New York state regulators subpoena the Trump Organization's insurance broker, days after Cohen suggests misconduct

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In addition to serving as the impetus for the sweeping request for documents made by the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, it appears that the testimony provided last week by Michael Cohen has led to tangible results in the insurance realm, as well.

During Cohen's testimony, when prompted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), President Trump's former personal lawyer said that the Trump Organization inflated the value of its assets to insurance companies. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that New York State regulators have issued an "expansive" subpoena to Aon, the Trump Organization's longtime insurance broker.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.