FBI and DOJ routinely performed searches on Americans that violated [[Fourth Amendment]] rights beginning in 2011. The court ruling stated that the improper access of FISA data "seems to have been the result of deliberate decision-making."<br>[https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/icotr/51117/2016_Cert_FISC_Memo_Opin_Order_Apr_2017.pdf United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Memorandum Opinion and Order], April 26, 2017, pp. 78-93.</ref>  

The evidence against Michael Cohen was gathered by the [[Obama administration]]'s illegal use of [[FISA]] authority. A declassified [[FISA court]] ruling revealed that the Obama administration had abused FISA authority.<ref>On April 26, 2017 DNI [[Dan Coats]] declassified a FISA court ruling exposing a number of criminal activities that Barack Obama’s FBI and DOJ systematically practiced during Obama's time in office. The FISA court ruling shows widespread abuse of the FISA system. According to the court, Obama’s FBI and DOJ routinely performed searches on Americans that violated [[Fourth Amendment]] rights beginning in 2011. The court ruling stated that the improper access of FISA data "seems to have been the result of deliberate decision-making."<br>[https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/icotr/51117/2016_Cert_FISC_Memo_Opin_Order_Apr_2017.pdf United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Memorandum Opinion and Order], April 26, 2017, pp. 78-93.</ref>