Cohen subpoenaed by New York investigators looking into the Trump Foundation

Michael Cohen.
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Michael Cohen has been subpoenaed by New York investigators as part of their probe into the Trump Foundation, a spokesman for the state's tax department confirmed to The Associated Press Wednesday.

Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to financial crimes, and during an interview on CNN, his attorney, Lanny Davis, said Cohen had information about Trump that would "be of interest both in Washington as well as New York state." Investigators are trying to determine if Trump and his charity broke state law or lied about tax liability.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.