WSJ: Mueller Contacted Ford Motor Co. About Cohen Consulting Overtures

FILE - This Oct. 25, 2011, file photo, shows a Ford logo,on the tailgate of a pick-up truck, and on a Ford dealership sign at Salem Ford in Salem, N.H. Ford Motor Co. said Friday, April 27, 2012, its net income fell... FILE - This Oct. 25, 2011, file photo, shows a Ford logo,on the tailgate of a pick-up truck, and on a Ford dealership sign at Salem Ford in Salem, N.H. Ford Motor Co. said Friday, April 27, 2012, its net income fell by 45 percent in the first quarter as European sales plummeted and the company paid higher taxes. It earned $1.4 billion, or 35 cents per share, in the first quarter. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) MORE LESS
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The list of corporations that Michael Cohen contacted in the wake of Donald Trump’s election to offer his consulting services just keeps growing.

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Cohen reached out to Ford Motor Co. in January 2017 to pitch his close access to the new president, and was promptly rebuffed. Ford was later asked by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to turn over all information about Cohen’s outreach, and the company’s head of government affairs has sat for an interview with Mueller’s team, per the Journal.

Mueller has reportedly also requested information from companies who did take Cohen up on his offer, including AT&T and Novartis. Both global firms shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars to receive advice from a New York City real estate lawyer with no expertise in either telecommunications or the pharmaceutical industry.

Cohen also received $500,000 last year from the U.S. affiliate of a company owned by Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.

The former personal attorney for President Trump is under federal investigation for a variety of financial crimes. Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York opened a probe into Cohen after receiving a referral from the special counsel.

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  1. Avatar for litho litho says:

    Man, that swamp is so dry you could almost plant wheat in it!

  2. I’m guessing every major corporation was contacted, time will tell.

  3. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    This list won’t end until we reach Joe’s Barbershop and shoeshine services.

  4. Doesn’t calling him “the President’s personal attorney” put their records under attorney-client privilege? “Bagman” is a much more appropriate term.

  5. Keep putting that pressure on bagman Mikey … will he sing like a “songbird”? Or is that term reserved for people who were tortured?

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