Michael Cohen implicates Trump in illegal election interference plea

No Images? Click here         Michael Cohen Implicates Trump In Illegal Election Interference Plea Michael Cohen, who worked for more than a decade as Donald Trump’s loyal personal attorney, pled guilty to charges relating to bank fraud, tax fraud and campaign finance violations “at the direction of a candidate for federal office” in a New York court Tuesday afternoon.  Cohen says the unnamed candidate, ostensibly Trump, acted for the purpose of influencing the election. He has also pled guilty to five counts of tax evasion, two counts related to an illegal campaign contribution and one count of making a false statement. The plea announcement came shortly after multiple outlets reported that Cohen had reached a plea deal with prosecutors of the Southern District of New York.  READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Trump's ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight counts in the first trial test of Robert Mueller's probe.  But the judge declared a mistrial on the 10 counts jurors could not agree upon. READ MORE Trump implied taking away security clearances is punishment for criticizing him. The president suggested that former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper “is being nice to me” to prevent the removal of his security clearance. READ MORE The Miami Herald endorsed a candidate who once claimed she was abducted by aliens. “Here’s why we chose her: She’s not crazy,” the editorial page editor said about the GOP House contender. READ MORE         ICYMI More Russian hacking was uncovered ahead of midterms — this time targeting conservatives. Microsoft described it as an effort to “disrupt democracy.”   A Michigan health official will be tried for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Flint water crisis. Nick Lyon’s neglect was linked to the deaths of two people from Legionnaires’ disease during the 2015 crisis, a judge said.   Stormy Daniels said Donald Trump is in over his head. Despite receiving hate mail and threats, Daniels said that in the future, she hopes it “becomes known that I am not a liar.”       Want more?  Melania Trump’s Anti-Cyberbullying Tweet Does Not Go Over Well   Woman Running For Congress In Alaska Has Never Been To Alaska   Tweeters Erupt Over Donald Trump’s ‘Racist’ Praise Of Border Patrol Agent   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe