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Investigators for Special Counsel Robert Mueller have evidence
Cohen entered the Czech Republic through Germany in late summer
2016, McClatchy reported, citing two unnamed sources. The news
agency said it was unclear whether Mueller's investigators have
evidence that Cohen met with a prominent Russian as the dossier
claimed.
Mueller is investigating alleged Russian interference in the
2016 U.S. presidential election and possible collusion with the
Trump campaign. Russia has denied meddling in the election and
Trump has said there was no collusion.
The special counsel and an attorney for Cohen did not
immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters.
The dossier by former British intelligence agent Christopher
Steele alleged that Cohen met in Prague with Russians with ties
to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided Cohen's
New York office and home this week, partly based on a referral
from Mueller.
They were seeking information on payments made by Cohen to porn
star Stormy Daniels, who has said she had sex with Trump in
2006, a person familiar with the matter said.
Investigators have also looked for a possible broader pattern of
fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and other crimes in Cohen's
private dealings, including his work for Trump and real estate
purchased by Russian buyers, the person said.
(Reporting by Eric Beech)
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