It was Preet Bharara's replacement who did the search warrant on Cohen.

[Honeycombe8]

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Preet Bharara had been assured by Trump in a private dinner that Trump wanted him to stay on and asked him if he would. Bharara said yes. Then Trump fired him. Bharara had a distinguished career as a prosecutor. Huge loss to any administration.

Trump replaced him with Gugliani-mentored and Gugliani law partner Geoffrey Berman. I suppose he thought Berman would be more loyal.

It was Berman who got and executed that search warrant on Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

Bwahahahahaha.

Karma's a bitch.

UPDATE: Others have said Berman handed the power for that over to next in line, who did the dastardly deed. Sorry about that...that Berman signed it was what was reported this morning. Still, he could simply have refused to act on it. He didn't stop it. DOJ high level persons reviewed this, Rosenstein approved the referral, and of course a Judge reviewed & approved it.

So, Karma's still a bitch. Putting his own person in the job didn't protect him.

[mucifer]

1. Yup, hard to believe that there are a few republicans who believe in the rule of law

Especially considering all the crap the right wingers in the supreme court have done to destroy our country.

[lapfog_1]

2. the evidence of a crime or multiple crimes must be overwhelming - n/t

[Achilleaze]

3. Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom

What you said:

"the evidence of a crime or multiple crimes must be overwhelming"

[Kaleva]

5. Yep!

[Honeycombe8]

6. That's what I'm thinking. It was so glaring that Berman couldn't NOT do it. But can Trump fire him?

Can Trump fire Berman, I wonder? I think so. He fired Bharara. But the replacement might not end the investigation of Cohen, so that's not a sure thing.

[PearliePoo2]

4. Yes and now the cornered rodent is saying all these RePukes are Democrats out to get him!

I love Karma!

[oberliner]

7. No it wasn't

He recused himself.

[Nevernose]

8. Yep

Although whether it was from cowardice or some other motive, we don’t know. Theoretically, Berman could have been fired by Trump directly, couldn’t he?

[oberliner]

9. I assume so, but not sure

In any case - seems like Rosenstein will get the axe soon.

[Honeycombe8]

12. Either Rosenstein or Sessions. Or both. He ranted about both. nt

[misanthrope]

13. Sessions has already shown he can be harangued into resigning

He tried to do so earlier in this administration and was talked out of it. I'm betting Trump takes that course because it's a two-fer for him: he gets belittle someone and have them "go away."

As said, Trump will likely have to fire Rosenstein.

[Honeycombe8]

11. I guess he could be fired even now, for not stopping it. nt

[Honeycombe8]

10. Do you have a cite for that? He could have stopped it.

But he didn't.