There was an article published, three days ago, that I posted (and mocked) which described Cohen's relations with Russian figures, his status as a "minor Baron" on the New York real estate scene, and other various business interests connected to "shadowy" Slavic persons:
He has spent much of his personal and professional life with immigrants from Russia and Ukraine. His father-in-law, who helped establish him in the taxi business, was born in Ukraine, as was one of Mr. Cohen’s partners in that industry. Another partner was Russian. And Mr. Cohen used his connections in the region when scouting business opportunities for Mr. Trump in former Soviet republics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/business/michael-cohen-lawyer-trump.html
This would be the 'innocent' explanation. It's really the only explanation which is cogent, at this point, absent a forensic evaluation of Cohen's business finances.
If there was anything here, that Michael Avenatti is unearthing it says a lot about the caliber of case.
He has spent much of his personal and professional life with immigrants from Russia and Ukraine. His father-in-law, who helped establish him in the taxi business, was born in Ukraine, as was one of Mr. Cohen’s partners in that industry. Another partner was Russian. And Mr. Cohen used his connections in the region when scouting business opportunities for Mr. Trump in former Soviet republics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/business/michael-cohen-lawyer-trump.html
This would be the 'innocent' explanation. It's really the only explanation which is cogent, at this point, absent a forensic evaluation of Cohen's business finances.
If there was anything here, that Michael Avenatti is unearthing it says a lot about the caliber of case.
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