Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former fixer, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to campaign finance and other charges. He made the extraordinary admission that he paid a pornographic actress “at the direction of the candidate,” referring to Mr. Trump, to secure her silence about an affair she said she had with Mr. Trump.
New York Times: Michael Cohen says he paid off woman who claimed affair at Trump’s direction
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 26, 2018 US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen (C) leaves the US Courthouse in New York.
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, was reported August 21, 2018 to be finalizing a plea agreement with federal prosecutors investigating his business dealings and possible campaign finance violations.ABC News said Cohen, 51, had tentatively reached an agreement to plead guilty while CBS News and NBC News said negotiations could be resolved as early as Tuesday. / AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMAL
