https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/05/democrats-demand-answers-on-atts-600000-payment-to-trumps-lawyer/ >Congressional Democrats are asking US regulators for information on whether AT&T payments to President Trump's personal lawyer were made in order to influence the government's review of AT&T's merger with Time Warner Inc. >AT&T paid $600,000 to Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's shell company, Essential Consultants, "the same vehicle he used in October 2016 to direct $130,000 to the adult-film actress known professionally as Stormy Daniels to stay silent about an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump in 2006," The Wall Street Journal wrote yesterday.