Trump Lawyer’s Fate Hinges on 32-Year-Old Corruption Fighter

• U.S. prosecutor Thomas McKay aided case against N.Y. lawmaker • Cohen, Trump shouldn’t receive special treatment, McKay says

The high-wattage cases that go through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office have catapulted legal careers. Some lawyers have become household names after starting their careers there targeting drug dealers, gangsters and con artists -- think Comey, Giuliani or Bharara.

Now, a 32-year-old assistant U.S. attorney, Thomas McKay, is leading the criminal investigation of President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, in what could prove to be the office’s most explosive case in years. In the process, McKay could garner as many headlines as his famous predecessors.

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