Michael Cohen was robbing big businesses — and that’s typical swamp behavior

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When word got out that President Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, had taken millions of dollars in fees from big businesses shortly after Trump’s election, it set off my alarms. It looked like Cohen had set up a slush fund whereby companies seeking favors from the White House could funnel money to Trump and his lawyer.

A few hours later, though, we learned some interesting details. Novartis, one of Cohen’s patrons, issued a statement:

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