Cohen Pleads Guilty, Manafort Found Guilty -- News Roundup On Yesterday's Convictions Of Former President Trump Associates

The Guardian: Donald Trump: 'worst hour' for president as Manafort and Cohen guilty

Former campaign chairman’s conviction and ex-lawyer’s plea deliver double blow as president faces legal jeopardy

Donald Trump has suffered a huge double blow after one of his former associates pleaded guilty and another was convicted of financial crimes, potentially leaving the president himself in legal jeopardy.

Michael Cohen, his longtime lawyer and “fixer”, pleaded guilty to eight charges including campaign finance violations and directly implicated Trump in paying “hush money” to women with whom he allegedly had affairs.

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Cohen Pleads Guilty, Manafort Found Guilty -- News Roundup On Yesterday's Convictions Of Former President Trump Associates

Back-to-back legal blows in Trump circle jolt presidency -- AP
Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty on 8 charges -- AP
Manafort convicted on 8 counts; mistrial declared on 10 other charges -- NBC
Jury convicts Manafort on eight felony counts -- The Hill

href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-russia-manafort/former-trump-campaign-chairman-manafort-found-guilty-of-tax-and-bank-fraud-idUSKCN1L60WU">Former Trump campaign chairman Manafort found guilty of tax and bank fraud -- Reuters
Trump’s former lawyer pleads guilty, implicates president -- AP
Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleads guilty to campaign finance violations -- CBS News
Michael Cohen pleads guilty to eight counts -- The Hill
Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money scheme -- CNN
Cohen testifies Trump told him to commit crime by paying off women -- Reuters
Cohen says he paid hush money at candidate Trump’s direction -- Politico
Cohen willing to tell Mueller about ‘conspiracy to collude’: lawyer -- NYPost
Deputy US Attorney: Cohen will pay a very serious price -- CNN
Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen would not accept pardon: lawyer -- Reuters
Cohen won't accept pardon from Trump, attorney says -- Politico
Attorney: Cohen would not accept a pardon from Trump -- The Hill