Trump Tweet "Michaels"

Michaels Cohen’s attorney clarified the record, saying his client does not know if President Trump knew about the Trump Tower meeting (out of which came nothing!). The answer is that I did NOT know about the meeting. Just another phony story by the Fake News Media!

Digging Trump and Michaels turns up UCLA law professor, John D. Michaels who teaches:

Law 561A/B - Law and Lawlessness in the Age of Trump

Interesting course description - note #5.

Specifically, this seminar will zero in on:

(1) Independent Counsels, Special Prosecutors, and Impeachment, with consideration of Watergate, the Starr Investigation, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson

(2) Resistance, with special emphasis on the acts and expressions of defiance from within the Executive Branch.

(3) Constitutional esoterica, with deep dives into the Emoluments Clause and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, coupled with broader discussions of government ethics and professional competence.

(4) “Bully” Pulpit, with a focus on domestic and foreign case studies involving governmental campaigns to belittle, delegitimize, and demonize political and legal critics and rivals.

(5) Martialization, with study of how military culture, military might, and military expertise may take on greater or lesser importance in a given presidential administration.

Definitely relevant to what's going on right now, but maybe just a coincidence.

https://curriculum.law.ucla.edu/guide/InstructorCourse/77?i=9