“‘We made a mistake’ with Cohen payments.
We made a mistake
in entering into this engagement and,
as a consequence,
are being criticized
by a world that expects more from us,”
Vasant Narasimhan. Novartis CEO
Novartis has garnered widespread criticism this week over the revelation that it paid Cohen $1.2 million in a yearlong contract in an attempt to gain insight into the Trump administration.
The drugmaker, along with other companies like AT&T, made payments to a Cohen shell company, Essential Consultants LLC, that was used for a hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election.
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El caso de Stormy Daniels
Daniels’ attorney, Michael Avenatti, first revealed the nature of the payments.
“Personally and for my family, yesterday was also a difficult day, as unfounded stories spread through the US news. While I was not involved with any aspect of this situation, the facts did not matter. I went to sleep frustrated and tired,” Narasimhan wrote. “But I woke up this morning full of determination.”
He said he knew employees were likely “disappointed and frustrated.”
The arrangement was set up before Narasimhan took over as CEO in February. Novartis previously said it had met with Cohen only once but was bound to continue the payments.
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NOVARTIS / Joe Jimenez: Ahi dejo eso... La retirada.
En el documento también se cita a Novartis,
que entre marzo de 2017 y febrero de 2018
pagó 100.000 dólares mensuales
al abogado personal de Trump por sus servicios.
La farmacéutica europea señala que
ese contrato se firmó
con el anterior consejero delegado.
Se dejó vencer porque Cohen no contaba
con la experiencia necesaria
para guiarles sobre las políticas
que se estaban preparando
en el ámbito de la salud,
incluida la reforma
del sistema de seguro médico asequible Obamacare.
AT&T y Novartis pagaron al abogado personal de Donald Trump
El País Sandro Pozzi
Nueva York 9 May 2018 -
Novartis acknowledged earlier this week that it had cooperated last year with questioning in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election interference.(Más)
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