https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pavy4k/att-michael-cohen-contract-merger-time-warner

AT&T has been facing a lot of questions after it was revealed it paid President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen $600,000 in 2017. The funds were for consulting services, according the company, and a contract from that deal published by The Washington Post shows exactly what it was asking for help with: AT&T’s desire to merge with Time Warner, along with other “corporate interests.”

The contract states that Cohen was expected to work with AT&T’s External and Legislative Affairs group to “creatively address political and communications related issues facing AT&T,” with a specific focus on “long-term planning initiatives as well as the immediate issue of corporate tax reform and the acquisition of Time Warner.” It also specifies that Cohen “advise on corporate interest at the Legislative and Executive (with focus on the FCC) branches of government.”