WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress over the ongoing Russia investigation in connection with a Moscow real-estate deal and Russian contacts pursued during the 2016 election.
As Democrats decried the plea as evidence that Trump’s associates were willing to lie about his business dealings, Trump sought to deflect mounting political pressure in an incoming House of Representatives under Democrat control by accusing Cohen of lying to get a reduced sentence.
The 52-year-old Cohen, who once famously said he would take a bullet for the Republican billionaire, admitted one count of making …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
