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  1. The Falwell–Cohen Connection, or Trumpland in a NutshellThe distance between the churchy university president and the Long Island fixer isn’t as far as you might imagine.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the law
    Why Michael Cohen and Michael Avenatti Both Had a Bad Day in CourtOne got beaten down by a federal judge for being a grandstander. The other seems more and more likely to face prosecution.
    By Cristian Farias
  3. Photos: Remembering Trump’s Russia Probe MartyrsA fresh look at the over-idealistic Trump staffers whose “young and beautiful lives” have been shattered by that brute, Robert Mueller.
    By Benjamin Hart and Chas Danner
  4. the national interest
    Did a Russian Oligarch Funnel Money From Russia to Michael Cohen?The increasingly suspicious case of Viktor Vekselberg and Michael Cohen.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. BBC: Ukraine Paid Michael Cohen to Set Up Meeting With TrumpUkrainian president Petro Poroshenko could only get a photo-up with Trump. That’s when he called in Trump’s lawyer.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  6. Michael Cohen’s Shady Business Partner Just Decided to SnitchCohen’s longtime partner in the taxi trade appears poised to rat on him as part of plea deal. That could lead Cohen to do the same to Trump.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. the national interest
    In Year Two, Mueller Is Wading Into a Bottomless Pit of Trump SleazeIf Mueller hasn’t found collusion yet, can he still investigate money laundering and other potentially rampant criminality?
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. scandals
    Reports on Other ‘Suspicious’ Michael Cohen Transactions Have Gone MissingTwo bank reports about $3 million of shady Cohen transactions are missing from Treasury’s database. That’s why a leaker released the third report.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. Qatari Investor: Michael Cohen Asked Me for $1 MillionThen again, a mutual business partner of Steve Bannon and Ice Cube says this investor is a corrupt liar who ripped off their 3-on-3 basketball league.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. Trump Admits He Reimbursed Michael Cohen for 2016 ‘Expenses’ in Financial FormIn his new financial disclosure form, the president appears to acknowledge that his campaign accepted an illegal loan from Cohen in 2016.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. Novartis Lawyer Quits Over $1.2 Million Deal With Michael CohenThe pharma giant is doing damage control after its $1.2 million contract with Trump’s lawyer was revealed.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  12. the national interest
    The Michael Cohen Bribery Scandal Is Now a Trump Bribery ScandalTurns out Cohen was not just soliciting money, but allegedly passing it on to the Trump family.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. state politics
    Did Trump Know About the Schneiderman Allegations Years Ago?A new development, in which the Scheiderman and Michael Cohen cases intersect.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  14. AT&T Gave Trump’s Lawyer $600,000 to Help Get Its Merger ApprovedOr, as Michael Cohen’s contract with the telecom giant put it, to assist with “regulatory policy development.”
    By Eric Levitz
  15. the national interest
    Giuliani’s Law Firm Explains Law Doesn’t Work the Way Giuliani SaysNow it’s his ex–law firm.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Trumpism Is Having Its Best Week EverTrump has taken his signature agenda of racist immigration policy, naked corruption, and mindless belligerence on the world stage to new heights.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. How Michael Cohen Profited Off His Meager Trump Administration ExpertiseBeing shut out by the White House led to Cohen selling himself to corporations as the ultimate Trump insider.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. last night on late night
    Seth Meyers Takes a Closer Look at Michael Cohen’s Slush FundA news story involving the president of the United States and a porn star somehow keeps getting juicier.
    By Tolly Wright
  19. Drug Firm Paid Michael Cohen $1.2 Million for Insight Into Trump’s Policy ViewsAfter one meeting with Cohen, Novartis realized that he had no knowledge of Trump’s health-care plans. It had to pay him $100,000 a month, anyway.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. Stormy Daniels’s Lawyer Claims Russian Oligarch Reimbursed Michael CohenHe suggested that the money could have been related to Cohen’s Stormy Daniels payoff.
    By Benjamin Hart
  21. Theory: Playboy Model Who Got $1.6 Million Had Affair With Trump, Not BroidyMichael Cohen arranged a $1.6 million payout to a model allegedly impregnated by GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy. But was Broidy covering for Trump?
    By Paul Campos
  22. Trump Worried Aging, Loudmouth New Yorker Can’t Stay on MessageTrump is starting to wonder if a narcissistic New York celebrity can be trusted with a job as vital as lawyer to the president of the United States.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. the national interest
    Why Mueller Has to Expose Trump’s Crooked Business EmpireIf Trump is laundering money, and he probably is, the Russians know about it. So do Michael Cohen’s gangster friends.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. Report: Cohen Set Up $774,000 Credit Line During Trump CampaignAnd if the money was used to pay off porn stars who had affairs with President Trump, Cohen may have committed bank fraud.
