Michael Cohen hires Lanny Davis, former Clinton official, as his new attorney

Lanny Davis.
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Michael Cohen has hired a new attorney: Lanny Davis, who served as a legal adviser in Bill Clinton's White House.

Cohen is President Trump's former personal lawyer, under investigation by the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan with potential charges including wire and bank fraud. On Monday, ABC News broadcast an interview with Cohen in which he said he'd "put family and country" ahead of Trump, believed by many to be a major hint that he is getting ready to work with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

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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.