BREAKING: Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, will plead guilty to charges stemming from a federal investigation in New York. pic.twitter.com/qSe2LLJVIO
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 21, 2018
According to the reporting, which is changing and updating as new details emerge, Cohen will plead guilty this afternoon to bank fraud, tax fraud, and campaign finance violations. The New York Times is reporting that this will be a straight guilty plea – there is no cooperation agreement at this time.
Michael Cohen's plea deal with prosecutors does not include cooperation, two people familiar with the matter said https://t.co/QWBd5gUeUT
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 21, 2018
The Manafort jury is still out in Virginia, apparently they’re having trouble reaching a verdict on one of the multiple counts.
The Manafort jury has submitted this question to the judge: What if we cannot come to a consensus for a single count? @MSNBC reports
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 21, 2018
Judge Ellis has instructed them to continue deliberating.
And there is always a tweet!
https://twitter.com/MichaelCohen212/status/678410436774141956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Open thread.
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