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Mueller Asked Ford for Records After It Rejected Michael Cohen Consulting Overture
Mueller Asked Ford for Records After It Rejected Michael Cohen Consulting Overture
Trump’s personal lawyer touted his proximity to the president
By Peter Nicholas and
Christina Rogers
May 11, 2018 6:53 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON)—Michael Cohen, who has served as President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, made an overture to provide consulting services to Ford Motor Co. in January 2017, but was quickly rebuffed, people familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Cohen, touting his proximity to the president, contacted Ford’s office in Washington D.C.—an approach that Special Counsel Robert Mueller later learned about in the course of his investigation, the people said.
Mr. Mueller’s team has since requested information from Ford about the outreach, including emails and records, and has interviewed Ford’s head of government affairs, Ziad Ojakli, the people said.
The pitch was made in an informal phone call and the exchange was short. Mr. Ojakli rejected the offer and had no further conversations about it, the people said.
It is unclear when Mr. Mueller sought information about the overture from Mr. Cohen. Representatives for Mr. Cohen didn’t respond to a request for comment; Mr. Mueller’s spokesman declined comment.
(More to Come)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-rejected-michael-cohens-consulting-overture-1526079214?mod=e2tw&ns=prod/accounts-wsj
Trump’s personal lawyer touted his proximity to the president
By Peter Nicholas and
Christina Rogers
May 11, 2018 6:53 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON)—Michael Cohen, who has served as President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, made an overture to provide consulting services to Ford Motor Co. in January 2017, but was quickly rebuffed, people familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Cohen, touting his proximity to the president, contacted Ford’s office in Washington D.C.—an approach that Special Counsel Robert Mueller later learned about in the course of his investigation, the people said.
Mr. Mueller’s team has since requested information from Ford about the outreach, including emails and records, and has interviewed Ford’s head of government affairs, Ziad Ojakli, the people said.
The pitch was made in an informal phone call and the exchange was short. Mr. Ojakli rejected the offer and had no further conversations about it, the people said.
It is unclear when Mr. Mueller sought information about the overture from Mr. Cohen. Representatives for Mr. Cohen didn’t respond to a request for comment; Mr. Mueller’s spokesman declined comment.
(More to Come)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-rejected-michael-cohens-consulting-overture-1526079214?mod=e2tw&ns=prod/accounts-wsj
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