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NYT: Michael Cohen Being Investigated for Business Loans & Campaign Finance Violations

HeadlineAug 21, 2018

The New York Times is reporting the federal authorities investigating President Trump’s longtime former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, are focusing on $20 million in loans obtained by taxi businesses that he and his family own. The Times also reports the investigators are looking into whether Mr. Cohen violated campaign finance laws by helping to arrange hush money payments to silence women who said they had affairs with President Trump. The prosecutors are reportedly considering filing charges by the end of this month.

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