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Trump, Inc.

Two Convictions That Shook Trump-World

Trump, Inc.

WNYC Studios

Don, Trump, News, Business, Jared, Ivanka, Jr, Politics, Business News, Government, Eric

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In April, we published an investigation into Michael Cohen’s past. That episode traced how so many of Cohen’s associates over the years have been convicted of crimes, disbarred or faced other legal troubles. But — at the time of the episode — the president’s former lawyer had himself never been convicted, or even accused of a crime. Well, it’s time for an update. Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight felony counts, including tax fraud, lying to a bank and campaign finance violations. The same hour he was pleading guilty in a New York courthouse, a federal jury some 200 miles away found another former Trump aide guilty: Paul Manafort, the erstwhile campaign chairman. Also eight counts. Also bank and tax fraud. Though the jury couldn’t reach a final verdict on 10 other counts. Trump, Inc. podcast co-hosts Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz  sat down with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer for a live radio segment to break down the action. And we’re posting it here for you. Enjoy.     And keep an eye on your podcast feeds, because season two of Trump, Inc. is coming your way in September! Sign up to the notified.

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0:00.0

Hey Trump Inc fans, it's Andrea Bernstein.

0:05.6

We're busy putting together season two of Trump Inc.

0:08.3

It's going to launch next month.

0:10.0

But in the meantime, we're bringing you an update on a big story we worked on last spring.

0:15.4

Remember this one?

0:16.4

And I'll do anything to protect Mr. Trump, the family, now Vice President to elect Pence,

0:22.7

as well as the campaign.

0:24.1

I'd like to keep myself in that little circle of extremely loyal people.

0:29.8

We try to understand Michael Cohen's life.

0:31.9

We're going to follow his paper trail.

0:34.1

So many of the people around him have been disbarred, disciplined, or arrested, year after

0:38.7

year.

0:39.7

Some have been convicted.

0:41.1

Cohen has never even been accused.

0:44.0

Well, as of a Tuesday afternoon in late August, that's no longer true.

0:51.1

In a courtroom in New York, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight felony counts, including tax fraud,

0:57.4

lying to a bank, and campaign finance violations.

1:01.0

The same hour he was pleading guilty, some 200 miles to the south, a federal jury was

1:07.2

reading back charges against someone else.

1:10.0

It was very important to Donald Trump, his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort,

1:15.5

also eight counts, also bank and tax fraud.

1:19.6

The day after these dramatic developments, my Trump Inc. podcast co-host Ilya Maritz and

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