Michael Cohen on Novartis ties: '(T)hey wanted me to provide access to government, including the president'
Michael Cohen isn’t just calling President — and former client — Donald Trump a liar and a con man. He’s also claiming that pharma giant Novartis had tried to set him up as a lobbyist for the company in an attempt to gain direct access to Trump and other influential government officials.
And that’s a far cry from the way that Novartis execs have characterized their motivation behind the $1.2 million contract, which they maintained consistently was a straightforward but short-lived attempt to gain insights into the Trump administration’s thoughts on healthcare policy.
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