Jun 25 U.S. prosecutors cancel Stormy Daniels meeting in Michael Cohen probe By Michael Balsamo, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press As part of their investigation into Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, prosecutors have been examining the $130,000 payment that was made to Daniels as part of a confidentiality agreement days before the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
May 20 Investigators finally get look at materials from Cohen raid By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
May 18 Giuliani says special counsel Mueller has narrowed scope of questions for Trump By Anne Flaherty, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump's attorney said special counsel Robert Mueller has narrowed the scope of potential questions for the president in the Russia probe, even as Trump advanced an unverified theory that the DOJ planted a spy in his 2016 campaign. Continue reading
May 17 How banks and the government keep track of suspicious financial activity By Daniel Bush An obscure government database of suspicious financial activity was thrust into the spotlight Wednesday when the New Yorker reported that key information on Michael Cohen is missing from the system. The report has raised fresh questions about the database, and… Continue reading
May 17 Ethics director forwards concerns to federal prosecutors over Michael Cohen payment By Bernard Condon, Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The president revealed in his financial disclosure that he reimbursed personal attorney Michael Cohen as much as $250,000 for unspecified "expenses," with no mention of a $130,000 payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about a sexual tryst… Continue reading
May 16 Trump financial disclosure includes reimbursement to personal attorney Michael Cohen By Associated Press No mention was made of a $130,000 paid to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair. A footnote in tiny type on page 45 of the 92 page document says the president "fully reimbursed" Cohen… Continue reading
May 11 AT&T chief lobbyist out after hiring Trump attorney Cohen By Associated Press In a memo to employees, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said the company made a "big mistake" in hiring Cohen as a political consultant. While everything the company did was legal, Stephenson said that the association with Cohen was "a serious… Continue reading
May 10 Pence says it's time for Robert Mueller to 'wrap it up' By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday he believes it's time for special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and other potential misdeeds by those in the president's orbit. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 5:27 Why did major companies pay Trump's personal lawyer through a shell company? Payments totalling more than $4 million were made to a shell company set up by Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, and included about $500,000 from a U.S. company with ties to a Russian oligarch who is close to Vladimir… Continue watching
May 09 Stormy Daniels' lawyer says Russian paid Trump attorney Cohen By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The memo says Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian billionaire, and his cousin "routed" eight payments totaling approximately $500,000 to Cohen's company, Essential Consultants, between January and August 2017. The reason for the payments was not immediately known. Continue reading