BLANCHE: Some of the reporters you have a strong relationship Chris Cuomo, Katy Tur, Maggie Haberman (EDITED) [View all]

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* EDITED the title of the OP because Ron Flipkowski deleted his tweet.

Cohen testified that his main media contacts to get positive stories run about Trump were Maggie Haberman, Katy Tur, and Chris Cuomo.

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BLANCHE: Some of the reporters you have a strong relationship Chris Cuomo, Katy Tur, Maggie Haberman
COHEN: Yes, she is with the new york times

BLANCHE: You met before early 2000’s and you would describe your relationship as very strong?
COHEN: I would

BLANCHE: “You asked her to write a story saying how good it was that you had that role for president trump, right?”
COHEN: Yes

BLANCHE: “There were a number of times you gave Ms. Haberman a scoop? “
COHEN: Yes

BLANCHE: you recorded a lot of conversations with reporters ??
COHEN: I wouldn’t characterize it as a lot… 40?
It was probably a little more than a handful over 10 years.

BLANCHE: Why did you record conversations with reporters?
COHEN: For note taking so i could go back and listen to it, especially when it involved campaign

BLANCHE: do you recall in Feb 2018, sharing with Ms. Haberman to help her write a story?
COHEN: i remember sharing a recording, I don’t remember exact nature of it

BLANCHE: ms haberman over the years has written a lot of articles about you?
COHEN: Sounds like it, yes
BLANCHE: Would you say 38 is a lot?

BLANCHE: This is to give you an opportunity to respond, to give you an opportunity to push info to reporters and also to shape an article, to make articles come out that is favorable to you?
COHEN: Correct

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