'My phone began lighting up': Ex-Trump lawyer says Epstein claims ruined his dinner date

Donald Trump's former lawyer said his Valentine's Day dinner was ruined by a barrage of emails resulting from what he dubs a "smear campaign" related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney and "fixer" who spent time in jail in connection with campaign finance violations, wrote in an essay on Sunday about his experience.

"On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, while my wife and I were sitting down to celebrate thirty-three years together (minus one stolen year by incarceration)...