Emails have been unearthed showing President Trump’s attorney sending a bunch of vicious emails to a stranger who told Kasowitz to resign.
It all started with ProPublica publishing a piece about how Marc Kasowitz, who is representing Trump during the Russia investigation, doesn’t plan on obtaining a security clearance. ProPublica speculated that Kasowitz would have difficulty getting the clearance due to an alleged history of alcohol abuse. Kasowitz’s spokesperson has denied that Kasowitz has struggled with alcoholism.
An unidentified man who read the piece decided to email Kasowitz on Wednesday, telling him that he should step down from his position.
“No good can come of this and, in fact, your name may be turn out to be a disparaging historical footnote to the presidency of DJT,” the man wrote.
To say Kasowitz didn’t take kindly to this email would be an understatement, as he wrote back “F*ck you.” It became even uglier with Kasowitz’s second email.
“How dare you send me an email like that,” Kasowitz wrote. “I’m on you now. You are f*cking with me. Let’s see who you are. Watch your back, b*tch.”
The man simply thanked Kasowitz for his “kind reply.”
“I may be in touch as appropriate,” the man wrote.
But it didn’t stop end there. Kasowitz responded by challenging him to “call me” and called him a “piece of sh*t.” He then sent another email iterating that the man should “stop being afraid” and call him. Kasowitz also issued a threat.
“I already know where you live. I’m on you,” wrote Kasowitz. “You might as well call me. You will see me. I promise. Bro.”
The man decided to give his email exchange with Kasowitz to the FBI in case Kasowitz decided to act on his threat.
Kasowitz’s spokesperson sent ProPublica a statement indicating that Kasowitz will apologize to the man over his comments:
Mr. Kasowitz, who is tied up with client matters, said he intends to apologize to the writer of the email referenced in today’s ProPublica story. While no excuse, the email came at the end of a very long day that at 10 p.m. was not yet over. ‘The person sending that email is entitled to his opinion and I should not have responded in that inappropriate manner,’ Mr. Kasowitz said. ‘I intend to send him an email stating just that. This is one of those times where one wishes he could reverse the clock, but of course I can’t.’
Kasowitz has represented Trump for over 15 years and is known for being the “toughest of the tough guys.” In fact, The New York Times described him as “the Donald Trump of lawyering.” Certain members of Trump’s circle were skeptical of Trump selecting Kasowitz to represent him during the Russia investigation because he’s “not a criminal lawyer or a political hand.” This email exchange will only raise further questions about Kasowitz’s hiring.