Two Democratic senators are calling for the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate AT&T's payments to a shell company owned by Michael Cohen, President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's longtime personal lawyer.

Sens. Ed Markey Edward (Ed) John MarkeySchumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Democrats see fundraising spike following Ginsburg death Democratic senator calls for eliminating filibuster, expanding Supreme Court if GOP fills vacancy MORE (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) raised concerns in a press briefing on Wednesday that the payments could have been used to influence Trump and his administration's policies favoring the abandonment of net neutrality, CNN reported.

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"I think it ought to be a topic for the Judiciary Committee in connection with its continuing investigation, which I hope will review not only those payments, but also those payments that may well have been used to influence the president of the United States," Blumenthal said.

AT&T confirmed on Wednesday that it had made payments to Cohen's shell company, Essential Consultants LLC. That company, which also took payments from Swiss drugmaker Novartis and an American company linked to a Russian oligarch, was then used to pay $130,000 to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels as part of a nondisclosure agreement concerning her alleged affair with the president.

AT&T says it provided information on those payments to special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's office six months ago as part of Mueller's investigation into Cohen and other Trump confidants.

Cohen "did no legal or lobbying work for us, and the contract ended in December 2017," the company said in a statement. AT&T noted that it engaged Cohen and other consultants to learn more about what to expect for tech policy under a Trump administration.

Cohen's company "was one of several firms we engaged in early 2017 to provide insights into understanding the new administration," the company said in a statement to The Hill.

An employee for another company, the pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis, told Stat on Wednesday that Cohen promised access to Trump if the company signed a contract with Cohen.

“With a new administration coming in, basically, all the traditional contacts disappeared and they were all new players,” the employee told the publication. “We were trying to find an inroad into the administration. Cohen promised access to not just Trump, but also the circle around him. It was almost as if we were hiring him as a lobbyist.”