Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen delaying testimony to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will not testify before a House committee next month as scheduled, his adviser said Wednesday, depriving Democrats for now of a prime opportunity to scrutinize Trump, his links to Russia and payments to buy the silence of a porn star. Cohen indefinitely delayed his Feb.... Read More

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Michael Cohen

December 14, 2018

As probe closes in, Trump distances himself from Cohen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abandoned by two of his most powerful protectors, President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he did not violate campaign finance laws and that the liability for hush-money payments to two women alleging affairs with him rests with his former fixer, Michael Cohen. Both Cohen and American Media Inc., the company that owns... Read More

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen

December 12, 2018

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen faces possible jail sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, a lawyer who made his career protecting President Donald Trump, is set to learn Wednesday whether his decision to cooperate with federal investigators will lessen his punishment for dodging taxes, lying to Congress and violating campaign finance laws. Cohen, 52, is due to appear at 11 a.m. at a... Read More

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Michael Cohen

December 3, 2018

Lawyers: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen deserves no prison

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, say he should be spared prison for crimes he committed in an abundance of enthusiasm for his ex-boss, and they portrayed him to a judge as a hero for cooperating in a probe Trump has “regularly questioned publicly and stridently.” The... Read More

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Michael Cohen

August 22, 2018

Michael Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — The unveiling of federal criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer came with drama as attorney Michael Cohen went farther than prosecutors were willing to go in pointing fingers. Not only did Cohen plead guilty to all eight charges, but he directly implicated the president in the payment of... Read More

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Michael Cohen

August 21, 2018

Prosecutors preparing charges against Cohen

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, could be charged before the end of the month with bank fraud in his dealings with the taxi industry and with committing other financial crimes, two people familiar with the federal probe said Monday. The people confirmed reports that federal prosecutors in Manhattan... Read More

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Michael Cohen

July 27, 2018

Secret tape may not add to legal jeopardy for Trump or Cohen

WASHINGTON (AP) — A secret recording of Donald Trump discussing payments to a Playboy model has brought renewed attention to the question of whether — and how — he might have tried to block politically damaging stories ahead of the 2016 presidential election. But it’s not clear that the tape, on its own, creates additional... Read More

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels

July 24, 2018

12 audio files sent to prosecutors in Michael Cohen probe

NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen audio recordings seized by the FBI from President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, were forwarded to federal prosecutors after lawyers dropped challenges on attorney-client privilege grounds, a former judge revealed Monday. The recordings were among millions of files taken from Cohen in April as part of a criminal... Read More

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen

May 31, 2018

Stormy’s lawyer ends bid for role in Cohen case

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, failed to win more time Wednesday to analyze millions of files seized by the FBI, but they did get one thing they wanted: Their TV tormentor, Stormy Daniels’ attorney, withdrew a request to get a formal role in the case. A federal... Read More

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels

May 24, 2018

Cohen distances himself from tax-cheating “Taxi King”

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is distancing himself from an associate in the taxi industry who pleaded guilty to tax fraud. Evgeny Freidman was dubbed the Taxi King of New York for managing cab fleets for investors including Cohen. Freidman pleaded guilty Tuesday to pocketing $5 million in passenger... Read More

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Michael Cohen

May 23, 2018

Cohen partner pleads guilty in deal requiring cooperation

NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime business partner of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen, whose business dealings are being scrutinized by federal prosecutors, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a state tax fraud case that requires him to cooperate in any ongoing investigation, according to a person briefed on the deal. Yellow cab magnate... Read More

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Michael Cohen

May 21, 2018

Investigators finally get look at materials from Cohen raid

NEW YORK (AP) — Criminal investigators are getting their first look at materials gathered from raids on the home and office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer as a process to separate items subject to attorney-client privilege appears to be meeting a judge’s demand that it occur speedily and efficiently. The progress comes just days... Read More

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Michael Cohen

April 27, 2018

Trump’s Cohen comments raise questions about relationship

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that personal attorney Michael Cohen handles very little of his legal work, but did represent him in the “crazy Stormy Daniels deal,” a rare presidential public reference to the porn star who claims she had sex with the president in 2006. Prosecutors in New York quickly claimed... Read More

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels

April 26, 2018

Lawyer: Trump ready for role in raids’ evidence review

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump says the president is ready to offer his opinion on what evidence seized from his personal attorney’s home and office are protected by attorney-client privilege. The lawyer, Joanna Hendon, will have the chance to tell U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in person on Thursday about what... Read More

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen delaying testimony to Congress

As probe closes in, Trump distances himself from Cohen

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen faces possible jail sentence

Lawyers: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen deserves no prison

Michael Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme

Prosecutors preparing charges against Cohen

Secret tape may not add to legal jeopardy for Trump or Cohen

12 audio files sent to prosecutors in Michael Cohen probe

Stormy’s lawyer ends bid for role in Cohen case

Cohen distances himself from tax-cheating “Taxi King”

Cohen partner pleads guilty in deal requiring cooperation

Investigators finally get look at materials from Cohen raid

Trump’s Cohen comments raise questions about relationship

Lawyer: Trump ready for role in raids’ evidence review

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