Cohen distances himself from business associate who struck plea deal

Source: The Hill | May 23, 2018 | Brett Samuels

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime attorney, downplayed his relationship on Wednesday with a taxi business mogul who has agreed to cooperate with government prosecutors.

Evgeny Freidman, who has done business with Cohen, agreed to cooperate with state and federal prosecutors as part of a plea deal on Tuesday, raising the specter that Cohen may cooperate with the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. 

“I am one of thousands of medallion owners who entrust management companies to operate my medallions according to the rules of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission,” Cohen tweeted. 

“Gene Freidman and I are not partners and have never been partners in this business or any other,” he continued, adding the hashtag “#MediaWrongAgain.”

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