Donald Trump’s election as the ultimate outsider in 2016 sent companies scrambling to understand the new president. A handful turned to an unconventional place for help: his longtime fixer and New York lawyer, Michael Cohen.
The payments by AT&T Inc. and Novartis AG to Cohen show how even companies with robust lobbying operations sought knowledgeable insiders to glean insight into Trump’s Washington — using backdoor channels that may not be illegal but have now drawn the scrutiny of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Trump’s campaign.
Any formal lobbying of Congress or Cabinet agencies by companies must be reported ...
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