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 ...
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WILLIAM BRANGHAM: There are new questions being raised about payments to President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen. The money went to a shell company set up by Cohen. It totaled more than $4 million, including about $500,000 from a U.S. company with ties to a Russian oligarch who is close to Vladimir Putin. John Yang breaks down what we know. JOHN YANG: William, the payments went to the company that Cohen says he set up to pay the $130,000 hush money to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford. Her attorney, Michael Avenatti, revealed the payments in a document he posted online. To help us unpack all of this, here's Rosalind Helderman. She's the Washington Post political investigations reporter. Rosalind, thanks so much for joining us. Of the payments that you have been able ...
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WILLIAM BRANGHAM: There are new questions being raised about payments to President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen. The money went to a shell company set up by Cohen. It totaled more than $4 million, including about $500,000 from a U.S. company with ties to a Russian oligarch who is close to Vladimir Putin. John Yang breaks down what we know. JOHN YANG: William, the payments went to the company that Cohen says he set up to pay the $130,000 hush money to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford. Her attorney, Michael Avenatti, revealed the payments in a document he posted online. To help us unpack all of this, here's Rosalind Helderman. She's the Washington Post political investigations reporter. Rosalind, thanks so much for joining us. Of the payments that you have been able ...
