Michael Cohen may have evidence of the most shameful Trump rumors — and it's a huge legal threat to his presidency

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• President Donald Trump's legal troubles with his former lawyer Michael Cohen took a damaging twist on Thursday.
• Lawyer Michael Avenatti alleged Cohen had evidence of Trump paying off multiple women and tried to cover up a pregnancy.
• Stories alleging that Trump paid off women or hid a pregnancy, or even a child, have long been brushed off by the president.
• But if Cohen provides evidence of this, it could seriously damage Trump.
• Increasingly, Cohen, Trump's longtime personal lawyer and holder of many of his personal secrets, appears to be flipping on his former boss.

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President Donald Trump's legal troubles with his former lawyer Michael Cohen took another, damaging twist on Thursday when Michael Avenatti, the attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels, alleged that multiple women had been paid off, and that Trump may even have covered up a pregnancy.

"Donald Trump conspired with Michael Cohen to pay off multiple other women prior to Election Day in 2016. They were also concerned about a pregnancy. Cohen has evidence and info in his possession and it must be released to the public," Avenatti tweeted.

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