Tag: Michael Cohen
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Trump hits back at Buzzfeed report he ‘instructed lawyer to lie’
byUS President Donald Trump has hit back over a news report that he directed his then personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress. Buzzfeed News said Mr Trump had instructed Cohen to lie about plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. Cohen was convicted over the case last month. Mr Trump said the […]
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Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney, gets 3 years in prison for tax fraud, campaign finance violations, lying
byMichael Cohen, the president’s former fixer who once famously claimed he was willing to “take a bullet” for Donald Trump before later turning against his boss, was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday by a federal judge in New York after pleading guilty to numerous crimes while cooperating with prosecutors. Before sentencing, Cohen ripped […]
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Trump defends Russia business links after ex-lawyer admits lying
byDonald Trump has defended the business dealings he had with Russia before becoming president, again calling current investigations a “witch hunt”. On Thursday his ex-lawyer admitted lying to Congress about a property deal Mr Trump was planning in Moscow. In a series of tweets, Mr Trump said the deals were “very legal”, he put up […]
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Michael Cohen in court: Trump ex-lawyer admits lying to Congress
byUS President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in relation to the Russia inquiry. Mr Cohen admitted misleading lawmakers about talks over a Trump property deal in Moscow during the presidential race. Mr Trump said his former right-hand man was “lying” to seek a reduced sentence. In August, […]
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Trump attacks Michael Cohen over ‘Playboy model payment tape’
byPresident Donald Trump has condemned his former lawyer Michael Cohen amid US media reports that he secretly recorded Mr Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model. The tapes were reportedly discovered during an FBI raid on Mr Cohen’s property earlier this year in New York. Mr Trump tweeted that such a raid was “almost […]
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