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LISTEN: How Michael Cohen Protects Trump By Making Legal Threats

Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer for President Trump, leaves federal court in New York City in April. His legal troubles may test his loyalty to Trump, which has been built over years of protecting his boss in part by using legal threats. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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LISTEN: How Michael Cohen Protects Trump By Making Legal Threats

May 31, 2018 • Michael Cohen is facing legal peril. But he's usually the one using legal pressure to fix issues for Donald Trump before they become problems. NPR has audio of Cohen making threats in 2015.

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The Steve Bannon Void Might Doom Populism In 2018 Campaign

Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Trump, speaks in Warren, Mich., in November. Two months later, he was shunned by the president and out of a job at Breitbart News. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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The Steve Bannon Void Might Doom Populism In 2018 Campaign

January 25, 2018 • Trump allies say the president is — and always has been — the leader of his own movement. But that doesn't mean conservative populists have a champion this year.