![NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 21: Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, exits federal court, August 21, 2018 in New York City. Cohen reached an agreement with prosecutors, pleading guilty to charges involving bank fraud, tax fraud and campaign finance violations. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/180821172905-02-cohen-leaves-court-0821.jpg?q=x_407,y_287,h_1123,w_1995,c_crop/w_1280)
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Michael Cohen pleads guilty on 8 counts
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts that included tax evasion and campaign finance violations. In a plea deal, he said that "in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office" he kept information that would have been harmful to the candidate and the campaign from becoming public.
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