More Cohen Businesses Coming to Light

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 13: Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's attorney, takes a phone call near the Loews Regency hotel on Park Ave on April 13, 2018 in New York City. Following FBI raids on his home, office and hotel room, the Department of Justice announced that they are placing him under criminal investigation. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) — NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 13: Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney, takes a call near the Loews Regency hotel on Park Ave on April 13, 2018 in New York City. Following FBI raids on his home, off... NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 13: Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney, takes a call near the Loews Regency hotel on Park Ave on April 13, 2018 in New York City. Following FBI raids on his home, office and hotel room, the Department of Justice announced that they are placing him under criminal investigation. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) MORE LESS

By Josh Marshall

April 17, 2018 2:45 p.m.

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Though most information remains tied up with prosecutors in New York and outside of public view, we are beginning to get some hints about which of Michael Cohen’s businesses are under federal scrutiny. We’ve discussed Cohen’s involvement in the taxi business at great length. This new thread of that story turns on the taxi business in Chicago. Let me briefly describe what we know about this new thread of the story and why prosecutors want more details.

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