    By Chas Danner
  25. Report: Trump Knew About Stormy Daniels Payment for MonthsThis directly contradicts what he told reporters last month.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. Giuliani Walks Back Confusing Comments on Trump, Comey — Creates More ConfusionTrump’s new lead lawyer tried to undo some of the damage he did to his client in earlier comments, but left a lot of questions unresolved.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Trump’s Faith-Based PR StrategyThe president announced a faith-based initiative that seems more aggressive and politically important than those of his predecessors.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Feds Tracked Michael Cohen’s Phone Calls for Weeks Before RaidAt least one phone call between a line associated with Trump’s fixer and the White House was logged by authorities, according to NBC News.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. From Michael Cohen to Michael Clayton: A Look at the FixerMichael Cohen reminds us that the fictional fixer archetype is a lot of fun — and a lot of bullshit.
    By Amos Barshad
  30. Giuliani Accidentally Confirms That Stormy Payment Was IllegalRudy argues that the hush payment couldn’t have been a campaign finance violation because it wasn’t politically motivated; then, reveals that it was.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. power
    Trump Reportedly Repaid Michael Cohen $130,000 for Stormy Daniels PayoutRudy Giuliani revealed on Fox News.
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. the national interest
    Has Michael Cohen Already Flipped on Donald Trump?The president’s sleaziest media hatchet man attacks his sleaziest fixer. It’s hard to think of another explanation except that Cohen turned.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. phoning it in
    Why Does Michael Cohen Have More Than a Dozen Cell Phones?So many possibilities!
    By Lisa Ryan
  34. the national interest
    Trump Humiliated Michael Cohen at His Son’s Bar MitzvahA cringe-inducing story from a psychodrama that has attained world-historical importance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. Michael Cohen to Plead Fifth, Though Trump Once Said That’s for MobstersBack in 2016, before his longtime fixer had been raided by the FBI, Trump asked, “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. media
    Why Should Hannity Have to Disclose His HUD-Backed Real Estate Empire?Do viewers have a right to know he benefitted from a HUD program and guest Ben Carson is now in a position to help him financially? Nah.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. Trump Attorney: Cohen Will Snitch Because ‘Prison Has a Racial Overtone’One of the president’s legal advisers suggests that Michael Cohen will turn on Trump because he’s afraid of being raped by a nonwhite man in prison.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. Giuliani Joins Trump’s Legal Team, Predicts Quick Settlement With MuellerHizzoner’s accession to his friend’s legal team probably won’t change anything other than getting the spotlight off Michael Cohen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. the national circus
    Sean Hannity Will Remain Trump’s Shadow Chief of StaffEven while posing as an honest broker on Fox News.
    By Frank Rich
  40. the national interest
    It’s Kind of Weird How Trump’s Lawyer Forgets to Pretend Trump Is InnocentAlso, Trump might be like a mafia boss, but his lawyer probably shouldn’t say that to reporters.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. power
    Stormy Daniels Plans to Donate to Planned Parenthood In Trump and Cohen’s NamesThe entire amount she was paid to stay quiet about Donald Trump affair.
    By Lisa Ryan
  42. the national interest
    Fox News: We Don’t Care About Sean Hannity’s Undisclosed Ties to Michael Cohen“Sean Hannity journalism ethics problem” is kind of a silly phrase, if you think about it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. the third man
    The Best Jokes About Sean Hannity and Michael Cohen“Even Instagram models have higher ethical standards.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  44. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert and His Glass of Red Wine Are Enjoying the Hannity-Cohen News“Jon Stewart … after the show, I’m gonna come over, and we’re just gonna spoon.”
    By Hunter Harris
  45. the law
    In the Bizarre Michael Cohen Courtroom Drama, Trump Doesn’t Hold Much SwayThe judge in Monday’s hearing treated the case like any other white-collar investigation involving shady lawyers and clients.
    By Cristian Farias
  46. media
    Hannity Fails to Disclose Cohen Link, Blames Media for Ensuing ControversyIn lieu of an apology, Hannity’s prime-time show featured criticism of the mainstream media, and an unexpected scolding from Alan Dershowitz.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. power
    Stormy Daniels Delivers Powerful Statement About Michael Cohen After Hearing“He has never thought that the little man, or especially women … mattered.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  48. the national interest
    Michael Cohen and the Busting of the Trump Crime FamilyThe Trump investigation is becoming a mob story.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. reactions
    People Are Loving the Fact That Michael Cohen’s Secret Client Is Sean Hannity“I can hear angels singing.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  50. Michael Cohen Has Also Been Representing … Sean Hannity!Will Hannity’s pristine reputation ever recover from this?
    By Benjamin Hart
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