By Edwin Rios
Mother Jones
May 13, 2018
Shortly after Donald Trump became president, his personal attorney Michael Cohen gave Ford Motor Co. a call to offer his consulting services, “touting his proximity to the president,” the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Unlike AT&T, Novartis, and Columbus Nova, an investment firm tied to a Russian oligarch, the automaker quickly turned down Cohen’s offer. Now, special counsel Robert Mueller wants to know more.
The Journal reported that Mueller’s team has requested records, including emails, and interviewed Ford’s head of government affairs, Ziad Ojakli. Last year, the special counsel’s office sought out information about the combined $1.8 million that AT&T and the pharmaceutical company Novartis paid to Cohen for his services.