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Michael Cohen: four key claims in ex-lawyer’s Trump memoir

The president’s former fixer claims his then boss made sexual comments about underage daughter

9 Sep 2020

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen will testify at the House Oversight and Reform Committee

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Michael Cohen to call Donald Trump a ‘racist’ and ‘cheat’

President’s former lawyer expected to make explosive testimony

27 Feb 2019

Donald Trump reportedly directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress over Trump Tower Moscow

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Donald Trump ‘instructed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress’

US president’s former lawyer says Trump planned to meet Putin during campaign

18 Jan 2019

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Michael Cohen to testify before Congress

Former Trump fixer volunteers to appear before he begins three-year prison term

11 Jan 2019

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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen jailed for three years

US president’s one-time fixer sentenced over illegal hush money payments and lying to congress

13 Dec 2018

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress over Russian land deal

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Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen admits lying to Congress

Russian president would have been given £39m penthouse in Moscow in Trump Tower deal

30 Nov 2018

Jeff Sessions has hit back at criticism from Donald Trump over Russia probe

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Jeff Sessions hits back at Trump criticism

US attorney general defends his position in the wake of ongoing Trump attacks

24 Aug 2018

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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty to making illegal campaign pamyents

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Michael Cohen pleads guilty, implicating Donald Trump

Trump lawyer implicates US president directly in campaign financing crimes

22 Aug 2018

Paul Manafort has been convicted of eight out of 18 fraud charges

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Paul Manafort found guilty of eight fraud charges

Former Trump campaign chairman faces up to 80 years in prison

22 Aug 2018

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Trump knew in advance about Russia meeting, says Cohen

The US president’s former lawyer says he was in the room when Trump approved the meeting

27 Jul 2018

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has released a tape discussing an alleged affair with a Playboy model

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Donald Trump caught on tape discussing alleged affair

US president’s former lawyer recorded tape discussing payment for Playboy model’s story

25 Jul 2018

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko meeting Trump in June 2017

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Michael Cohen ‘took secret payment from Ukraine’

Lawyer was allegedly paid $400,000 to set up meeting between Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president

24 May 2018

Donald Trump has revealed the venue and date of his meeting with Kim Jong-un

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