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Adam Gabbatt in New York

Michael Cohen’s lawyer compares Trump to Clinton-Lewinsky case

Michael Cohen and Lanny Davis in New York City on 15 March.
Michael Cohen and Lanny Davis in New York City on 15 March. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA

A lawyer representing a key witness in the investigation into Donald Trump over hush money payments has drawn comparisons between the case and the sex scandal that embroiled Bill Clinton, as it became clear there would be no indictment in the Trump investigation until next week at the earliest.

Lanny Davis, who represents Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer, hypothesized about what might have happened if Clinton had handled his affair with Monica Lewinsky differently.

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