Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
Cohen admits he lied to Congress during an investigation into whether Donald Trump's campaign worked with Russia to sway the election
New York — President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Thursday to making false statements to Congress regarding a Trump Organisation real estate project in Moscow, putting fresh pressure on the president. Cohen entered the guilty plea in federal court in Manhattan to one count of making false statements to Congress in an investigation by lawmakers into whether Trump's campaign worked with Russia to sway the election. Cohen said in court that in 2017, he submitted a written statement to Congress saying all efforts relating to the real estate project in Moscow had ceased by January 2016. Cohen said that in fact these efforts continued until June 2016. Cohen also said that in the statement to Congress, he claimed to have had limited contact with Trump concerning the project, when in fact it had been "more extensive." Cohen also said he falsely told Congress he never took any steps toward traveling to Russia, when in fact he had discussed traveling...
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