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Michael Cohen

Arcs in the news about Michael Cohen from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 74 stories · 951 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else10 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Michael Cohen that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 29– 30Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney45 articles · 36 independent sources
    6 left, 8 center, 6 right
  2. Oct 24– 25Michael Cohen's testimony will resume in the Donald Trump business fraud lawsuit in New York62 articles · 29 independent sources
    7 left, 12 center, 3 right
  3. Oct 24– 25In court faceoff, Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial. Trump shrugs: 'Proven liar'13 articles · 9 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Oct 17– 18Trump appears in New York court for civil fraud trial; Cohen absent59 articles · 35 independent sources
    7 left, 12 center, 5 right
  5. Oct 12Donald Trump returning to civil trial next week with fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen set to testify7 articles · 7 independent sources
    4 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Oct 6Trump ‘temporarily’ drops lawsuit against former lawyer Michael Cohen20 articles · 20 independent sources
    6 left, 5 center, 3 right

Stories that name Michael Cohen

  1. Oct 25– 26Trump fined $10,000 for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial in New York64 articles · 48 independent sources
    10 left, 15 center, 11 right
  2. Oct 25– 26Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order26 articles · 23 independent sources
    6 left, 6 center, 2 right
  3. Oct 2– 4Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth164 articles · 59 independent sources
    15 left, 28 center, 6 right

Local coverage

  1. Oct 24In courtroom faceoff, Michael Cohen says he was told to boost Trump's asset values 'arbitrarily'10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
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