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Today, Explained

Dial C for Cohen

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.3 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Stormy D, AT&T, and nine Fabergé eggs. The investigation into the president’s personal lawyer keeps getting more colorful. This week, it was confirmed that a shell company set up by Michael Cohen received payments from AT&T as well as a company linked to a Russian oligarch with a soft spot for jeweled eggs. Vox’s Andrew Prokop follows the money in a shade of Today, Explained noir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is really a pretty small scooter for so many people.

0:04.2

Yeah, let's invite a third person to it.

0:06.2

Did we? We find somebody on the street over here?

0:08.5

Add a wriggle to this experience.

0:10.2

Dear listener, I'll bet you're wondering if we're actually two people on an electric scooter right now.

0:14.0

We're faking this. We are two people on an electric scooter.

0:17.4

Dear listener, we promise.

0:18.9

And we do not advocate for this.

0:21.2

No. However, we could mention, dear listener, that you can go to

0:25.1

mattressroom.com slash podcast to find a great deal on mattresses.

0:42.3

So, no, what do you, what do you say? What do you know?

0:44.8

You know, Sean DC is a small town.

0:47.4

Word gets around.

0:48.4

Yeah, so what have you been here?

0:50.5

Can you keep a secret?

0:52.2

Does a sack of potatoes cost a nickel?

0:54.7

Been hearing rumors about this Michael Cohen cat.

0:56.8

Something about a phone company, a Russian oligarch, Faber J.

0:59.8

Eggs. Faber J.

1:00.8

And?

1:01.2

Yeah, that's right. See?

1:02.4

I'm scrambling for answers here.

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