Probably went down something like this:
1. Hillary instructs Lanny to reach out to Cohen and take him on as a client.
2. Hillary instructs Mueller to work with Lanny to get Cohen on their side.
3. Lanny and Mueller identify the key charges they know they can make stick, and a few other salacious items that will dirty-up Trump, since there’s really nothing of substance to get him on.
4. Lanny goes to Cohen and says: “You saw what happened to Gen. Kelly, right? Bankrupt! You see what Mueller has on you with bank fraud and the taxi medallion issue? That’s a long time in jail, and you’ll be broke from the legal fees and restitution. What if I could get you off on the charges, or minimal time served at one of the white-collar, country-club prisons? And, what if I could do that without it costing you a cent for my legal representation?”
5. Cohen: “DONE! What do I need to say?”
Bingo!
The prime lawyer for Clinton Inc. represents Michael Cohen without payment, and negotiates a plea statement that is exactly what the left has been trying to fabricate for more than two years?
Might be time to think about an ethics complaint, representing Cohen without payment to create all the anti-Trump spots that Davis did yesterday and today sure seems to show a conflict of interest (i.e., he has split interests in the representation, to the Clintons, and to Cohen,) yet went forward with the representation. Interesting to see if there was an express waiver of any conflicts.
And let’s not forget the raid of his legal office, including taking client records.