Owens said any suggestion that Vekselberg used Columbus Nova as a conduit for payments to Cohen was false. AT&T said Cohen’s company “did no legal or lobbying work for us, and the contract ended in December 2017.” Cohen is not a registered lobbyist, according to public records. Such a confidential relationship would not violate federal lobbying laws if Cohen did not seek to influence Trump on the companies’ behalf. Korea Aerospace, which is alleged to have paid Cohen $150,000 in November 2017, confirmed it paid Cohen’s company for a business deal. The memo alleges the company paid Cohen $399,920 in late 2017 and early 2018 in four payments – each amounting to $99,980.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 09, 2018 07:52 UTC