Michael Cohen was disbarred yesterday, while he testified in Congress

Michael Cohen is making news everywhere today.  Yesterday he testified (in a private hearing).  Today, he is testifying in a public hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.  Cohen's prepared opening statement is available here (in writing).  The video of today's opening statement is available here.  There are some interesting details about what Trump knew and when, but the gist of it is that Trump is a liar, a racist and a con man, or, in other words, nothing we have not heard before. 

But more important for readers of this blog, yesterday the New York Appellate Court issued its opinion officially announcing his disbarment based on his guilty pleas for evasion of assessment of income tax liability in violation of 26 USC § 7201, making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a credit decision in violation of 18 USC §§ 1014 and 2, causing an unlawful corporate contribution in violation of 52 USC §§ 30118(A) and 30109(d)(1)(A), and 18 USC § 2(b), making an excessive campaign contribution in violation of 52 USC §§ 30116(a)(1)(A), 30116(a)(7) and 30109(d)(1)(A), and 18 USC § 2(b), and making false statements to the United States Congress in violation of 18 USC § 1001(a)(2).

The full order is available here.  The Professional Responsibility blog has a summary here.