Experts say federal investigators now have 'the perfect storm of cooperators' against Trump

Sonam Sheth 2h

Federal prosecutors have flipped the three men who may be privy to the most secret details of the main facets of President Donald Trump's life: his personal life, his campaign, and his business.

The three men are Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman; Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer; and Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's chief financial officer.

Together, said one former federal prosecutor, "this is the perfect storm of cooperators."

Another Justice Department veteran compared their roles to those in the mob: "One could draw the analogy here that Manafort was Trump's consigliere when it came to his campaign, Weisselberg was the underboss in the Trump Organization, and Cohen is, of course, the lawyer."

Michael Cohen has been called President Donald Trump's fixer and pit bull.

Paul Manafort worked on Trump's campaign during the most pivotal time in the 2016 election season.

Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's longtime chief financial officer, manages the company's books and has been described as "the one guy who knows everything."

In short, said Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor, "this is the perfect storm of cooperators."

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