Tag: Michael Cohen

Porn Star Was Reportedly Paid to Stay Quiet About Trump

The following article by Megan Twohey and Jim Rutenberg was posted on the New York Times website January 12, 2018:

Stephanie Clifford at a Trump Vodka launch party in 2008. Credit: Chad Buchanan/Getty Images

A lawyer for President Trump orchestrated a $130,000 payment to a pornographic-film actress in October 2016 to prevent her from going public with claims of a consensual sexual encounter with Mr. Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

The reported payment came shortly before the presidential election and as the actress, Stephanie Clifford, 38, was discussing sharing her account with ABC’s “Good Morning America” and the online magazine Slate, according to interviews, notes and text messages reviewed by The New York Times. Continue reading “Porn Star Was Reportedly Paid to Stay Quiet About Trump”

Trump’s lawyer sues Buzzfeed, Fusion GPS for ‘defamation’ over Russia dossier

The following article by the Wrap was posted on the StarTribune website January 10, 2018:

Lawyer Michael Cohen arrives at Trump Tower in New York on January 12, 2017. Credit: SIPA USA, TNS – TNS

Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer for Donald Trump, has filed defamation lawsuits in New York state court against Buzzfeed and Fusion GPS over the Steel Dossier, the memo alleging Russia has blackmail material on the president.

The dossier was compiled by former British intelligence operative Christopher Steele for Fusion GPS during the 2016 presidential election, and published by Buzzfeed on Jan. 10, 2017.

Cohen announced the suits Tuesday evening, saying on Twitter “Enough is enough of the #fake #RussianDossier. Just filed a defamation action against @BuzzFeedNews for publishing the lie filled document on @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and me!” Continue reading “Trump’s lawyer sues Buzzfeed, Fusion GPS for ‘defamation’ over Russia dossier”

Trump’s former lawyer huddles with House investigators in Russia probe

The following article by Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website October 24, 2017:

Michael Cohen, a former attorney for President Trump’s business, departs from a House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24. The committee is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer and a former lawyer for his business, met with the House Intelligence Committee for almost six hours Tuesday in what one committee Democrat called a “contentious” exchange.

The committee also met for several hours with Trump’s former campaign digital director, Brad Parscale, who said in a CBS interview earlier this month that Trump won the election through use of Facebook advertising.

That meeting comes just one week before House and Senate investigators are expected to speak with Facebook, Twitter and Google executives, in back-to-back public hearings on Nov. 1 to investigate how Russia used social media to try to influence the election. Continue reading “Trump’s former lawyer huddles with House investigators in Russia probe”

Senate Intelligence Committee interview with Trump lawyer abruptly canceled

The following article by Rosalind S. Helderman and Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website September 19, 2017:

Michael Cohen, a lawyer for President Trump, briefly addressed journalists on Sept. 19 at the Capitol. He had been scheduled to speak with staff on the Senate Intelligence Committee, but the meeting was canceled. (The Washington Post)

The Senate Intelligence Committee has unexpectedly canceled a Tuesday session to interview Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for President Trump’s business and a close associate of the president.

The meeting was scheduled as part of the committee’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Cohen arrived for the interview with his attorney Tuesday morning, but left the closed door session after about an hour, informing reporters waiting outside that committee staff had suddenly informed him they did not wish the interview to go forward. Continue reading “Senate Intelligence Committee interview with Trump lawyer abruptly canceled”

Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal

The following article by Rosalind S. Helderman, Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger was posted on the Washington Post website August 28, 2017:

The Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig and Tom Hamburger explain the Trump Organization’s efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. (Jenny Starrs, Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)

A top executive from Donald Trump’s real estate company emailed Russian President Vladi­mir Putin’s personal spokesman during the U.S. presidential campaign last year to ask for help advancing a stalled Trump Tower development project in Moscow, according to documents submitted to Congress on Monday. Continue reading “Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal”

Kremlin says it got the Trump Tower email but didn’t respond

The following article by Andrew Roth was posted on the Washington Post website August 30, 2017:

President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov in Moscow on April 6. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

MOSCOW — A spokesman for Russian President Vladi­mir Putin confirmed on Wednesday that he had received a request for assistance on a stalled Trump Tower real estate project in Moscow from a close aide to President Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, but added that the Kremlin did not respond to the letter.

“I confirm that among a number of emails one from Mr. Michael Cohen came to us. This indeed happened,” said Dmitry Peskov, a personal spokesman for Putin, during a telephone briefing with Russian and foreign journalists. “But as far as we don’t respond to business topics, this is not our job, we did not send a response.” Continue reading “Kremlin says it got the Trump Tower email but didn’t respond”