Former campaign chairman Manafort convicted on multiple counts of fraud as ex-lawyer Cohen implicates president in illegal paymentsPaul Manafort found guilty of tax fraud in Virginia federal courtMichael Cohen reaches plea deal with prosecutors 2.56am BST Michael Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, spoke to Rachel Maddow on MSNBC this evening. Davis says he took on Cohen as a client because “he wanted to tell the truth about Donald Trump”.Lanny Davis: “Mr. Cohen has knowledge on certain subjects that should be of interest to the special counsel and is more than happy to tell the special counsel all that he knows.” pic.twitter.com/NxPmShwunw 2.36am BST In case you missed it, Cohen and Manafort are not the only prominent Trump backers who are in hot water today. Duncan Hunter, US Republican congressman, and his wife have been indicted on corruption charges.In 2016 Hunter was the second member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for the White House, saying: “We don’t need a policy wonk as president. We need a leader as president.” Related: California congressman Duncan Hunter and wife charged with corruption Continue reading…
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