Trump Attorney Cohen May Have Received Russian Payments, New Document Alleges
A lawyer suing President Trump and his attorney, Michael Cohen, released a document alleging hundreds of thousands of dollars of previously unknown payments.
by Philip Ewing
May 08, 2018
3 minutes
Updated at 10:27 p.m. ET
Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, may have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from both corporate clients and potentially a Russian billionaire, according to new allegations from an attorney suing them.
Michael Avenatti, who represents adult film actress Stormy Daniels, described what he called Cohen's suspicious financial relationships in a document released on Tuesday evening.
Avenatti did not release the primary source materials that he used to draft his "executive summary," but at least three companies confirmed to NPR independently that they had hired Cohen or the shell company he
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