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    The Russia Investigations: Another Oligarch Becomes Embroiled In The Imbroglio

    Enter Viktor Vekselberg, the latest character to have a role in the Russia narrative. And how did information associated with Michael Cohen's banking records fall into Michael Avenatti's hands?
    by Philip Ewing May 12, 2018 4 minutes
    Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, speaks to reporters following a court proceeding at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on April 13, 2018 in New York City.

    This week in the Russia investigations: Enter Viktor Vekselberg. Who is helping Michael Avenatti? Oleg Deripaska's wings have been clipped — for now.

    The Vekselberg matter

    Energy baron Viktor Vekselberg has the reputation as a "nice" Russian oligarch.

    But his "niceness" didn't stop the Treasury Department from putting Vekselberg under sanction in April or from becoming the latest character from that world to take center stage in the Russia imbroglio this week.

    The backstory is tortuous but here goes: Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who is suing Donald Trump and his lawyer, Michael Cohen, on behalf of the porn actress Stormy Daniels, alleges that Trump might not have reimbursed Cohen for paying Daniels to keep

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