Trump Inaugural Committee Investigation: Michael Cohen Informing NY Prosecutors About Donor, Trump Organization

President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael D. Cohen provided information in January to Southern District of New York prosecutors about Trump Organization individuals and the Trump Inaugural Committee, sources told the New York Times in a report Friday.

Cohen, who in December was sentenced to three years in prison for a series of tax fraud and lying charges, reportedly was asked about Imaad Zuberi, a Los Angeles venture capitalist and political fundraiser. He also informed prosecutors about insurance claims filed by the Trump Organization.

Cohen's attorney Lanny Davis would not comment about the report but has stated that "Cohen is interested in cooperating" with prosecutors.

Southern District prosecutors on Feb. 4 subpoenaed documents related to donations and spending by Trump's inaugural committee's donors, finances, attendees and activities, with Zuberi considered a top person of interest. The Times noted that Zuberi, who according to his spokesman Steve Rabinowitz has not been questioned by prosecutors, was the only individual in the prosecutors' subpoena.

Zuberi contributed $900,000 to the inauguration committee in late 2016 through his private equity firm. Sources told the Times that at about the same time he attempted to hire Cohen as a consultant and wrote him a check for a $100,000 that was never cashed. Rabinowitz has said that Zuberi denies having any dealings with Cohen beyond three conversations.

The Times noted that there was no indication Cohen had implicated Trump in the possible irregularities in his discussions with prosecutors.

Trump's inauguration has drawn scrutiny after taking in a record $107 million — nearly double former President Barack Obama's then-record $53 million in 2009.

The Times report comes after a report Thursday by the Wall Street Journal that federal prosecutors have investigated interactions between vendors and Trump's inaugural committee officials.