Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, faced explosive claims about his business dealings on Tuesday, prompting AT&T and a company with ties to a Russian oligarch to acknowledge retaining him after the 2016 election.
The companies disclosed the business relationships after lawyer Michael Avenatti claimed they made payments to Essential Consultants, a company he said was also used to make a hush-money payment to his client, porn actress Stormy Daniels, just weeks before the 2016 presidential election.
