Before he became President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen worked on behalf of a company controlled by another wealthy and well-connected man: Viktor Topolov, a politician whose associates are members of the Russian and Ukrainian underworld.
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Attorney Michael Cohen arrives at Trump Tower for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 16, 2016 in New York.