Tag: Michael Cohen

Trump admits Cohen represented him in Stormy Daniels deal

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, represented him in a “deal” involving Stormy Daniels. Trump had previously denied knowledge of a $130,000 payment Cohen made to Daniels that she claims was to prevent her from talking about their alleged 2006 affair. Trump, in a wide-ranging telephone interview with “Fox and Friends,” admitted for the first time that Cohen represented him in a “deal” with Daniels, […]

FBI raids offices of Trump’s personal lawyer

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Federal agents on Monday raided the New York offices of President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who made a $130,000 payment to an adult film actress who says she had an affair with the former real estate magnate. Cohen’s own attorney Stephen Ryan said agents seized “privileged communications” between Cohen and Cohen’s own clients, in part based on a request from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is […]