Former Stormy Daniels lawyer says Michael Cohen saw it as a 'personal embarrassment' that he didn’t get a White House job

Michael Cohen.
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Stormy Daniels' former lawyer says Michael Cohen actually did want a job in the White House after all.

Keith Davidson, who was formerly an attorney for Daniels and for Playboy model Karen McDougal, told ABC News on Monday that Cohen "confided in me that he was just beside himself" not to have received a job in the Trump administration.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.