https://www.cnet.com/news/at-t-may-have-paid-trump-lawyer-up-to-600000/ >AT&T may have paid the private firm of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen up to $600,000 as part of a consulting contract, CNBC reports. >It was widely reported Tuesday evening that AT&T had paid at least $200,000 to Essential Consultants, the Delaware firm Cohen had created ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The firm was reportedly used to pay $130,000 to porn actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, to keep quiet about an affair she says she had with then-candidate Trump. Cohen is not only Trump's lawyer, he's also reportedly a close confidant of the president.