As his former lawyer goes to jail, Trump denies wrongdoing – The Wall Street Journal
DUBLIN – Michael Cohen, who worked closely with US president Donald Trump as his personal attorney for many years, was sentenced to three years in jail for his role in campaign-finance law violations. Cohen also pleaded guilty to various other charges, including lying to Congress. Prosecutors say that Trump ordered Cohen to commit two of the violations for which he has been given jail time. Trump responded in a series of tweets, without explicitly denying ordering Cohen to make hush-money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign. The crimes for which Cohen will be serving jail time involve payoffs to adult film actresses intended to stop them from revealing their alleged sexual affairs with Trump, who has personally boasted of his involvement with adult film stars in the past. – Felicity Duncan
By Rebecca Ballhaus
(The Wall Street Journal) WASHINGTON—President Trump said Thursday that he never directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to violate the law, a day after Mr. Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for federal crimes including two that prosecutors said Mr. Trump directed him to commit.
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