On Monday, April 9, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the office, home, and hotel room of Michael Cohen, the longtime council and business associate of U.S. President Donald Trump. The raid on the president’s infamous confidant, which was authorized by the U.S. attorney’s office, led to the reported seizure of records relating to the lawyer’s $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels following an alleged sexual encounter with the president in 2006.
The unexpected raids on Cohen shed light on the scrutiny facing the lawyer who refers to himself as Trump’s “fix-it guy.