Surprise! Lawyer is big talker

MARC KASOWITZ, whom President Trump hired last month as his outside counsel to defend him against the rapidly escalating federal Russia probe, describes himself on his firm’s website as “the toughest lawyer on Wall Street.”

But that approach may not translate to success in a role of defending a sitting President against the most serious allegations in decades.

In the three weeks since being brought in by Trump, Kasowitz has already levied unfulfilled threats and reportedly bragged about convincing his new boss to fire people — actions that wouldn’t appear to help the commander-in-chief defend himself against possible obstruction of justice charges.

“He can be aggressive, he’s got that in him for sure,” said John Quinn, a lawyer who has worked with and opposite Kasowitz.

Kasowitz — who came of age as Trump’s personal lawyer by defending the former mogul in divorce proceedings — is notorious for his aggressive and loud style and has raised concerns among Republicans that he could do more harm than help in such a high-profile investigation — particularly with his penchant for levying large threats and never following up on them.

For example, last year, during the 2016 presidential race, Kasowitz threatened The New York Times with a libel suit if it failed to retract a story detailing the accounts of women who alleged Trump of groping them. The Times never retracted the story; Kasowitz never filed a suit.

Since being retained by Trump for the probe, it has only taken Kasowitz a few days to do something similar. Following James Comey’s testimony earlier this month, Kasowitz said he would file complaints against the former FBI Director with the Justice Department’s Inspector General regarding the ex-agency chief’s admission he asked a friend to provide his memos of his conversations with Trump to news outlets.

Kasowitz acknowledged in an interview with Fox Business Network Friday that no such complaint was likely to come any time soon because “more information has arisen.”