Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump is apparently more unnerved by the rapidly developing criminal case surrounding his personal lawyer Michael Cohen than he is about Robert Mueller, the special counsel overseeing the Russia probe. A report from The New York Times cites people familiar with Trump’s thinking who said the president sees Cohen’s criminal […]
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Michael Cohen’s taxi businesses that were used as collateral for a bank loan are reportedly on the FBI’s radar
AP Images The scope of the FBI’s raid on the offices of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, reportedly includes a look at Cohen’s taxi businesses. Cohen reportedly took out a business loan using his three taxi companies as collateral. Cohen may already be under investigation for possible bank fraud, wire fraud, and campaign […]
Michael Cohen’s lawyer made a bombshell admission about the $130,000 ‘hush agreement’ with Stormy Daniels
David Schwartz, the attorney representing Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, suggested that Trump wasn’t involved in the alleged nondisclosure agreement with porn star Stormy Daniels. Schwartz also deflected the suggestion that the agreement had “some sort of sexual nature.” A formal federal prosecutor argued Schwartz’s assertion would mean “there was no contract […]
A new lawsuit casts doubt on what billionaire Steve Cohen’s deputies have been saying for years
Wall Street Week A female staffer at Point72, billionaire Steve Cohen’s investment firm, filed a lawsuit alleging widespread discrimination of women. Two senior men targeted in the lawsuit, Doug Haynes and Mark Herr, have for years pushed the narrative that Point72 is a welcome place for women. Haynes presented at an all-women’s networking group, for […]
A former star investor at Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital is having a killer year
Sergi Alexander/Getty Images for Haute Living A Steve Cohen alum is having a monster year. Gabe Plotkin’s Melvin Capital is up 32.1% after fees this year through September, despite posting almost no gains last month, according to a person familiar with the matter. Plotkin is known to have been one of the star money makers at Steve Cohen’s […]
A hedge fund set up by Steve Cohen’s former chief investment officer is crushing it
LinkedIn A hedge fund set up by Aaron Cowen, a former chief investment officer at SAC Capital, is crushing it this year. Suvretta Capital Management’s master fund is up 12.5% after fees for the first six months of the year, according to an investor document seen by Business Insider. The fund has gained an additional 5% or […]
Brian Williams’ Use of Leonard Cohen’s Words to Praise Airstrikes on Syria Is More Appropriate than You (Or He) Might Think
It’s fair to say that Leonard Cohen’s writing often defies easy interpretation. His songs and poems are laden with symbolism, and their intentions are rarely set out without ambiguity. Like many other great poets, his compositions invite you, the reader, to find yourself in them. They invite you to project their insights upon your own life. […]
Watch the Video for Leonard Cohen’s “Traveling Light,” Made with His Son’s Guidance
Sammy Slabbinck, the artist who designed the You Want it Darker cover, has shared a memorial video to the track “Traveling Light.” The video, which, per Pitchfork, Slabbinck put together with the “excellent guidance” of Cohen’s producer son Adam (who also collaborated on and largely helped arrange the making of Darker), begins by displaying Cohen speaking from his porch, displaying his own […]
