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Novartis outlines more steps to contain fallout from payments to Trump’s lawyers

Amid the fallout over the $1.2 million payments to President Trump’s personal attorney, Novartis is trying to move quickly to contain the damage.

In the past 24 hours, the drug maker’s former chief executive publicly accepted responsibility for faulty judgment in trying to gain access to the Trump administration. And the chief lawyer has resigned for being a party to the contract signed with Michael Cohen.

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