Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Cohen Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Campaign Finance Violations

AUGUST 21: Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, exits federal court, August 21, 2018, in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFPMichael Cohen, Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight counts, including fraud and campaign finance violations.

Questioned by a federal judge in Manhattan, Cohen indicated he had paid sums of $130,000 and $150,000 each to two women who claimed they had affairs with Trump, at his boss’s request in order to buy their silence “with the purpose of influencing the election.”