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By David Kocieniewski and David Voreacos

August 24, 2018 at 6:09 PM UTC

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August 24, 2018 at 7:08 PM UTC

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Michael Cohen’s guilty plea is opening a door to a long-closed world -- the business of Donald Trump.

Many have tried, unsuccessfully, to get a look. Trump rebuffed calls during the election to release his federal tax returns. Public advocacy groups have sought those returns and failed. Even his ex-wives, and by one account his bankers, haven’t been able to get a full view of Trump’s finances.