John Bowie, LawFuel.com - Michael Cohen, the Trump lawyer who has sailed into various controversies on his client's behalf, is a legal and political strategy advisor whose significance is set to grow along with Trump's political campaign. Michael Cohen has been compared to many people in all probability, including to Karl Rove, the George W Bush advisor and more generally as chief troubleshooter. He’s also referred to in some quarters as “Tom”, in reference to the attorney advisor in “The

Godfather.

And now, after mounting different attacks against Trump enemies and

perceived opponents he is on the attack again, this time against the

Republican Party itself. ”

Cohen told the media that any attempt by Republicans to fund an anti-

Trump campaign of attack-ads would be a “bad, bad decision.”

Trump’s campaign have warned Republican Party funders and others that

they need to treat the leading candidate fairly if they were to avoid his

running as an independent.

“If they treat him fairly, he will honor the pledge because he’s an honorable guy. If

they break that agreement with him, as they say ‘woe be on them,'” Cohen told

CNN.

So who is Michael Cohen and why should Trump’s friends, foes or others

listen?

He has already threatened the Daily Beast with a $500 million lawsuit over

allegations made by Ivana Trump about alleged rape during marriage. “by

definition you can’t rape your spouse,” was one comment made, together

with the lawsuit threat.

He made some other comments, too: “I think you should go ahead and you

should write the story that you plan on writing. I think you should do it.

Because I think you’re an idiot. And I think your paper’s a joke, and it’s

going to be my absolute pleasure to serve you with a $500 million lawsuit,

like I told [you] I did it to Univision.”

Ivana Trump later amended her “rape” comments to “violated”.

Cohen has previously worked on the Democrat side of the fence, working

for the Obama team in 2008 and for Michael Dukakis before Obama in the

1998 failed presidential campaign. In 2010 however he turned his

attention to Trump with his website: “Should Trump Run?”

He is co-president of Trump Entertainment and also serves on the board of

TD Bank and the MTA. He lives in New York City with his wife and two

kids.

His penchant for aggressive lawsuits includes a famous lawsuit last year

when he sued NYU’s Dr Ali Guy for “ruining his summer.” The physician

did this through renting Cohen a Hamptons home for a month at a cost of

$150,000, the problem being that it had small beds and no functioning air

conditioning.

Referred to in one piece in Forward.com as Trump’s “Jewish wingman”

Cohen, who is Jewish, has been Trump’s most loyal ally for nearly a decade,

standing up for the real estate mogul in the media and filing lawsuits when Trump

perceives he’s been wronged. A 2011 ABC News profile reported that within The

Trump Organization he’s called the boss’s “pit bull.”

“If you do something wrong, I’m going to come at you, grab you by the neck and

I’m not going to let you go until I’m finished,” Cohen, now 48, told the TV

network.

To wit: When New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a fraud

suit against Trump’s for-profit college in 2013, Cohen threatened Trump’s

vengeance: “The damage to the attorney general is going to be very significant,”

Cohen told The New Yorker. “So significant that he will possibly have to resign.”

(Schneiderman has not resigned. The case is ongoing.)

Before his extensive involvement in the Trump empire, as well as displaying

his own canny knack to make profitable real estate plays, including buying

Trump apartments, Cohen was a partner at law firm Phillips Nizer, as

reported inLawFuel.com.

Michael Cohen's ongoing role in the Trump political machine sees a

growing influence over more than just his client. With Trump's leadership

in the Republican running and the campaign's increasing resonance with

the American public, the role of Michael Cohen in US political life will only

grow further.