Trump On Recording Released By Cohen: 'What Kind Of A Lawyer Would Tape A Client?'

LTC (Join to see) Wanted an Expert Opinion whether it was Kosher, Because I Know that I would to Cover My Ass when Dealing with Someone like Trump.

I don't know enough about the esoterics of the law to say that any crime was committed.
Discussing a crime doesn't do much unless it's acted on (or maybe entered as proof of intent or some such). However, it seems more likely to me that this article is being published as a continued attempt to sway public opinion. I don't see any charges cropping up against the President for it, but I see a lot of finger waggers with more fuel in their boilers.

Honestly, in my humble opinion, the story would have had more credibility if it WAS published in the National Enquirer (MIB anyone?). Fox and CNN are hard to stomach nowadays.

Actually, when you are hiring a fixer, integrity and ethics are not high on the list of qualities you want him to have. In fact, those qualities would impede his ability to make problems go away. Only loyalty is required. And Cohen gave him that until Trump threw him under the bus.

LTC (Join to see) - So what's the difference between a "Lawyer" and a "Fixer", if they are both the same person in different roles? Does client confidentiality not apply? Or, is confidentiality subject to the role said person is playing at the time?

MAJ Grant Gutkowski - as I understand it from reading about Cohen's seized papers, the law distinguishes stuff that is done as a lawyer vs other stuff that is not considered legal services and therefore the attorney client privilege doesn't apply. That's why the courts appointed that special master to go through all the documents seized and identify which ones actually carried attorney client privilege, and found that only a small percentage were covered. So just because someone is a lawyer and does legal work for you doesn't mean that everything you say to him on any subject is covered by attorney client privilege. But IANAL so it's not a legal opinion. :)