lawfag here - i dont know that cohen was a plant - i was involved with lots of high dollar deals and powerful business people- i can personally attest to the frustration of toiling on hourly fees that they hated to pay and always complained about, while these same people scooped huge amounts of money for themselves
esp when one follows all the ethical rules and is loyal to the client (as i was)
some break and cross the line cuz they believe they deserve it or earned it or are entitled to a cut of a deal or person they helped - that is how its justified in their minds and it oftenm takes the form of kickbacks or side deals like this - where you get a piece of the action from either client or third party
i saw it MANY times cohen is far from unigue and i guarantee you he did NOT seek Mr. Trumps approval for this shit as it would NEVER be given no way no how - rigging epolls what a joke
cohen also sought to cash in by selling access to Trump and did get paid but that also backfired
this is run of the mill greedy unhappy lawyer conduct