As Trump's legal storms converge in a NY courtroom, he rages against James Comey
WASHINGTON - All of President Donald Trump's most vexing legal problems seemed to converge in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Friday.
His longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, was fighting prosecutors' attempts to sift through records - which could include communications with the president himself - seized during court-authorized raids earlier in the week.
The U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan revealed in a court filing that Cohen faces a "months-long investigation" into "criminal conduct that largely centers on his personal business dealings." Prosecutors also disclosed that previous search warrants have allowed them to secretly examine Cohen's emails.
The case appears related to hush money paid to women who claim they had sexual affairs with Trump years ago, arrangements that could
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