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Headline Roundup May 11th, 2018

Treasury Department Opens Investigation Into Possible Leak of Cohen's Bank Records

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The Treasury Department is investigating if bank records belonging to President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen were illegally leaked to Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti, who recently released a dossier outlining corporate payments made to Cohen after the 2016 election. Others have also criticized a business transaction under Avenatti's name detailed in The Seattle Times, which alleges he had $5 million worth of unpaid taxes on a coffee franchise he purchased.

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Treasury investigates possible leak of bank records for Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
Treasury investigates possible leak of bank records for Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

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The Treasury Department has opened an investigation into whether bank records belonging to President Trump's private lawyer were illegally leaked to a lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels.

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Why isn't Michael Avenatti in jail?
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Porn star Stormy Daniels's lawyer, Michael Avenatti, has covered television screens across America, and because of it, he claims his exposure is why he was able to get his hands on the bank records of President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, as well as the bank records of several other Michael Cohens, none of whom have anything at all to do with President Trump.

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Experts: Leaking Michael Cohen’s Bank Records Could Be Illegal
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Stormy Daniels’ lawyer isn’t revealing how he got access to records for Michael Cohen’s shell company—but experts say if the documents were leaked, the penalties could be serious.

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