During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump threatened schools he attended with legal consequences if they released his academic records, according to his former personal lawyer. Disbarred attorney Michael Cohen spoke to House committee members on Wednesday in wide-ranging testimony that covered his former boss’ misdeeds. At one point, Cohen claimed that Trump directed him to threaten various institutions in an effort to keep Trump’s school records from being made public. Cohen provided a signed letter in which he threatened Fordham University with legal action if the school ever released Trump’s records. In a statement provided to BuzzFeed, Fordham University spokesman Bob Howe confirmed getting the letter.

Source: Huffington Post February 27, 2019 18:00 UTC