Michael Cohen pleads guilty to eight charges, implicating Donald Trump

Trump lawyer implicates US president directly in campaign financing crimes

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty to making illegal campaign pamyents
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Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and long-time “fixer” has pleaded guilty to eight charges, including violating campaign financing laws at the direction of a “federal candidate”.

Michael Cohen admitted to a Manhattan court five counts of tax evasion, one count of making false statements to a financial institution, one count of wilfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution, and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution at the request of a candidate or campaign.

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