Federal Investigators Raid Office of
Trump's Lawyer

Federal investigators in the United States
have raided the office of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael
Cohen.

The New York Times reported that agents
seized documents, including those related to Trump's reported sexual
relationship with actor and director Stormy Daniels.

Cohen's lawyer, Stephen Ryan, called the
search “completely inappropriate and unnecessary." He said the
investigators received legal permission for the search after a referral from
special counsel Robert Mueller.

Trump condemned the raid, saying that
federal agents "broke into" Cohen's office. Trump also called
Mueller's investigation "an attack on our country."

The Times reported the agents seized
communications between Cohen and Trump.

Cohen paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 shortly
before the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Daniels says the payment was for
her silence about a relationship she says she had with Trump beginning in 2006.

Trump has said he did not have a sexual
relationship with Daniels and that he did not know about the payment.

Some legal experts argue that the payment
may have been illegal campaign support.

I'm Ashley Thompson.

VOA News reported this story. Caty Weaver
adapted it for Learning English with additional materials from the Associated
Press. Ashley Thompson was the editor.

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Words in This Story

inappropriate - adj. not right or suited
for some purpose or situation : not appropriate or suitable

referral - n. the act of sending someone to
another person or place for treatment, help, advice, etc.